Visit Friesland: a unique province in the Netherlands
Discover Leeuwarden and Friesland! You can find inspiration for your holiday, day trip or weekend away here. Whether you are looking for culture, love the Wadden Sea or the forests, or want to visit the eleven cities. Friesland has what you need to recharge and enjoy.
Discover our highlights
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eleven cities
eleven cities
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cultural delight
cultural delight
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water
water
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wadden islands
wadden islands
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routes
routes
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11fountains
Eleven internationally renowned artists graced the eleven cultural-historic cities of Friesland with unique waterworks. Fog, ice, steam, sea water... Each city their own story. Discover the eleven fountains during your own Eleven Cities Tour. No ice required.
Tips from journalists and bloggers
Forget the skates. Visit the 11 cities of Friesland at any time of the year
Forget the skates. Visit the 11 cities of Friesland at any time of the year
'' The 11 cities of Friesland very occasionally host a gruelling 200 kilometre skating race – if temperatures dip below zero for long enough, and just recently a swimming marathon. But you can also travel the famous route by bike, by boat, on horseback, on foot… however you like.''
Source: Dutchnews.nl
Friesland Travel
Friesland Travel
''This unspoilt northerly province is the spot to take your foot off the pedal and go slow, Friesian-style, amid raw coastal nature and a profusion of namesake black-and-white cows.''
Source: Lonely Planet
Things to do in Friesland
Things to do in Friesland
''The province of Friesland is unlike any of the other 11 provinces in the Netherlands. Over the years Friesland has enjoyed relative autonomy, resulting in a strong cultural identity, and in recent years a renewed drive to preserve the Frisian language and Folklore.''
Source: Veggiewayfarer.com