INFORMATION
SUMMARY My modern apartment is situated close to the old centre of Alkmaar a medival city with a rich histoy. Beautiful historical buildings and very pleasant shopping streets with an attractive offer and a lot of restaurants and cafes sweeten your stay. You can reach the centre in 5 minutes bij feet crossing the canal between Amsterdam and Alkmaar (created bij king Wiilem I ca 1840). Alkmaar is situated in the middle of an interesting and very beautiful part of the Nethetlands.

APARTMENT My apartment is build in 2002 and has a surface of 115 m2. The spacious living room with a well equipped kitchen, a master bedroom with a double bed, a small bedroom with another bed and the bathroom with bad and separate shower offers you a comfortable stay. On the sunny side of my apartment (south) is a patio of 25 m2 with a complete equipment. In spite of the neighborhood of the centre you will find a quiet place for relaxation inside and outside the apartment. You can reach my apartment on the second floor by 2 different elevators.

FURTHER INFORMATION A stay in my appartement combines the advantages of an attrative centre of the medieval city Alkmaar and other attractions with numerous attractive and interesting places of interest in Noord-Holland and throughout the country. I will tell you some interesting things but you will discover that there is a lot more to see and explore.

ALKMAAR and NEIGHBOURHOOD In Alkmaar are several museums, a cheese market (april-september), a round trip through the canals, theater, cinema's and very interesting possibilities for walking and shopping in the centre. Outside the city is walking also an attractive choice but our province is very suitable for trips with a bike on several hundred kilometers cyclke tracks with an excellent signposting.
You can visit the polders that form the typical interesting landscape of our province that is situated below sea level. A system of dikes, windmills, ditches and canals take care that in this region all inhabitants can live safely. At the borders of this landscape of polders you will find, the dunes and forest (national parc 10.000 ha), small villages with an special quality and medieval towns (Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Medemblik and Edam). In the spring you can admire the bulb fields. Exploring by foot, bike or with your car or public transport it can fill your whole stay.
The sea and the broad sandy beach, lakes and canals and don't forget the IJsselmeer (lake) created by building a dike of 30 kilometers in the former Zuiderzee (sea) are other points of attention worth to visit.
Amsterdam the famous city and capital of the Netherlands does not need special recommendation. It offers a lot of famous museums, theaters, places of interest from the past as well as modern buildings etc. The medieval centre with the canals and fairy-tale house fronts and the atmosphere in this fascinating city of 700.000 inhabitants.
Haarlem 20 kilometers west of Amsterdam is worth visiting. I indicate the courts of almshouses but that is only one example of the attractions of this city. Visiting is possible by train (35 minutes) or car 50 kilometers.

TRANSPORT In Alkmaar and to all destinations is a good public web of buses and trains. The bus stop is 5 minutes walking from my apartment and the train station is a 15 minutes walking or by bus. I mentioned already footpaths and cycling as attractive possibility for exploring or relaxing during your stay. Also by car is a good method to visit the places of interest.
Parking your car close to my apartment is only possible by paying parking fee. Free parking is possible at 200-500 metros from my apartment. Also in the centre of Alkmaar. Amsterdam and Haarlem and other cities you have to pay for parking.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (internet)
Alkmaar > www.vvvalkmaar.nl, www.vvv.nl/noord-holland,
Beach and dunes/forest > www.egmondonline.nl/pages/strand-duinen/duingebied.php
Biking > fietspaden noord holland kaart; 2 ordinary bikes available for shorter trips (3 respective 21

Noord-Holland > www.noord-holland-tourist.nl