• Harderwijk: an attractive town with historic houses, a centuries-old street plan and a lively harbour; popular destination for a day shopping, rummaging around and watching the people going by from a pavement café

• Elburg: used to be a characteristic fishing and Hanseatic town on the coast of the former Zuyder Zee, nowadays this small fortified town with its fine canal and ‘Vischpoort’ (town gate) seems a huge inhabited 14th century monument

• ‘Batavia’, Lelystad: replica of a VOC East Indiaman 

• Nunspeet: small cosy village centre, open gardens and annual summer events

• Kröller Möller Museum, Otterlo: impressive collection of world famous art and a huge sculpture garden

• ‘Paleis ’t Loo’ (palace built by William and Mary), Apeldoorn: set in wonderful formal gardens. Admire the museum’s sublime collection.

• ‘Nederlands Artilleriemuseum’ (Dutch Artillery Museum), ‘t Harde