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Middelburg
N 51°30.03', E 3°36.879'
2018-10-21
Our rating: 8.60
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If you want to see not a touristic, but an interesting and historic city in the Netherlands, then come to Middelburg . It is the capital of the Zealand province. Of course, you heard about New Zealand, but probably don't know that the country was named after this province, since the Dutchman discovered it. The discovery occurred in the XVII century, when the Netherlands experienced the Golden Age, and Middelburg was one of the most important cities in the country. Though, even now less than 50 thousand people live here. We were travelling in October and did not see a lot of tourists in the city. Of course, in summer months they will be here, but, in any case, this is not an Amsterdam with its crowds.
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Despite the fact that the city looks medieval, many buildings were restored after the Second World War. But not all, for example, one of the most beautiful Gothic town halls in the world is almost completely preserved.
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
The whole old city is riddled with canals and it is a pleasure to walk along them. If you want to see all the beautiful places, then be ready to walk at least 7 kilometers.
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Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
There are bridges, the same as in Amsterdam.
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Very unusual street scene. Swans sailed to the floating house and eat leaves :)
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In the heart of the old town located a rather unusual building. Looking at it on google.maps, we decided that it is a castle. But later realized that it's an abbey. Here it is, near the tower (and town hall is on the left).
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
The Long Jan tower adjoins the abbey. You can climb it, but the tickets in 2018 can be bought only by card. The terminal did not want to accept any of our cards and there were no other tourists around to ask them to pay.
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
On the bank of the moat that surrounds the old city you can see a few picturesque mills.
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We managed to walk around the city also in the evening. At this time it looks even more fabulous than during the day.
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Middelburg ©Yuriy Buriak
Hotel We spent the night at the Hotel aan de Dam (booking.com ). This historic hotel is one of the best in the city and allows you to fill the the atmosphere of the old Netherlands. If you are traveling by car and not coming on Sunday, then it may not be suitable for you, since it is located in the center of the old town and you can park there only for 4 hours on weekdays and Saturdays.Parking Here you can download a PDF with a map of parking places and prices. They are all located around the old city and there are many signs. The price for 2019 is the same everywhere - 2 euro per hour, 10.6 euro per day. On Sunday we parked for free right in the center of the old town, near the hotel N 51 30.021 E 3 37.044 . On other days you can park there for a maximum of 4 hours (no fee from 20 in the evening to 8 in the morning). Here N 51 29.751 E 3 36.517 there is a large supermarket with a takeaway Dominos pizzeria. Usually we take pizza during our trips and eat in some beautiful places. Getting there: Middelburg railway station is five minutes walk from the old town.
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.60
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help