Cycling where there once was sea – water country in the Netherlands

Monumentaal - that is Dutch for monument and at the same time the motto for the cycle tour on Zeeland. On your bike you cycle to the most beautiful churches, gates, windmills and town houses in Zierikzee, Brouwershaven, Renesse and Burgh-Haamstede. Also in the program: the view of the peaceful Oosterschelde… read more

In the winter of 1953, a huge storm surge hit the Zeeland region. Dykes collapsed, polders were flooded and villages flooded. This cycle route combines the impressive history of this catastrophe with visits to villages and places with typical Zeeland charm.



The mussel fishing village Bruinisse and the… read more

For centuries the Omringdijk has protected the villages and polders of West Friesland from the floods of the North Sea. Since the Zuidersee was diked and thus became the IJsselmeer, the largest lake in the Netherlands, the Omringdijk has lost its function. Only between Hoorn and Medemblik does it still… read more

Have you ever cycled underwater? On this tour you won't be driving directly under water, but at least a few meters below sea level. At the same time you immerse yourself in the impressive Dutch history. The engineer Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater was commissioned at the beginning of the 17th century to… read more

At the beginning of the 1930s, the Zuiderzee began to be dyed, which then became the IJsselmeer. Since the IJsselmeer was no longer subject to the tides due to its separation from the North Sea, large areas could be diked and drained much more easily - this is how the province of Flevoland was created… read more

On this bike tour you cycle through Flevoland - the youngest province of the Netherlands. In fact, before the 1950s, it was still completely on the seabed of the Zuiderzee. After this was diked as the IJsselmeer, the drainage of the Noordoostpolders and Flevolandpolders, which together form the province… read more

"Fries Wetter" - that means "Friesisches Wasser" in German and there are more than enough of them on this bike tour. Because it goes along small lakes, dead straight canals, narrow irrigation canals and of course to the IJsselmeer, the largest lake in the Netherlands. On the way you will visit the towns… read more

Dordrecht is not only an island in the Dutch Rhine delta, but also the oldest city in the historic province of Holland. On our round trip you can get to know both: on the one hand the winding streets of the old town lined with canals and canals and on the other hand the wide meadows and forest areas… read more

The nature in National Park De Biesbosch - in English rush forest - looks back on an eventful history. Although De Biesbosch is more than 50 kilometers from the North Sea, the tidal range between ebb and flow reached the many islands. This resulted in a huge brackish water area with unique flora and… read more

In the north of the province of Overijssel there is an extensive, unspoilt moor area - the Weeribben-Wieden National Park. The original landscape is deceptive: since the 12th century, the huge moorland was changed by human hands. Dikes were built, trenches were dug and, above all, peat was extracted… read more