Willem Rietveldt

A traditional mill "Bonrepasmolen" near Vlist in South Holland, located next to a winding watercourse with meadows and a few houses.

windmillcanalroad

Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Schoonhoven town centre aerial

Aerial view of Schoonhoven town centre, South Holland, showing a church tower above rows of houses and a canal running through the centre.

Schoonhoventown centrecanal

Schoonhoven, South Holland, Netherlands

Ferries at Veerdienst Schoonhoven

The yellow ferries of Veerdienst Schoonhoven are moored at the quay in Schoonhoven on the river Lek. A smaller motorboat sails past the ferries on the river.

schoonhoventerrace / parking lotferry

Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland

Castle Salentijn near Nijkerk

Landgoed Salentein near Nijkerk is a white manor house with two round corner towers at a bend in a pond, surrounded by trees and a gravel driveway. The building has a castle-like silhouette due to the corner towers and visible battlements.

country estatetowerspond

Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands

Harbour quay at Spuiplein Spakenburg

Harbour quay at the Spuiplein in Spakenburg (Bunschoten), with moored traditional wooden botters and cozy terraces along the quay. Along the promenade you see walkers and cyclists enjoying the historic harbour scene.

spakenburgsailboatsquay

Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Netherlands

Wooden sailing boats in Spakenburg

Wooden sailing boats are moored in the harbour of Bunschoten-Spakenburg. Slipways and shipyard buildings line the quay.

wooden boatsharborquay

Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands

Kasteel De Vanenburg, Putten

Kasteel De Vanenburg in Putten: a moated 17th-century manor house on an island with a symmetrical, star-shaped ornamental garden on the forecourt, flanked by two classical outbuildings.

formal gardenmanor houseformal ornamental garden

Bled, Slovenia

Blejski grad above Lake Bled

Blejski grad in Bled, Slovenia, overlooks the turquoise Lake Bled with a few rowboats on the water.

Blejski gradLake BledBled

Bled, Slovenia

Bled Castle at Lake Bled

Bled Castle rises above Lake Bled, with the island and its church in the middle of the turquoise water.

Bled CastleLake Bledisland church

Haarzuilens, Utrecht, Netherlands

Kasteel de Haar near Haarzuilens

Kasteel de Haar in Haarzuilens (Utrecht) with visitors at the stately main entrance. The castle lies amid a spacious park garden.

kasteel de haarhaarzuilenscastle

Bodegraven, South Holland, Netherlands

Phoenix building on the Oude Rijn

The Phoenix in Bodegraven, on the Oude Rijn, is a distinctive former warehouse with a tall factory chimney. The building stands directly on the quay, with moored boats and terraced houses along the waterfront.

BodegravenOude RijnPhoenix

Bodegraven, South Holland, Netherlands

Drawbridge Rijnbrug at Oude Rijn, Bodegraven

Rijnbrug, a drawbridge over the Oude Rijn in Bodegraven, with a narrow carriageway and space for pedestrians and cyclists along the canal. Terraced houses on the quay and passing cyclists and pedestrians give the town front a lively character.

drawbridgeOude RijnBodegraven

Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

Fort Wierickerschans with moats near Bodegraven

Fort Wierickerschans in Bodegraven is a square, bastion-shaped sconce surrounded by moats. The entrance leads via a short footbridge over the fort moat to the driveway.

moatbridgepolder