Netherlands

Picturesque Golden Age canals, premier league art, cosy cafés, and liberal urban living combine to make Amsterdam one of Europe’s most vibrant capitals.

From pea soup to apple pie, Dutch gin to gouda cheese, we asked Amsterdam specialist Jennifer Ceaser to select the best traditional Dutch foods and flavours you must try while you’re in the Netherlands.

World-leading art museum packed with Dutch Golden Age masterpieces, showcasing the finest works of Rembrandt, Hals and Vermeer. Over 8,000 exhibits are displayed in 80 rooms trace 800 years of Dutch art and culture.

Explore the castles, vineyards and vestiges of the Roman empire from the comfort of a cruise ship on Europe’s busiest river.

This 44-mile drive or cycle takes you through some of the Netherland’s most spectacular tulip fields. Beguiling, colour-rich fields of tulips as far as the eye can see, peppered with iconic windmills.

Sedate and enjoyable tours (with audio commentary) are a great way to see the city and to learn some of its secrets.

The world’s largest collection of works by post-Impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh – including over 200 paintings and 400 drawings.

Amsterdam’s world-class art museums traces the rich artistic heritage of the Netherlands, from the Golden Age to the present day.

The canal-house annexe – now a moving museum – is where Anne Frank hid and wrote her world-famous diary. It’s a poignant, moving experience, and an Amsterdam must-see.

A 17th-century old people’s that is now the overseas outpost for St Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum. Lavish, must-see exhibitions of exquisite treasures selected from the Hermitage’s vast collections.