Amsterdam is a beautiful city, with tons of good museums and good restaurants, but why stay in Amsterdam for a long time, if you can reach other exciting and different cities and areas within minutes and hours? Holland has an amazing countryside and some cities with a really nice atmosphere. Since the country is compact, you can visit almost all cities of the country within less than two hours, and most of them within less than one hour.

The easiest way of discovering the Netherlands is on a guided tour that will take you directly to all the locations you want to see. If you feel like discovering on your own, it is very easy and convenient to travel by train from Amsterdam Centraal. The trains leave regularly, and it isn’t that expensive.

Are you ready to discover the Netherlands? Read more about the cities below, and we are sure that you will be inspired to travel out from Amsterdam as well.

Day excursions in Holland

Rotterdam

Rotterdam - Skyscrapers Rotterdam, the city of waters, is known to have one of the busiest harbors in the world....

Keukenhof

Keukenhof Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is the world's largest flower garden. According to the official website...

Eindhoven

Eindhoven is a city located in the southern part of the Netherlands. It has almost 250,000 inhabitants, making it the...

The Hague

The Hague The Hague is the third-largest city and the administration capital of the Netherlands. The city has almost 500,000...

Leiden

Leiden Leiden is a middle-sized city in Holland, with around 100,000 inhabitants. Leiden is only 20 km for The Hague,...

Utrecht

The city of Utrecht was founded by the Romans in 47 AD. It experienced a time of growth especially in...

Haarlem

Haarlem is the eight largest city in Holland, and the city is centered around the square "Grote Markt." In the...