Bordered in the North and West to the North Sea, in the East to Germany and in the South to Belgium, The Netherlands or sometimes referred to as “Holland” is located centrally in Europe and is a low-lying country, which means the majority of the country lies below sea level. In fact a large part of the country has been reclaimed from water. With 41.543 km2 and over 17 million inhabitants, Netherlands is the most populated and diverse country in Europe. As they say “Flat as a pancake” (the highest point of Netherlands is only 323mtr high) and known for its windmills, flowers, cheese and wooden clugs, Dutch are proud of their heritage, but actually the country has a lot more to offer.

The whole country from one side to the another can be crossed in maybe maximum 4 hours and there are many very beautiful sceneries, variating from nice forests, beautiful landscapes, but also modern and diverse cities influenced by many cultures. In the Netherlands, there is something for anyone’s taste.

Dutch will appreciate it, if you can say a few words in their language, but don’t worry if you find our language to difficult to pronounce with the hard G’s and rolling R’s, most Dutch will speak English as in school it is usually taught as second language and most TVand radio shows are broad coasted in native languages that is subtitled by Dutch.

The Netherlands is located in a sea climate, during spring, from March to June, the temperatures are moderate and around 20 degrees Celsius. In May we can sometimes have some warm experiences with temperatures arising into the 25 degrees, but always be aware, as we are in sea climate the rains are never far away.. So always bring a jacket or an umbrella! 😉 Of course we hope for sunglasses and caps.

The Netherlands, is a well developed country, it’s standard of life is high. In the bigger cities, you will therefore find almost everything you could need. You can pay almost everywhere with bank or credit cards and an ATM is never far away.