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== Interesting facts ==

*Most shops, except for some shops in big cities, are closed on Sundays.
*Many shops are closed on Monday morning.
*Shops close at six in the afternoon. Large supermarkets are open till 22h00.
*It’s easy to find a cash machine.
*There are ample opportunities to make use of the Internet.
*Mobile telecom coverage is excellent.
*In several harbours is it possible to use WIFI hotspots for free: [http://www.zeilen.com/publish/article_1317.shtml Free wifi hotspots in harbours]

 

== Health and safety ==

*The Netherlands is a safe country.
*Be aware of cycle theft! Especially Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag and Utrecht are notorious for it. You’ll find some useful tips at [http://www.m-gineering.nl/touringg.htm www.m-gineering.nl/touringg.htm] .
*Cycling in cities is safe compared to other countries. The main roads have cycle lanes, and car drivers are used to cyclists.
*You’re not obliged to wear a helmet.

 

== Places to stay ==

=== ''Campings'' ===

*Affordable campings abound in The Netherlands. For an overview, see: [http://www.eurocampings.co.uk/en http://www.eurocampings.co.uk/en] .
*Some farmers allow you to stay at their grounds: [http://www.kamperenbijdeboer.nl http://www.kamperenbijdeboer.nl] (in Dutch).
*A great alternative during a rainy or cold day may be a wooden cabin (trekkershut) offered by some camping sites: http://www.trekkershutten.nl/english/index_uk.html . The cabins are very basic: usually, there’s not much more than a wooden bed, a table, some chairs, a place to cook, and a roofed area for your bike and your wet laundry. 
*Small campings, see: [http://minicampinggids.nl http://minicampinggids.nl] en [http://kgc.nl http://www.kgc.nl/nl/index.htm]

 

=== ''Ho(s)tels'' ===

*You’ll find hostels in touristy areas and in cities. The most prominent chain is “Stay Okay”: http://www.stayokay.com .
*An excellent site for friendly hotels: http://www.hollandhotels.nl .
*Overviews of B&B’s: www.bedandbreakfast.nl and http://www.geenhotel.nl .

 

=== ''Home-stay'' ===

*3200 addresses for home-stays can be found at [http://www.vriendenopdefiets.nl http://www.vriendenopdefiets.nl]

 

'''[[Image:Paastrektocht 2008 -640x480-.jpg|border|center|It can still be cold in march]]''' 

== Food and drinks ==

*Because of the large number of immigrants, it’s easy to find a good restaurant. (Although the Dutch cuisine is also not too bad.)
*Every town has at least one Chinese restaurant, which is usually cheap and good. By the way: most Chinese restaurants mainly offer Indonesian dishes, including saté, loempia (spring roll), nasi goreng (fried rice), bami goreng (fried noodles), babi pangang (pork), and pisang goreng (fried bananas). Absolutely worth a try!
*Great food for cyclists are the Dutch pancakes (pannenkoeken).
*Popular among cyclists is apple pie (appeltaart), which is especially great with whipped cream (slagroom). You’ll find one in every “café”.
*Don’t expect apple pie on the menu in a “coffee shop”. Even coffee might not be available here: a coffee shop is a hash bar where you can legally buy hash and marihuana (up to 5 gram). According to connaisseurs, they are the best in the world.
*Most bakeries and supermarkets are closed on Sundays, except for some tourist villages and big cities.

== People and language ==

=== People ===

*The Dutch are very fond of cycling: most people have at least one bike.
*People are happy to show you the way in the unlikely event that you lose your track.
*Don’t expect spontaneous invitations for a drink, let alone that the Dutch will spontaneously invite you for a home-stay unless they know you.  

=== Language ===

*The official language is Dutch.
*Most people speak surprisingly fluent English. Many also master German, French, and/or Spanish up to some degree.

 

== Cycle routes ==

*Landscape-wise the most interesting areas are the coastline (including the Frisian islands), national parks “De Hoge Veluwe” and “De Veluwezoom”, and the hills in Limburg (the south-eastern corner of the country). If you want to see typical dutch landscapes (polders) then you can bika almost everywhere in Holland. In Noord-Holland (Province) there are some beautiful old polders, with many waterloops and bikeroutes.
*Sign posted cycles routes abound all over the country. 20 “LF” routes form a dense nationwide network of bicycle friendly roads. More information on [http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/WhereToGo-LongDistance.html http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/WhereToGo-LongDistance.html] .
*Knooppunten: All through the Netherlands you can find "knooppunten". Little signs with numbers and regional maps give you the possibility to make a route on sight. Just write down the numbers and follow the signs.
*Some cycle routes: [http://www.fietsen.123.nl/cycle%20routes%20netherlands.htm www.fietsen.123.nl/cycle%20routes%20netherlands.htm] .
*Esterbauer publishes several cycle guides with well described routes in the Netherlands (in German): [http://www.esterbauer.com/ www.esterbauer.com] .
*Kettler-Verlag publishes the German cycle guide “Holland per Rad” with 93 well described routes in the Netherlands. More information and updates on [http://www.kettler-verlag.de/holland.htm www.kettler-verlag.de/holland.htm] .
*The Northsea cycle route: [http://www.northsea-cycle.com/ www.northsea-cycle.com] .
*All cycling routes from Benelux on Cycling Friends, in cooperation with Fietsnet (print routes, export to GPS, etc): [http://www.CyclingFriends.net www.CyclingFriends.net]  
*[http://www.recreatief-fietsen.nl ReCreatief Fietsen] (= ReCreational Cycling) has published some Dutch cycling-guides for Germany, Belgium and France.
*Routeplanning (with printed directions or download for GPS) can be done via [http://www.fietsersbond.nl/fietsrouteplanner http://www.fietsersbond.nl/fietsrouteplanner]

''LF-routes ''

*[[LF1|LF 1: Noordzeeroute]]
*[[LF9|LF 9: Zwolle - Breda]]
*[[LF12|LF 12: Maas- en Vestingroute: Nijmegen - Maassluis]]

''Knooppunten-routes''

*[[Baronie Biesbosch|Baronie - Biesbosch]]
*[[Veluwe|Veluwe]]

''Overige''

*[[Heel de Heuvelrug|Heel de Heuvelrug]]
*[[Kastelen route|Kastelen route]]
*[[Rondje Utrecht|Rondje Utrecht]]
*[[Veluweroute|Veluweroute]]
*[[Veluweroute verkortingen|Veluweroute verkortingen]]

*[http://www.fietskaartinformatiestichting.nl/routes/gogh/route.htm Van Gogh route]
*[http://www.fietskaartinformatiestichting.nl/routes/low/route.htm Fietsen langs oude wegen]
*[http://www.hanzefietsroute.nl/index.htm Hanzefietsroute]
 

== Travelogs ==

On the internet there are many travelogs from people who travelled around
the Netherlands by bike:
*Peter and Merina (PM3) rounded the Netherlands in may 2011. Their travelog can be found at http://www.pm3.nl/foto/fietsen2011 (in Dutch!)
*Joke and Wim cycled in 2013 the Dutch coastal route [http://www.wikno.nl/2013NL www.wikno.nl/2013NL] (in Dutch!)
*Joke and Wim cycled in 2016 "Fietsen langs de Trekvaart" [http://www.wikno.nl/2016NL/ www.wikno.nl/2016NL/] (in Dutch!)
*Joke and Wim cycled in 2018 'Het Spoor van de Vrijheid' in the opposite direction [http://www.wikno.nl/2018/ www.wikno.nl/2018/] (in Dutch!)

== When to cycle  ==

*The best cycle season is from May till September.
*From October to April the weather’s generally not very pleasant for cycling. You can expect cold, rain, snow, and wind.

 

== Roads, traffic, sign posting  ==

=== ''Roads'' ===

*The quality of most roads is excellent.
*Many long distance roads have a cycle path (fietspad) separate from the road.
*You’re not allowed to cycle on the highways.

 

=== ''Traffic'' ===

*You can rather safely cycle around cities because most main roads in the cities have an adjacent cycle path and car drivers are used to cyclists.
*Bas van Oudheusden summarizes the traffic regulations in the Netherlands: [http://www.aero.lr.tudelft.nl/~bvo/fiets/nlbybike.htm http://www.aero.lr.tudelft.nl/~bvo/fiets/nlbybike.htm] .

 

=== ''Sign posting'' ===

*In the country side, you’ll find sign posts shaped as square “mushrooms” about 30 centimeters in height

 

== Spare parts and repairs  ==

Bike shops (rijwielhandels) abound. Every town of 10,000 inhabitants or more has one. It’s easy to obtain spare parts and/or have your bike repaired.

The following shops (but there are loads more) cater to the bicycle traveller:
*Bikefeeling; Geijzestraat 6; Oudenbosch
*Van Herwerden; Laan van Nieuw Oost Indië; Voorburg (close to Den Haag); [http://www.vanherwerden.nl http://www.vanherwerden.nl] .
*De Vakantiefietser; Westerstraat 216; Amsterdam; http://www.vakantiefietser.nl
*Bike4travel: Elandstraat 83; Capelle aan den IJssel (close to Rotterdam); http://www.bike4travel.nl
*Rob's bikecenter; s Herenstraat 3A ; Maasland
*Sector 2 bikes & tandems; Nieuweweg 26; Veenendaal
*m-gineering; Dorpsstraat 132; Kiel Windeweer
*Snel: Amsterdamsestraatweg 414 a-b-c; Utrecht; http://www.sneltweewielers.nl
*Vittorio Maatfietsen; wm Dudokweg 13; Heerhugowaard

 

== Transport  ==

=== ''Getting there and away'' ===

*Plane: Amsterdam is easily accessible from all over the world. Some low costs carriers fly to Rotterdam, Eindhoven or Düsseldorf (a German airport not far from Nijmegen). If you land at Amsterdam Airport, and you plan to stay in Amsterdam during your first nights, this site could be valuable: http://www.wereldfietser.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=54 .
*Boat: You can travel by ferry from the UK to the Netherlands or Belgium. Some routes: Rosyth – Zeebrugge, Hull – Europoort, Newcastle – IJmuiden, Ramsgate – Oostende, Harwich – Hoek van Holland. You’ll find more information on [http://www.worldtravellers.net/seatravel/ferries.html http://www.worldtravellers.net/seatravel/ferries.html] or www.seabridges.com .
*Train: There are a lot of direct international trains to The Netherlands. From Germany: you can take the intercity train from Berlin and Hannover to Amsterdam.
You can also take the Night train From Zürich to Amsterdam, because it also stops in southern Germany.
From the Czech Republic: there is an night train from Prague to Amsterdam.
From Belgium: Between Luik/Liege and Maastricht runs a regional train. In Maastricht you can change on a national train to Amsterdam.
From Brussel/Bruxelles and Antwerpen/Anvers to Rotterdam and Amsterdam is a intercity.

 

=== ''Getting around'' ===

*Train: Bicycles may only be carried during non-peak hours (not from 6h30 till 9h in the morning and from 4h30 till 6h in the afternoon, this restriction is lifted in the summermonths). You have to buy a ticket for your bike before you enter the train. The rate does not depend on the distance. Timetables can be found at [http://www.ns.nl http://www.ns.nl] .
*Bus: Bikes are not allowed on Dutch buses.
*Boat: You can use ferries to cross the main rivers in convenient places. Bike transport is no problem and very cheap. For more information, click [http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/Gettingaround/GettingAround-Bikeandboat.html http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/Gettingaround/GettingAround-Bikeandboat.html] 

== Internet sites ==

*[http://www.fietsvakantielinks.nl/Landen/Fietsvakantie%20Nederland.html http://www.fietsvakantielinks.nl/Landen/Fietsvakantie%20Nederland.html] Veel links met fietsvakantieinfo Nederland, o.a routes, kaarten, gidsen, overnachtingen en vervoer
*[[http://www.holland-cycling.com http://www.holland-cycling.com/]] Your internet guide to cycling in Holland.
*[http://www.cycletourer.co.uk/cycletouring/holland.shtml www.cycletourer.co.uk/cycletouring/holland.shtml] Great page, containing information about routes, campsites, maps, trains and much more.
*[http://www.travelbybike.be www.travelbybike.be] Reisverslagen, routetabellen, detailkaartjes, landeninformatie en foto's van meer dan 10 fietsvakanties, waaronder door Nederland. Daarnaast ook informatie over fietsvakanties tijdens zwangerschap, fietsmateriaal en fietsvervoer.
*[http://www.landenkompas.nl/nederland http://www.landenkompas.nl/nederland], [http://www.landenkompas.nl/nederlandse-antillen Nederlandse Antillen], [http://www.landenkompas.nl/aruba Aruba] Belangrijke en nuttige reisinformatie
*[http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/ http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl] Anja de Graaf and Paul van Roekel’s excellent web page for independent cyclists in the Netherlands. The site contains some great pictures!
*[http://www.m-gineering.nl/touringg.htm www.m-gineering.nl/touringg.htm] Marten Gerritsen’s page contains loads of useful information.
*[http://www.aero.lr.tudelft.nl/~bvo/fiets/nlbybike.htm www.aero.lr.tudelft.nl/~bvo/fiets/nlbybike.htm] Bas van Oudheusden’s page contains loads of useful information.
*[http://www.CyclingFriends.net www.CyclingFriends.net] All cycling routes from Benelux on Cycling Friends, in cooperation with Fietsnet (print routes, export to GPS, etc).
*[http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/9732/nl98/index.htm www.geocities.com/Yosemite/9732/nl98/index.htm] Read Lenore Kennedy's online book on her 1999 cycle tour through the Netherlands.
*[http://www.raph.nl/ www.raph.nl] Travel stories and information.
*[http://www.trekkershutten.nl/english/index_uk.html www.trekkershutten.nl/english/index_uk.html] Wooden cabins on camping sites.
*[http://www.stayokay.com/ www.stayokay.com] Hostels.
*[http://www.hollandhotels.nl/ www.hollandhotels.nl] An excellent site for friendly hotels.
*[http://www.geenhotel.nl/ www.geenhotel.nl] B&B’s.
*[http://www.vriendenopdefiets.nl/ www.vriendenopdefiets.nl] 3200 addresses for home-stays. 
*[http://www.worldtravellers.net/seatravel/ferries.html www.worldtravellers.net/seatravel/ferries.html] International ferries.
*[http://www.seabridges.com/ www.seabridges.com] International ferries.
*[http://www.ns.nl/ www.ns.nl] Information about trains.
*[http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/WhereToGo-LongDistance.html http://holland.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl/WhereToGo-LongDistance.html] Sign posted cycles routes abound all over the country.
*[http://www.petersfietssite.nl/nedhellingen/hellingen.html www.petersfietssite.nl/nedhellingen/hellingen.html] Profiles of Dutch hills (Google earth maps).
*[http://www.esterbauer.com/ www.esterbauer.com] Esterbauer publishes several cycle guides with well described routes in the Netherlands (in German).
*[http://www.kettler-verlag.de/holland.htm www.kettler-verlag.de/holland.htm] Kettler-Verlag publishes the German cycle guide “Holland per Rad” with 93 well described routes in the Netherlands.
*[http://www.holland.com/uk www.holland.com/uk] Netherlands Board of Tourism.
*[http://www.wereldfietser.nl/ www.wereldfietser.nl] World Cyclist Association (Vereniging “De Wereldfietser”).

 

== Organisations ==

*Netherlands Board of Tourism: [http://www.holland.com/uk www.holland.com/uk] .
*World Cyclist Association (Vereniging “De Wereldfietser”): [http://www.wereldfietser.nl/ www.wereldfietser.nl] .

== Books and travel guides ==

*Esterbauer publishes several cycle guides with well described routes in the Netherlands (in German): [http://www.esterbauer.com/ www.esterbauer.com] .
*Kettler-Verlag publishes the German cycle guide “Holland per Rad” with 93 well described routes in the Netherlands. More information and updates on [http://www.kettler-verlag.de/holland.htm www.kettler-verlag.de/holland.htm] .
*Katherine Widing (2005) "Bicycle Touring Holland". Published by Cycle Publishing San Francisco. This book can be bougt in some travel bookshops in the Netherlands or ordered at [http://www.fietsgidsen.nl/ www.fietsgidsen.nl] .
*Lenore Kennedy (1999) "Full Circle in the Low Countries". Online book, available on [http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/9732/nl98/index.htm www.geocities.com/Yosemite/9732/nl98/index.htm] .

 

== Maps ==

*Michelin (1:200.000) The Netherlands South.
*Michelin (1:200.000) The Netherlands North.
*Various regional ANWB maps at scale 1:50.000, 1:75.000, and 1:100.000. These maps contain campings, ferries, and all cycle lanes.
*Maps are amply available in most petrol stations. 
*For GPS: http://www.openfietsmap.nl/downloads/bnl_full

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