The pride of Holland

Cheese, windmills, polders, tulips and Delft Blue. Charming historical towns with canals and fine buildings. This is the typical image of the Netherlands which foreigners have in their minds. All of these typically Dutch elements can be found in Zuid-Holland at a short distance from each other.

Charming historical towns

The cities of Delft, Dordrecht, Gouda, Leiden and Schiedam still exude the atmosphere of the seventeenth century.
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Multi-coloured bulb fields

The region between Lisse and Noordwijk is known as the Netherlands’ bulb area.
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Land of windmills

The Netherlands has been known nationally and internationally for its windmills since as early as the 15th century.
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Water-abundant region

With its landscape of polders, dikes, canals and rivers, the province of Zuid-Holland is the most water-abundant region of the Netherlands.
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Combating water

The Netherlands has earned international repute for its expertise and experience in water management.
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