Historic cities & Museums
In the vicinity of Heiloo, you’ll find several beautiful historic cities.
For instance, the traditional Dutch cities of Volendam, Marken, Edam, Hoorn, Medemblik, Enkhuizen, Schagen, and of course, Alkmaar and Amsterdam.
Amsterdam - Rijksmuseum, NEMO, Anne Frank house, Artis, EYE Film Instituut, Madame Tussauds, van Gogh museum, Scheepvaartmuseum, Frans Hals museum, Royal Palace, City Museum, Tropenmuseum
Zaandam - Zaanse Schans with its windmills, cheese factory and the original store of Albert Heijn.
Volendam - old fishing port with lively waterfront
Edam – historic town, famous for its Edam Cheese
Marken – situated in the Markermeer connected to the mainland through an embankment.
Hoorn – The cozy city center and the famous steam tram Bello that will take you to Medemblik or vice versa
Lisse - Keukenhof
Schagen: Schagen Castle, and in July and August, each Thursday the West Frisian folklore parade
Alkmaar – City Museum, Beer Museum, Cheese Museum, Cheese Market
Broek op Langedijk - Broekerveiling, Museum "Zo was t" (That’s what it was like)
Limmen - Hortus Bulborum
Egmond - Museum of Egmond and Egmond Castle
Bergen aan Zee - Sea Aquarium