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A collection of links on the Netherlands, its history and culture, what to discover, and how. With a special focus on the relatively rural region just outside and southeast of Amsterdam.
Links to sites that are (partly) in English, unless mentioned otherwise. This page deals with the small town Muiden. Sailing ships and medieval castle.
Muiden

Muiden

  • www.muiderslot.nl  : on medieval Muiderslot-castle and gardens.
  • www.pampus.nl  : fort island, ferry from Muiden (Dutch, with English resume).
  • www.muidercompagnie.nl  : chartering traditional historic sailing ships of the type dating from the late 1800s.
  • www.muidenmaritiem.nl  : suggestions for trips on traditional ships, and other things to do from port of Muiden.
  • www.omekomuiden.nl  : Café Ome Ko. One of the many pubs and eating places around the old sea locks (1674) in the centre of Muiden. Ome Ko (Uncle Co) is probably the oldest one (since 1810).
  • www.stelling-amsterdam.nl : Amsterdam, as a major trading city and capital, was protected by a city wall since the 15th century. Later by several lines of defence consisting of earthworks. The last line, build between about 1885 and 1914, is mostly intact: the Defence Line of Amsterdam. Its defensive works are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
  • www.hollandsewaterlinie.nl : The Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie was a military line of defence that extended from the former Zuiderzee near Muiden to the Biesbosch (in the south of Holland). The line was established as a protective ring approximately 85 km long and 3-5 km wide. Weesp and Muiden are the only towns in Holland that are part of both defence lines.
  • www.radarstation.nl : in the Second World War, the Germans build a very secret radar station between Weesp and Muiden. One of the first radars in the world. Remains can still be seen in the fields ; working and outline explained.
  • www.watermelody.nl  : tours in small old motor barge on (northern part of) river Vecht. (In Dutch)
  • There are many other ships in Muiden and Weesp that offer a wide range of arrangements.
    For more websites search : muiden , "bruine vloot" , zeilen , zeilcharter , zeilvloot .

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