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National Tulip Day! Did you know that you can pick a beautiful bouquet of tulips for free at Amsterdam's Dam Square on Saturday 20 January 2018?

National Tulip Day: pick tulips for free in Amsterdam

06/01/2018

Did you know that the Dutch transport about anything on their bicycles? From babies to dogs and from toilet bowls to Christmas trees.

The Dutch transport about anything on their bicycles

19/12/2017

Did you know that the Dutch miller's craft has been added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage?

UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

07/12/2017

Did you know that on average the Dutch eat over 19 kgs of cheese per person per year?

Cheese consumption in the Netherlands

24/11/2017

Did you know that Vincent van Gogh made as many as seven sketches of the Roosdonck windmill (built in 1884) in Nuenen while he lived there from 1883 to 1885? However, he refused to paint this windmill as he simply disliked new buildings.

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh refused to paint windmill

16/11/2017

Did you know that Tulipani is a comedy drama about a farmer from the Dutch province of Zeeland who lost his farm during the catastrophic 1953 floods? In just 5 days he cycles all the way to Italy to start a new life. When he miraculously succeeds to grow tulips in the scorching heat of southern Italy, he becomes a local hero.... and then suddely disappears.

Tulipani: Dutch farmer grows tulips in Italy

21/09/2017

Konijnenbelt Ommen

Climb down the stairs backwards

11/09/2017

Kinderdijk

Your daily dose of Dutch windmills

17/07/2017

Schiedam De Noord

The highest classic windmill in the world

09/07/2017

windmill Zeddam

The oldest existing windmill in the Netherlands

06/06/2017

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