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Regions of the Netherlands

The Netherlands has a region for every type of traveller. From the vast forests of the Veluwe to the beaches of Zeeland, from water-rich Friesland to hilly South Limburg. Pick a region to see all holiday homes in that area.

Not sure which region suits you? The guide which region suits you covers the character of each area, when to go and who it works for.

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Veluwe

37 parks · forest, heath, cycling

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Zeeland

49 parks · beach, tidal flats, oyster

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Achterhoek

6 parks · farmsteads, stillness, fields

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North Brabant

17 parks · dunes, Peel, forests

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Limburg

26 parks · hills, Meuse, timber

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South Holland

18 parks · dunes, river, polder

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Friesland

29 parks · lakes, tidal flats, terp mound

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Wadden Islands

2 parks · tidal flats, nature, cycling

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Groningen

4 parks · wierde mound, open space, coast

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Drenthe

17 parks · dolmens, heath, forest

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Overijssel

23 parks · Salland, Vecht river, hills

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North Holland

37 parks · dunes, beach, polder

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Utrecht

8 parks · ridge, estate, forest

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Flevoland

5 parks · water, new land, nature

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№ — regions
Veluwe 37 parks

Veluwe

forest · heath · cycling

The Netherlands' largest contiguous nature reserve, with dense forests, purple heathlands and thousands of kilometres of cycle paths.

Zeeland 49 parks

Zeeland

beach · tidal flats · oyster

Islands and peninsulas with broad beaches, protected nature and the quiet culture of fishermen and sea dikes.

Achterhoek 6 parks

Achterhoek

farmsteads · stillness · fields

Quiet rolling landscape in eastern Gelderland, with old farmsteads, small streams and expansive fields.

17 parks

North Brabant

dunes · Peel · forests

Sand dunes, raised bog in De Peel and varied forests, from the Biesbosch all the way to the Belgian border.

Limburg 26 parks

Limburg

hills · Meuse · timber

The Netherlands' only hills, half-timbered villages, vineyards and centuries-old marl quarries in the far south.

18 parks

South Holland

dunes · river · polder

Densely populated, but with expansive dunes along the coast, the Green Heart inland, and the mouth of the Rhine.

Friesland 29 parks

Friesland

lakes · tidal flats · terp mound

A water-sport paradise with eleven historic cities, its own language and a wide landscape of lakes, terp mounds and the Wadden Sea.

2 parks

Wadden Islands

tidal flats · nature · cycling

Five islands in the North Sea, each with its own character, miles of beach and protected Wadden nature.

Groningen 4 parks

Groningen

wierde mound · open space · coast

Wide-open fields, centuries-old mound villages and an unspoilt Wadden coast in the far north of the Netherlands.

Drenthe 17 parks

Drenthe

dolmens · heath · forest

The Netherlands' oldest cultural landscape, with prehistoric dolmens, expansive heathlands and quiet forests.

Overijssel 23 parks

Overijssel

Salland · Vecht river · hills

The Salland rolling landscape, the meandering Vecht river and low hills at the border between the low and high Netherlands.

37 parks

North Holland

dunes · beach · polder

Wide North Sea beaches behind a belt of dunes, with polders, old fishing villages and the IJsselmeer beyond.

Utrecht 8 parks

Utrecht

ridge · estate · forest

The Utrechtse Heuvelrug runs through the province as a wooded ridge, with country estates and sandy trails.

Flevoland 5 parks

Flevoland

water · new land · nature

The newest Dutch province, reclaimed from the Zuiderzee, with open horizons and water on every side.