marianne's travel recommendations

Zandvoort aan Zee is Amsterdam's seaside town and only 12 km away. It offers miles of sandy beaches and a very cold North Sea. Even in the height of summer the sea water is 20° at most. Wooden pavilions line the seashore. Restaurants and outdoor terraces with sunbeds and umbrellas wait in line for sun lovers. Admission is free as long as you buy drinks and food. A 20-min walk to the south (keep the sea on your right hand) is the nudist part of the beach often very crowded, in spite of the fact that this is the largest of such beaches in the Netherlands. And yes, you will be noticed if you wear your clothes. Restaurants in Zandvoort centre near Raadhuisplein are more upmarket than those on the beach. Kerkstraat and Haltestraat are two streets packed with with small cafés and restaurants. Trains 30 mins from Amsterdam Centraal Station. (Trains leave at 15 and 45 mins past the hour from platform 2A)

Address: Seaside Promanade Zandvoort Noord-Holland Netherlands Phone: + 000.000.0000 Price: budget