Saint Willibrordusstichting is a well known institution in the Netherlands. The institution stands on the former Ypestein estate, and was sold on in Napoleonic...

The Varnebroekermolen was built in the middle of the 19th century to serve the 85 hectare Maalwater Polder. The mill is located in the...

The Egmondse Abbey was founded at the start of the 10th century by Earl Dirk I. At first, women were allowed in the abbey,...

Alfies Nobelhuis is an art gallery and museum in the town of Egmond-binnen. It features a variety of art, including applied art, sculptures, pottery,...

The Bosmolen is a working polder mill in the town of Egmond aan de Hoef. It was built in 1565 to serve the Bosmolen...

The Geestmolen was built in 1565 to serve the 170 hectare Geestmolenpolder. The mill was in active use until the 1960s, when a housing...

The Zeilzicht Cheese Farm is a traditional cheese farm which is open to the public. Visitors can learn about the process used to make...

The Wimmenumer Mill was built in 1774 to replace an older, smaller wipmolen that had been demolished the previous year. The Wimmenumer mill was...

The Noordermolen was built in 1589 as a drainage mill for the Great Limmerpolder. The mill was one of several mills used to keep...

The Molen van De Munniken was built in 1781 as one of several mills to serve the 66 hectare Munnik, Raven, and Robonsbospolder on the...

The Molen van Piet has been operated by the Piet family for four generations. The mill was constructed in 1769 and came into the...

The Old Knegt corn mill was built in 1580 to replace a mill that had been destroyed by a fire in 1573. By 1925,...

The Akermare Gallery is located in Akersloot, and displays a number of permanent and temporary exhibitions relating to art in several forms – mainly applied...

The Archaeological Centre is located in central Alkmaar, and opened to the public in 1997. It displays a variety of important archaeological finds from around...

De Batavier Park in Alkmaar is an activity park aimed at families with children of all ages. The park has a variety...

The Great Saint Lawrence Church in Alkmaar was built between 1470 and 1520, in a Brabant Gothic style. The church has a long, interesting...

The Stadhuis, or Town Hall in Alkmaar is a grand, Gothic building which dates back to the early 16th century. The western part of...

Alkmaar’s Municipal Museum (Stedelijk Musem) is housed in a building that was formally the 17th Century headquarters of St Sebastiaans Schutterij (the Marksmen’s Guild)....

The Prins Hendrik De Zeevaarder is a shipping museum located in the ’Prins Henrik Stichting’ - which was once a home for senior sailors....

Gallery “Fi Donc” is an art gallery devoted to all kinds of animation. It displays a variety of artwork from several famous animation studios,...