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Haarlem Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Old Town Gate Old Town Gate John Musgrove Not only has this 900-year-old town an historic center full of beautiful medieval houses, a 13th-century city hall and the oldest museum of the Netherlands, the Teylers Museum http://www.teylersmuseum.nl (science technology and Dutch art), but it is also the home town of the author. The main square, called de Grote Markt, is on mondays and saturdays still home of a very lively market, where one can buy flowers, textiles and those delicious stroopwafels (A delicious molasses wafer) and much more...yes I almost forgot the fresh herring! If that's not enough to satisfy your appetite, you can continue with the Nieuwe Kerk, the Frans Hals Museum (Dutch Masters) and the St. Bavo church. Not only has Haarlem itself lots to offer, it also makes a nice stop on your way to Zandvoort, the beach resort closest to Amsterdam. About the inhabitants (the Haarlemmers) themselves: compared to nearby "Amsterdammers' they have the reputation of being a bit less open and more formal. That being said: a lot of Amsterdammers move to Haarlem because of the cheaper houses, so that should be changing. The very best views of the city are found from the roof of the 7 story department store - the cafeteria is wonderful and the views are spectacular. ______Sights Edit This Haarlem has a very cute old center, with a few nice canals, narrow streets, one of the oldest city woods in the Netherlands, where you go for nice walks. Contributors December 21, 2007 change by marianne [Add Sight] Red Light district Edit This The Begijnehof, close to the Grote Markt is the cutest red light district of the Netherlands. The atmosphere is cozy and it is not scary at all to walk around. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Coorie ten Boom house Edit This As many Americans (but few Dutch) know, Haarlem is also home to Corrie Ten Boom (popularized by The Hiding Place, an inspirational book and movie about the Ten Boom family's experience hiding Jews from the Nazis). The Ten Boom House, at Barteljorisstraat 19, is open for 45-minute English tours (donation requested; Tuesday-Friday 10:00-16:00, Saturday until 15:30; November through April 11:00-15:00 Monday-Saturday; only one tour/day off-season; tel. 023/531-0823). Some of the guides do more preaching than teaching. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] St. Bavo Edit This The St. Bavo or Oude Kerk is located on the Grote Markt. You'll see (and maybe hear) Holland's greatest pipe organ (regular free concerts mid-May through mid-October on Tuesdays at 20:15 and additional concerts in July-August on Thursdays at 15:00; confirm schedule at TI). The church is open and worth a look, if only to see its Oz-like organ. To enter the church, look for the small entrance marked "Entree" behind the church, kitty-corner from La Plume restaurant. (There is a handy public WC in the east end of the church.) type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] openingHours: Mon-Sat 10:00-16:00, Sundays closed url: www.bavo.nl ________History Edit This Haarlem Haarlem C Sharkey Haarlem is a relative old city in Holland. First settled in the tenth century, it was called Harulahem, meaning something as the place build on sand. Back then, Holland was far more watery then it is now and Haarlem was positioned on a strategic place between mores and streams that would someday form the haarlemmermeer, now a polder. From the eleventh century till the thirteenth century, Haarlem was the seat of Government of the graaf (duke) of Holland. Haarlemn got City rights in 1245 and is after Dordrecht the oldest city in Holland proper. In these times the mythical war between Amsterdam and Haarlem is placed, that is described by Vondel in his Gijsbrechts, losely based on the battle of Troy. When the Dutch rose against the Spansish, Haarlem took the site of the Geuzen. After a month like siege, the city fell to the Spanish in 1573. Over 2000 civilians, soldiers and protestant clergy where drowned in the Spaarne. In the seventeenth century, Haarlem became a center of Art, with painters like Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Philps Wouverman, Adriaen van Ostade and the architect Lieven de Key, who build a lot of buildings here. As metropole Haarlem had since long lost its leading role to Amsterdam. During the French occupation, it was briefly the capital of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but this could not stop its relative decline. Because Haarlem missed out on most of the industrial innovations of the 19th and 20th centuries, it kept a lot of character and is a very nice city to walk around and spent some time. _________Practical Information Edit This If you are in Amsterdam, take a train. They leave approx. every 15 min., and it takes about 20 min. to get there. Once in Haarlem it is easy to see all the important sights on foot. No need to get back to Amsterdam for dinner, Haarlem has an extremely high concentration of nice restaurants! _________Museums Edit This Haarlem does maybe not have as many important museums as Amsterdam, but it does have a fair share. [Add Museum] Teyler Museum Edit This The Teyler museum is one of the oldest museums in the Netherlands and started out as collection of Pieter Teyler a rich trader in Silk. He was very much interested in Art and Sciences and collected to give average people a chance to marvel at the miracles of modern science. After his death, he left his estate to further this mission. The museum shows these early examples of science in action, all set in a very 18th century athmosphere. In a way it is more a museum about museums then a museum about science, but the exhibits are excellent. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Frans Hals Museum Edit This Frans Hals museum has a very good collection of paintings from the 17-th century. Haarlem born painter Frans Hals has a prominent place (and deserves it). (Monday-Saturday 11:00-17:00, Sunday 13:00-17:00, tel. 023/516-4200). type: general World66 rating: [rate it] ___________Nightlife and Entertainment Edit This The Toneelschuur offers plays and art-movies, the Philharmonie offers a stage for classical music, the Patronaat for modern music. The Stadsschouwburg (for plays also) is currently (2007) being renovated. You can choose from three mainstream cinema's (one with different theatres). There are plenty of pubs (or café's as they are called in Holland). In the summer going to Bloemendaal Beach (nearby on the coast) is one of the hottest spots to be if you're young, don't mind loud music, and a lot of almost naked 'tight bodies' around. Check out the VVV (near the Central Station) to find out about special occasions. The Haarlem Red light district (near the Toneelschuur and the Philharmonie) is very small. If you like this kind of stuff: you can get a train to Amsterdam from Haarlem for about 5 euros and find much more variety there within 30 minutes. Contributors February 21, 2007 change by macspertise (2 points) [Add Entertainment place] Wilson's Edit This This smallish gay bar with small dance floor forms the centre of the gay scene in Haarlem. Very friendly people, clientele ranges between 16 and 160. type: Gay and Lesbian World66 rating: [rate it] ClosingTime: see website tel: see website url: www.wilsons.nl address: Gedempte Raamgracht 78 email: see website ________Bars and Cafes Edit This Proeflokaal de Blauwe Druif Proeflokaal de Blauwe Druif Dave M. Browne Most of the pubs of Haarlem are located on or near the Grote Markt, in the center of town. A few of the ones on the Grote Markt have terraces where you can sit outside and enjoy the sight of the St.Bavo, the old city hall and the people walking by. [Add Bar] De blauwe druif Edit This Proeflokaal de Blauwe Druif Proeflokaal de Blauwe Druif photo by: Dave M. Browne In former days the inhabitants of Haarlem did not have shops to buy liquor, as a supermarket or licensed victualler's shop, in these days you went to a so called "proeflokaal". Here people could taste (the Dutch word is proeven or proef) the liquor or wine they wanted to buy. Nowadays these locals are pubs, while the interior is still the same as 100 years ago. Here people meet from all ranks, the business men, the carpenter and even the local politicians. You can drink a beer or whatever you like and talk the day away. The Proeflokaal De Blauwe Druif is the most famous more.. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Cafe 1900 Edit This photo Café 1900 is one of the most popualr places in the center. Address: Barteljorisstraat 10ZW, 2011 RB Haarlem Tel. 023 - 5318283 type: general World66 rating: [rate it] tel: 0226312885 zipcode: marianne@jk.nl Cafe van Gunsteren Edit This Just the place to be! World66 rating: [rate it] address: Breestraat ___________Things to do Edit This photo For those who follow the "Holocaust" and the history of the war etc, you might have come across one of the families who hid Jews from the Gestapo. This family lived in Haarlem, and owned and ran a clock/watch shop there. Thier family name was Ten Boom and you can go into thier home, now a museum and see, "The Hiding Place". [Add Activity] Shopping! Edit This For years Haarlem has been voted as the favorite shopping city in the Netherlands. It has the highest diversity of shops in Holland, from the mainstream big names to the very specialized shops. type: Other World66 rating: [rate it] Touring the dunes Edit This Nearby (10 minutes by bike from Haarlem) you'll find the National Park De Kennemerduinen along the coast. There are entrances everywhere, but probably the easiest ones to find are on the Zeeweg (the road from Haarlem/Bloemendaal to Zandvoort (the beach!). Definitely worth a visit! You'll be amazed that such a stretch of nature can be found here. type: Cycling World66 rating: [rate it]