A winter time is here again and every Frisian wishes only the same – let Eleven cities tour (Elfstedentocht) come to alive. For the ones who don’t know, Elfstedentocht is ice skating race about 200 km long. Through canals, rivers and lakes of 11 Frisian towns take part various participants. There are ones who want to just enjoy the race as the leisure time activity and the ones who really want to participate in this legendary race. Usually they are 16 thousand people but the finish line pass only one percent of them. More
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,,11 Fountains: everything is connected” [5]
Project manager Bram Hulsman has an overall view of the 11 fountains’ construction and emphasizes two main peculiarities, which arise through the 11 fountains. Firstly, the variety of the fountains and secondly, the several connections that arise through the fountains. More
11 Fountains connect Friesland in 2018 [1]
Leeuwarden, Bolsward, Dokkum, Franeker, Harlingen, Hindeloopen, IJlst, Sloten, Sneek, Stavoren, Workum – 11 historical cities in Fryslân get connected by 11 fountains. More
Hindeloopen: sea, canals and ‘pannekoeken’
HINDELOOPEN – Friesland is a region in the north of the Netherlands that has a lot of places to discover. This region and its capital, Leeuwarden, are going to be the European Capital of Culture in 2018. More
Eleven Cities to explore
For all the foreign visitors in 2018, of course Leeuwarden has a lot to offer, but THERE’s MORE! Leeuwarden is the capital of a province called Friesland and a lot of things do happen in region. The province is famous for their eleven cities ice skating tour, which is unfortunately not held that often (Damn you global warming). But for tourists there are alternatives! More
