Utrecht - Surroundings

Around Utrecht is a beautiful and fertile region traversed by the arms of the Rhine and by canals, with many country houses and parks. The city is linked by good roads with surrounding towns and villages including Haarzuilens (5km/3mi northwest) with its fine castle, De Bilt (with the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute), Bilthoven (8km/5mi northeast), Zeist, Driebergen and Doorn, and with towns in the Gooi such as Hilversum (16km/10mi north) and Bussum (22km/14mi north).