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A valid Schengen visa is required to travel to Netherlands. Passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of return.
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The Netherlands has a rich history, and for this reason, has shared cultural history with many countries across the globe. Dutch culture, or the culture of the Netherlands, is diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the foreign influences. The Netherlands and Dutch people have played an important role for centuries as a culturally liberal and tolerant centre, with the Dutch Golden Age regarded as the zenith.
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Dutch cuisine is simple and straightforward, with many vegetables and little meat. Breakfast and lunch are typically bread with toppings while dinner is meat and potatoes, supplemented with seasonal vegetables. When eating out in the Netherlands, the selection of restaurants and cafés to choose from ranges from Indonesian, Chinese and Surinamese to Turkish, Italian, Mediterranean and more.
Cheese
The Netherlands is a real cheese country. More than 674,000 tons of kilos of cheese are produced each year and Dutch cheese is exported to 130 countries around the world. Familiarity with names like Gouda, Edam and Alkmaar stretches far beyond the national borders. The Dutch eat cheese as a topping on bread, a custom not shared by many non-Dutch.
Pannenkoeken
Pannenkoeken are delicious Dutch pancakes, which are often eaten with sweet and savoury foods like slices of bacon, apples, cheese, raisins etc. Itâs more like the traditional English pancake. They're often served flat and eaten with cutlery and there are pancake restaurants all over the Netherlands.
Bitterballen
Bitterballen are deep-fried snacks that are ubiquitous in cafes and bars all over the Netherlands. These savory orbs are battered in a crunchy breadcrumb coating and filled with a gooey mixture of chopped beef, beef broth, flour, butter, herbs and spices. They are typically served with mustard for dipping.
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Holland offers many, many events. Festivals, markets, parades, expositions and events are organised throughout the country in every season. There is an abundance of lively festivals in the Netherlands, celebrating life, flowers and music, among other things.
King’s Day
Kingâs Day is the biggest national event in Holland. Everything and everyone turns orange and celebrates on Kingâs Day. You will find music shows, fairs, flea markets and parties throughout the country. Even the Dutch royal family goes on tour to be received by one or more Dutch towns for en entertainment-filled day. Amsterdam is transformed into the nationâs biggest orange party town.
Lowlands
Lowlands is an annual three day music and performing arts festival, held in the Netherlands in August. It offers indoor and outdoor cinema, theatre, cabaret, ballet, literature and comic strips. The music festival is one of the biggest in the Netherlands and a thrilling line-up is guaranteed. At Lowlands you can expect international and national bands, some with an established reputation and others completely new in town.
Carnival
Carnival is a holiday mainly celebrated in the south of the country. The provinces Limburg and Noord-Brabant are the predominantly Catholic provinces of the Netherlands, where most inhabitants celebrate Carnival. The Carnival celebrations start after the mayor symbolically hands over the key to the city to Prince Carnival. For three days, the Carnival Prince has control of the city and, together with his subjects, celebrates the temporary establishment of their Kingdom of Fools.