The Hague, Netherlands, City Tour
The Hague is the second most-visited city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam because it's a city with many attractions and a large pedestrian zone where you can wander about in old historic lanes.
Although Amsterdam is the nation's capital, almost all of the government is headquartered here with the parliament, and the prime minister and perhaps most famous as home of the International Court of Justice, a branch of the United Nations.
This video is a practical guide for you showing exactly where are the main sites and where you should be walking to catch all of the highlights in your visit.
You might think of the Hague as perhaps a modern city, as a government city and therefore maybe not so interesting to visit, but you'll find that it's fascinating. The Hague has got a rich collection of historic buildings, some of them dating back as much as to the 13th century, amazingly, and they have been restored and renovated and kept up to date. The government is located in this complex of very old buildings in the heart of town. And yet there's also a modern side to the city, a modern shopping mall, ultramodern skyscrapers and that wonderful pedestrian zone. So altogether you'll find The Hague has got a lovely variety of kinds of neighborhoods and attractions, historic sites, shopping areas, museums, and just friendly people everywhere, and everywhere, bicycles.
The two closest main cities are Delft and Leiden, both of which make a good home base for visiting The Hague on a day trip, only 15 minutes away by train.
Netherlands: Haarlem, Alkmaar, Leiden, The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Gouda, Maastricht
Presenting a tour of the Netherlands
0:00 Introduction ; 03:26 Haarlem; 04:31 Alkmaar; 05:45 Leiden; 06:38 The Hague; 07:48 Delft; 08:54 Rotterdam; 10:11 Utrecht; 11:35 Gouda; 12:22 Maastricht ; 13:43 Conclusion
Starting with a visit to Haarlem, then to Leiden, doing a few day trips out from there. Then to Delft for three more nights and excursions to The Hague, political capital of the nation.
Then to Rotterdam the great modern city of the Netherlands, continuing to Utrecht, a university town with a large historic center and then to Maastricht in the southern part of the country. I'll also be going up to the Alkmaar cheese market which is a lot of fun.
This video is a summary of the trip through the Netherlands. We will be presenting short segments about each city here, but we have 22 movies providing a lot more details about these places so be sure to look for them in our collection.
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Traveling between cities was so easy because the Netherlands has got perhaps the best train system in Europe. It's phenomenal. The trains are clean, fast, frequent and not expensive. This is a small country, so the cities are relatively close together, you can get from one to the next and 15 or 30 minutes usually. This superb rail service in itself makes a good reason to visit this country, shift for it really does eliminate some of those logistical problems of travel, just getting around. It is so easy with these trains.
Some call it Holland, but the country is The Netherlands. Holland is two provinces in the Netherlands.
Tourist Tram Den Haag, 14-07-2017
Vrijdag 14 juli 2017 enkele opnames gemaakt van de Tourist Tram in Den Haag. Tijdens het wachten ook nog enkele reguliere trams gefilmd.
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Trams in Den Haag (The Hague ), Netherlands. September 2018
Today we look at trams in the Dutch city of The Hague (Den Haag), 60 kms from the larger city of Amsterdam. As part of my visit to this part of the world I took a look at selected parts of the system, all just by chance. This system features normal street-running, running as a Light Railway, an underground section complete with proper stations (of which I wasn't permitted to video inside), two stations for Den Haag Centraal, and an elevated section not far from the city. Since recording this video I have discovered more of interest here but will have to wait few years perhaps before I can return (There are other European tram systems warranting my attention first!).
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Top 10 Things to do in The Hague, Netherlands
There are more attractions per square metre in The Hague than anywhere else in the Netherlands.
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Here are my top 10 things to do in The Hague. This charming and vibrant city has so much to offer.
My personal favourite was seeing Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’.
Top 10 Things to do in The Hague
1. Stroll around Hofvijer, the 'Court Pond' and historical centre
2. See Dutch artist MC Escher's masterpieces of mathematical of optical illusion at Esche in Het Paleis.
3. Visit Scheveningen, the only Dutch seaside town.
4. See Piet Mondrian’s 'Victory Boogie Woogie'and other famous artwork at Gemeentemuseum.
5. Shop at De Passage, the Oldest Shopping Arcade in the Netherlands
6. Browse the antique market at Lange Voorhout
7. See the Vermeer’s famous Girl with the Pearl Earring at Mauritshuis
8. Visit Binnenhof, the oldest House of Parliament in the world still in use.
9. Take a guided tour of the Peace Palace, world famous for its International Court of Justice.
10. See Panorama Mesdag, Europe’s largest circular canvas at 120 metres long and 14 metres high!
BONUS TIP: Visit Palace Noordeinde, one of the three official palaces of the Dutch royal family
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Den Haag (The Hague) Netherlands - exploring the city & tourist attractions
Den Haag (The Hague) Netherlands - exploring the city & beach + tourist attractions
Tourist tram Den Haag met de stem van Martijn Warnas
In Den Haag rijdt een hop-on, hop-off tram van het centrum (Kerkplein) naar Scheveningen. De tram passeert alle highlights van Den Haag. Stemacteur Martijn Warnas is de Nederlandse stem. Hij doet dit voor veel rondleidingen en ook voor apps. Zo kunt u hem horen bij rondleidingen over de Seine, Kaapstad en Johannesburg, maar ook door Rotterdam of op de boot tussen Volendam en Marken.
Soms is hij alleen de Nederlandse stem, maar hij spreekt ook vaak in het Engels en Duits rondleidingen in, zoals in Rotterdam bij City Sightseeing.
Hij heeft zijn stem ook geleend aan apps, o.a. voor het Mauritshuis en Holland Highlights, een self-guided rondleiding door o.a. Gouda, Amsterdam, Rotterdam en Kinderdijk, met zijn stem in de Nederlandse en Engelse versie. (link:
Martijn is te vinden via zijn website, topvoiceover.nl
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Den Haag Tourist Tram 10 juli 2016
De Tourist Tram rijdt deze zomer vanaf de Grote Kerk in Den Haag naar Scheveningen v.v.
Inside a Dutch Tram in The Hague
A Dutch tram ride through the city of The Hague in The Netherlands
Winkelstad Den Haag - Shops at the Hague - The Netherlands
Impressie van mooie winkelstad. Ook weleens de nr2 van Nederland genoemd. Den Haag is een leuke en misschien wel de gezelligste winkelstad van NL. Deze video is gemaakt door winkelstedenTV t.b.v. project Nederlandse Winkelsteden Video Encyclopedie.
Den Haag - 's-Gravenhagen - is te groot om even samen te vatten maar middels deze video krijgt u wel een goede indruk van deze hoofdstad, bij mooi weer en in de maand april.
Kerken, monumenten, grachtenpanden, musea, standbeelden van bekenden Nederlanders, de winkelstraten, het winkelaanbod in de belangrijkste winkelsgebieden, trams, bruggen, markten, terrassen etc. etc. het komt er allemaal in voor. Kortom, na deze video krijgt u gewoon zin om Den Haag met haar exclusieve winkels te gaan bezoeken, lekker funshoppen of een terrasje pakken. Ook het strand en de boulevard van Scheveningen komen in beeld. Het is tenslotte slechts 10min met de tram er naar toe. De Pier en Bungy jumpen, allemaal te zien. Veel kijkplezier.
The Hague officially also 's-Gravenhage, is the third largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a great population and an area of approximately 100 km². It is located in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, of which it is also the provincial capital. The Hague is the centre of a conurbation called Haaglanden and lies at the southwest corner of a larger conurbation called the Randstad.
The Hague is the seat of the Dutch parliament, government and Royal Court (but the city is not the capital of the Netherlands which is a role set aside in the Dutch constitution for Amsterdam). Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands lives and works in The Hague. All foreign embassies and government ministries are located in the city, as well as the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Supreme Court), the Raad van State (Council of State) and many lobbying organisations.
The Hague is also the seat of over 150 international organisations, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. It is one of the major cities of the UN, along with New York and Geneva .
The Hague is particularly well regarded for its many antique shops and art galleries, which you can admire along the Denneweg and Noordeinde. However, if fashion is more what you're after, you'll be spoilt for choice here too.
The easiest way to explore The Hague's city centre is on foot, particularly as most of the shopping area is a pedestrian zone. It is a short walk from the Central Railway Station along the Korte Poten and Lange Poten to Spui.
Most shops are open seven days a week. On Mondays, shops open at 1pm (department stores at 11am). From Tuesdays to Fridays, opening hours are 9am to 6pm and until 9pm on Thursday evenings. On Saturdays, hours are 9am to 5pm and Sundays, noon to 5 or 6pm.
The Hague (Den Haag), The Netherlands (Big Tour) City Centre, City Hall and Parlement
The Hague (/ðə ˈheɪɡ/; Dutch: Den Haag pronounced [dɛnˈɦaːx]
or 's-Gravenhage pronounced [ˈsxraːvə(n)ˌɦaːɣə] is a city located in the western coast of the Netherlands, and the capital city of the province of South Holland.
With a population of 520,704 inhabitants (as of 1 April 2016) and more than one million inhabitants including the suburbs, it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 12th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. Located in the west of the Netherlands, The Hague is in the centre of the Haaglanden conurbation and lies at the southwest corner of the larger Randstad conurbation.
The Hague is the seat of the Dutch government, parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Council of State, but the city is not the capital of the Netherlands, which constitutionally is Amsterdam. Most foreign embassies in the Netherlands and 150 international organisations are located in the city, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, which makes The Hague one of the major cities hosting the United Nations along with New York, Geneva, Vienna, Rome, and Nairobi. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands plans to live at Huis ten Bosch and works at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, together with Queen Máxima.
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Trip to Maurodam | The Hague | Netherlands | Europe | 2019
Q. Where is Madurodam ?
A. It is located in The Hague - Netherlands
Q. What is Madurodam?
A. It is a park where top attractions of Netherlands is depicted in miniature form.
Q. How to Reach ?
A. You can catch Tram number 9 from Den Hague Central station which would take you to Madurodam.
Q. How much time to spend there?
A. Typically 2-3 hours should be enough to visit the park.
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Scheveningen.. The Hague (Den Haag), The Netherlands (2/10) Seaside Resort Tour
Scheveningen
Scheveningen, [ˈsxeːvənɪŋə(n)] is one of the eight districts of The Hague, as well as a subdistrict (wijk) of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is popular for water sports such as windsurfing and kiteboarding.
The harbour is used for both fishing and tourism.
There are local politicians who are trying to re-brand Scheveningen to The Hague Beach, on account of the name being difficult to pronounce, but this has created a lot of problems with the local population that is very proud of the name Scheveningen. Initiatives have been launched to teach people all over the world how to pronounce the name properly and make videos of saying the name out loud.
It has its own dialect (Schevenings), which is different from The Hague dialect.
History
The earliest reference to the name Sceveninghe goes back to around 1280.
The first inhabitants may have been Anglo-Saxons. Other historians favour a Scandinavian origin. Fishing was the main source of food and income.
The Battle of Scheveningen was fought between English and Dutch fleets off the coast of the village on 10 August 1653. Thousands of people gathered on the shore to watch.
A road to neighbouring The Hague was constructed in 1663 (current name: Scheveningseweg).
In 1470, a heavy storm destroyed the church and half the houses. The village was again hit by storms in 1570, 1775, 1825, 1860, 1881, and 1894. After this last storm, the villagers decided to build a harbour. Until then, the fishing boats had had a flat bottom (bomschuiten), and were pulled up the beach. By around 1870, over 150 of these boats were in use. Once the harbour had been constructed in 1904, more modern ships replaced the bomschuiten.
In 1818, Jacob Pronk constructed a wooden building on a dune near the sea, from where people could bathe from four separate rooms. It marked the start of Scheveningen as a bathing resort. Since then, Scheveningen has attracted numerous tourists from all over Europe, notably from Germany.
The Kurhaus
The hotel and restaurant Kurhaus was opened in 1886.
The picturesque village attracted many Dutch artists over the centuries who painted the bomschuiten drawn up on the beach, or fishermen at work in the North Sea. Notable painters who recorded the village include Adriaen van de Velde, Simon de Vlieger, and Hendrik Willem Mesdag, whose enormous panorama, 14 m high and 120 m wide, preserves the view of Scheveningen in 1881.
The International Skating Union was founded in Scheveningen in 1892.
Anecdotal evidence exists of the name Scheveningen being used as a shibboleth during World War II to identify German spies: they would pronounce the initial Sch differently from Dutch native speakers.
Contrary to popular belief, Scheveningen was never an independent municipality, but it has its own coat of arms, officially recognised by The Hague local council (proposal 136 of 23 March 1984); even in the Middle Ages, it was part of the same administrative region as The Hague; the region had a special status within the county of Holland because of the presence of the Count of Holland.
Nevertheless, Scheveningen always had a strong identity of its own. For instance, it had its own football club, playing in the highest Dutch division (its name was Scheveningen Holland Sport). In the course of the second half of the former century, this club was forced to merge with ADO Den Haag.
Veronica ship MV Norderney, Scheveningen, 7 April 1973
From 21 April 1960, the pirate radio station Radio Veronica broadcast its programmes from an anchorage in the North Sea about four miles off the Scheveningen coast, originally calling itself Vrije Radio Omroep Nederland (VRON); Free Radio Station [of the] Netherlands. It was joined by Radio Noordzee Internationaal in 1970 and the relaunched Radio Caroline in late 1972. When the Netherlands ratified the Treaty of Strasbourg on 1 September 1974, Veronica applied for legal status and became the VOO, Caroline moved anchorage to the English coast, and RNI closed down completely. Memorable episodes during this period included the stranding of Radio Veronica's ship, the Norderney, which lost its anchor in a storm and ran aground on Scheveningen beach on 2 April 1973, and a firebomb attack on RNI's ship, the Mebo II, on 15 May 1971.
Slobodan Milošević, the 3rd president of Serbia and Montenegro was found dead in his prison cell on 11 March 2006 while he was being held in the UN war crimes tribunal's detention center in Scheveningen.
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THE HAGUE MARKET TOUR GUIDE: the largest open market in the Netherlands
In this video, I will guide you to a really big, unique and traditional open market in the city the Hauge.
The Hague Market ('De Haagse Markt') is one of the largest multicultural markets in Europe. There are around 550 stalls in the market. The Market offers a large range of products. From fresh vegetables, fruit, meat, fish to herbs, nuts, snacks. Here you can also find clothes, wallet, watches, fashion jewellery, daily supplies and electronic products.
The Hague market is a lively place to visit if you are shopping for ingredients to cook at home. The market is great to buy vegetables, fruit and food in general. There are many food stalls selling fish related foodies and traditional Dutch snacks. Fruits and vegetables are surprisingly cheap with mostly going for 1Euro per bucket. The price is much lower compared to the huge Dutch supermarket chain, and the quality of food is really good. The meat and fish products there are extremely fresh. However, do be aware that you should not keep the fresh meat and fish a long time at home. In general, I would say, don't be surprised if you bring back more bags than you expected after visiting the market. The price is so lovely and the quality of food product is decent.
Remember, the Hague Market only open four days a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm. So do check the opening time before you come here.
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Location: Herman Costerstraat, 2571 PJ Den Haag, NL
Opening time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm
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Rotterdam, trams, canals, museums, Netherlands
Starting out at the Rotterdam train station, which is where you would probably be arriving when you come to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. There's an excellent Tourist Information counter here where you can get a lot of good advice about the main sites you want to see in your visit.
The tram station out front is quite active with eight different tramlines running through it. You'll quickly reach anywhere in town from the central station.
There are very modern buildings in Rotterdam, and they are well planned with apartments in the downtown area and some parks and you've got the idyllic waterfront with the boat traffic and the apartments around it.
There is a culture history museum. There's an excellent art museum. And that's where we are heading soon in the program, show you a couple of fine museums.
First we walk along Westersingel canal, with parks along the banks of the canal, you've got some ducks quacking by and also it's an outdoor sculpture garden with fountains and benches and a wide promenade that makes for very easy and pleasant walking.
Then we visit a great museum, Boymans van Beuningen, which is one of the major art museums in the Netherlands, an amazing collection that spans from the Renaissance and earlier right up through modern design.
Then, the museum we are heading for next is all about people and culture history called the World Museum and English, or in Dutch, the name is Wereldmuseum.
The city population is 640,000 making it second largest after Amsterdam, but if you include the greater metropolitan area extending to the Hague, population totals 2.5 million. Rotterdam has got 38 skyscrapers and 352 high-rises with many more skyscrapers coming up soon.
There are nine different tramlines operating in Rotterdam, making this a very convenient way to get around, and they are thoroughly modernized. Although, in their beginnings, they were founded in 1878 as horse-drawn trams. In 1904 the first electric trams began service and gradually the horse wagons were phased out. By 1906 there was already five electric tramlines operating and then four more lines began in the next four years. The last horse cars stopped running by 1925. The maximum extent of Rotterdam's tramway network was 25 lines, which was reached in 1930.
Throughout the main cities of Europe, there has been a similar history of trams developing from horse to electric, and then declining, and in recent years, a resurgence in popularity of the system. Currently 40 different Dutch cities have operating tram systems, but only two have metros, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.
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