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Friesland Attractions

Provincial capital: Leeuwarden

(land area 336,000 hectares/840,000

The province of Friesland in the northeastern Netherlands is ringed on the west and north by the Waddeneilanden or West Frisian Islands, which are continued to the east by the (German) East Frisian Islands.
Picture of West Frisian Islands
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Some of the main attractions in the West Frisian Islands are the beaches of Texel, as well as the nature reserves which attract thousands of seabirds.
Arum - Rock n Roll Museum
Rock n roll memorabilia from the 50's and 60's.
Address
Rock 'n Roll Museum
van Camminghaweg 28-30
Arum, Friesland 8822 WD
Netherlands
Hours
April 1 to May 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed13:0013:00
Close 17:0017:00
June 1 to June 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosed13:0013:0013:00
Close 17:0017:0017:00
July 1 to September 9
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosed13:0013:0013:0013:0013:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Tips
September through March - call for times.
Friesland Terp Villages
Originally the characteristic form of settlement in Friesland was the terp village, in which the houses, with their typical pyramidal roofs, were tightly packed together on a mound (terp), usually man-made, which gave them protection against flooding in the event of a storm tide or a breach in the dikes. Few of these terp villages are to be seen today: they have mostly given place to scattered settlements which have the advantage that the farmhouses are nearer their fields.
Gaasterland
On the south coast of Friesland lies the Gaasterland area, built up on a core of old sandy soil. From the steeply scarped coast at Mirns and Oudemirdum there are fine views of the IJsselmeer.
Heringastate (Poptaslot)
Heringastate / Poptaslot is a 17th C. manor house featuring period rooms, portraits and traditionally styled furniture. Of special interest is the box bed with a drawer where children used to sleep.
Address
Heringa State
Poptaslot
Slotleane 1
Marssum, Friesland 9034 HM
www.poptaslot.nl
Hours
July 1 to August 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open11:0011:0011:0011:0011:0011:00Closed
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Tips
April, May, June, September, and October, visit by appointment only.
Guides
Interpretive sessions sometimes available.
Ljouwert - Frysk Letterkundich Museum
The Institute is for and about Frisian readers and writers. Visitors can pour through the newspaper clippings, biographical and bibliographical material.
Address
Frysk Letterkundich Museum
Box 2637
Ljouwert, Friesland 8901 AC
Netherlands
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open13:009:009:009:009:009:00Closed
Close17:0021:0021:0017:0017:0013:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Dutch National Day (April 30)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Pentecost Monday (Whit Monday) - Christian (May 28)
Easter Monday - Christian (Apr 09)
Ascension Thursday - Christian (May 17)
Museum Joure
Museum Joure is dedicated to coffee, tea and

tobacco.
Address
Museum Joure
Geelgietersstraat 1-11
De Witte Os, Midstraat 97
Joure, Friesland 8500 AB
Netherlands
Hours
May 1 to October 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0014:0014:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
November 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed14:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00 17:00
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Read More Schiermonnikoog
(West Frisian Islands)
Read More Texel
(West Frisian Islands)
Read More Vlieland
(West Frisian Islands)
Western Natural Region
Friesland consists of two different natural regions. In the west of Friesland there are great expanses of fens, partly (along the North Sea coast) reclaimed from the sea and partly (farther inland) in areas once occupied by freshwater lakes. In the Frisian lake district, a popular recreation and holiday area for water sports enthusiasts near the town of Sneek, there are still many remnants of these lakes.
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