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Fort Bourtange

Fort Bourtange is a centuries old star shaped fortress with star shaped moats originally meant to protect the road from Germany to the city Groningen. The founder of the Netherlands, William of Orange, ordered to build this fortress to cut the lines between Groningen and Germany. Despite several attacks the fortress was never taken by a foreign power. These days it functions as a tourist attraction of historic value with several museums and occasional historical reenactments.

Location: Bourtange

Category: Places around and near Amsterdam

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Amsterdam

Perfect destination for: Enjoying museums and touring canals, fashion shopping, partying, smoking the green stuff, exploring the Netherlands.

Location: Amsterdam is the capital of The Netherlands. It’s a West-European country next to Germany and the UK.

Nearby: It’s very close to cities such as The Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht. If you take the high-speed train it takes about 3 hours to be in Paris.

Large events: Kingsday and the Canal Parade!

Currency: The Euro.

Where to stay: We made a list of the best hotels in Amsterdam.

Famous for: Tulips, windmills, canals, famous painters such as Rembrandt and Van Gogh, cheese, stroopwafels, clogs, heineken beer, famous DJs, liberal laws.