Netherlands in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ...

Netherlands in the Culture Smart range of pocket-sized guide books; providing detailed information on local customs, culture, etiquette & manners & ensuring that visitors are prepared for a diverse range of social environments. The series covers an extensive number of countries worldwide & are designed both for those working & living abroad, as well as for visitors who do not want to offend, either intentionally or inadvertently. Their aim is to prevent readers from making embarrassing mistakes & feel confident in unfamiliar situations, while preparing them before arrival on what to expect & how to behave. Each guide is arranged thematically, with dedicated individual chapters on land & people, values & attitudes, customs & traditions, making friends, people at home, ‘time-out’, travelling & communicating. There is also a separate chapter for business travelers, with important information on subjects such as business culture, meetings & making appointments. A Further Reading section also offers a list of recommended other history, travel literature & language titles available on the country. ...

Taking readers beyond the stereotypical images of windmills, clogs, & tulips, this pocket-sized guide helps visitors understand the complex layers of identity in this small, densely populated country on Europe`s northwestern seaboard. With roots as a maritime nation that built a network for transportation, defense, & trade, the Netherlands of today is still a prime economic hub of Europe. The Netherlands is also famous for its liberal attitudes, recently challenged by high levels of immigration, & is home to an intelligent, cosmopolitan, enterprising, tolerant, & modest people. The visitor or business traveler will find that the predominant attitude continues to be one of ”live & let live, ” & that many different communities live alongside each other in harmony. ...

Netherlands with the northern part of Belgium on a large, double-sided indexed map from Mair Dumont, with six street plans & special features to aid route planning & navigation: a fold-out flap in the jacket gives an overview of the whole area & the adjoining regions & highlights popular locations, with the grid reference system in the margins making it easier to find places on the main map. A set of seven peel-on/peel-off stickers, removable without damaging the map surface, is provided for making selected locations more prominent when navigating. Coverage conveniently presents on one side Netherlands north of Rotterdam & Hoek of Holl&, & on the other Netherlands south of Amsterdam with Flanders, including Brussels. The map boldly stresses main roads & motorways in strong colours & selected towns in large letters, but also shows minor roads & villages in considerable detail. Road information

Includes:: toll roads, traffic restrictions & seasonal closures, gradient marking for steep roads, scenic roads & special tourist routes, etc. Motorway services clearly indicate types of facilities available there. Railway network is shown with stations &

Includes:: tourist lines Picturesque towns or villages & sites worth visiting, including areas with interesting landscape, are given star rating, & other tourist information

Includes:: campsites & youth hostels, landmarks, recreational facilities etc. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. Latitude & longitude grid is drawn at intervals of 10'. Map legend & all information include English. The index is in a separate booklet attached to the map cover. The booklet also contains street plans of central areas of Amsterdam, The Hague, Groningen, Maastricht, Rotterdam & Utrecht, plus a distance/travelling times table, emergency numbers & main traffic regulations.





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The southern half of the Netherlands on a Super-Durable Cycling Map at 1:200, 000 from Buijten & Schipperheijn, showing the country’s extensive network of signposted cycling routes, with highlighting for the LF long-distance paths & recommended other trails, plus locations of campsites. The map is double-sided & coverage in this title extends south from the Leiden – Hilversum – Apeldoorn – Enschede line, so with a very generous overlap with the publishers’ map of the northern half of the country. Netherland’s extensive network of sign-posted cycling routes, including the LF long-distance cycle paths, consists of numbered junctions joined by sign-posted connecting routes in either direction. At each junction there is an information panel showing an overview map of the whole network with the junction numbers. A second panel shows all the intersections directly connected to that junction. The system enables cyclists to plan their own routes by preparing a list of junction numbers through which they want to travel. In addition to showing all the junctions with their numbers & connecting routes, the map highlights sections which are part of the LF long-distance network (also presented separately on a small inset), recommended unmarked NF routes & long cycling tours. The background map has the country’s road & rail networks, with colouring showing different terrain (forest, heath, dunes, etc). Symbols indicate campsites & ferries across rivers. The map has the lines of Netherlands’ national grid & the index of all the junctions gives their coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. More panels show & list with phone numbers 112 cycle hire locations, including railway stations, & other information for cyclists; the text/legends for them are in Dutch only.

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Netherlands in Marshall Cavendish's Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination ...

Netherlands in Marshall Cavendish`s Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination’s culture, food & leisure, in addition to a specific section addressing the concerns of those travelling on business. ...

Netherlands Cycling & Hiking Map at 1:300, 000 from the ANWB, with each side of the map showing the whole country overprinted with different information: cycling or hiking, both with long-distance routes & shorter day trips. The map, indispensable for planning a cycling or hiking holiday in the Netherlands, may at a quick glance appear daunting, with its extensive colour-coded overprint, long lists & all the text in Dutch only, but all the information is clearly & logically laid out & can be easily understood without a reference to a dictionary or a free online translating service. The background map shows the country ...

Cycling atlas of the Netherlands at 1:75, 000 from Falk BV, presenting in one A5 spiral-bound volume the country’s extensive network of signposted cycling routes & junctions, including the long-distance LF trails & smaller local cycle paths. The network consists of numbered junctions joined by sign-posted connecting routes in either direction. At each junction there is an information panel showing an overview map of the whole network with the junction numbers. A second panel shows all the intersections directly connected to that junction. The system enables cyclists to plan their own routes by preparing a list of junction numbers through which they want to travel. Falk mapping gives cycling distances between the junctions & indicates which roads, both within the numbered network & outside it, have separate cycling paths. Routes which are part of the LF network of long-distance cycle routes are clearly marked. Symbols indicate tourist information offices & “i-points”. Landscape information is provided by colouring for woodlands, dunes, etc. The maps have no GPS coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English; additional text is in Dutch only.PLEASE NOTE: the same cartography is also used in Falk’s series of cycling maps which cover Netherlands & Flanders at 1:50, 000. Maps in that series provide wider tourist information, with more accommodation options, etc. To find the 50K series please enter SI00001600 in the search box.

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Bicycle maps from all over the Netherlands bundled into the most complete bike atlas in the Netherlands, scale 1: 100, 000 the LF routes all node routes with distances between the nodes mention of small roads mention of cycle paths locations of campsites & bed & breakfast addresses, with web links locations of catering & attractions locations & web links of foot feathers extensive landscape information & relief information place name register ...