Most people who is visiting the Lowland always go to Amsterdam and surrounding, visiting the red light districts, coffee shops and all others typical touristic must visit, almost none of them have ever thought the lowland offers more than the sex industry, we got beautiful little villages with their own cultures and not to forget we have beaches, plenty of them… Kilometers of golden sand and terrific windsurfing experience. Hence I decided to go visit these places on my 2 weeks off in between my 2 jobs.
This time I decided to go to province Zeeland, the beautiful nature with forest and dunes, you can spot cute seal in their natural habitats on the sand banks. Endless beach , the sun on my face and the breathtaking view.
I started my trip in Renesse a perfect place for a cycling tour. You can ride your bike for kilometres through the beautiful dune landscapes, as well as to some pretty little close by villages, we got an apartment just and the backside of the sea, since I went just a day after they eased the Corona rules , it looks like the beach belong to me, hardly anybody there, I could easily updating my tan. I decided to cycle a bit after taking sunbath and bike along the dykes to nearby villages and got a tasty ice cream right after my kibbeling* lunch. Before Corona time, this place been called as Costa de Nederlands, as plenty of young people coming here for partying. But also for children there are plenty to do, I decided to visit the tiny castle , Slot Moermond.
The estate was founded in approximately 1229 by Constatijn van Zierikzee. Its most famous residents were Jan van Renesse and Witte de Haamstede. The castle was destroyed by battles twice and rebuilt.The castle’s last inhabitants, the Vriesendorps family, lived here during the Second World War. They restored the castle after the war, but when the structure was struck by the 1953 North Sea floods, they didn’t have enough money to restore the structure and estate again within such a short space of time. After undergoing thorough restoration in 1955, the castle and estate have been returned to their original states. ( source: Wikipedia).
I walked along the sea every morning and afternoon, but after the third day I decided to move to other place,
I decided to go to Vlissingen, historically known as Flushing, the second largest town in Zeeland, has an industrial character and connected by the large canal to Middleburg, in the summer month always full with tourist from Germany and Belgium, we walked a bit around the Arsenal, a place where you can entertain your kids with the pirates and aquarium and the kids would love the Carrousel and the MuZeeum. We strolled around the boulevard, enjoying the view to the see, walked to the beach site, or go to Iguana Reptile Zoo. I hate to see locked animals , so I didn’t go there, but if you like it, go for it. Treat yourself with a nice beer and yummy mussels or fish.
Stayed in Vlissingen for a night, I decided to move forward to Zoutlande, relatively young city, only been a municipal in 1966, but the history can be seen much more way back. In the 9 century the town was conquered by the Danish Viking but you hardly seeing it nowadays. This town well known for 1 thing, Tourism, especially those from Germany, this beach is unique as the only beach in the country that actually facing south. If you worship sea, sun and sand, this place definitely the place to visit, for me, I would rather stay in nearby town Domburg, where I booked a couple of night of accommodation.
Well known as the oldest coastal in NL , Dom burg is rich of history and beautiful clear water, well-kept and easily accessible beach, I love to stay here as you can do active activity , like cycling, surfing, kiting and hiking. The center of this little down, just behind the dune with plenty of places to go for quick and healthy bites. One of Domburg's most famous points of interest is just outside town: Kasteel Westhove. Walk there along Domburg's beach and enjoy this piece of Zeeland's history. Then unwind in one of Domburg's spas. If you enjoy playing golf, you can always hit a few balls at the Domburgsche Golfclub.Anothermust-see is the Marie Tak van Poortvliet Museum. Terra Maris is a child-friendly museum on the nature and landscape of Zeeland. If you'd like to do something cultural, try the Polderhuis in nearby Westkapelle. Combine your exploration of Domburg, the seaside and the surrounding area with a day out in Middelburg, where you can do some shopping or take a boat tour.
I spent lots of time cycling from one village to another, eating local foods and lots and lots of ice cream, I realized how beautiful lowland is, and how much I have been taking everything as granted. I came home totally zen and ready to start a new chapter in my life.
Zeeland end of May 2020
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