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Blaricum

North Holland, Netherlands · Europe

About Blaricum

Blaricum works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bussum, 13km from Muiderslot.

Blaricum is in North Holland, Netherlands, with about 5,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bussum, about 5 km away.

Blaricum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈblaːrikʏm] ) is a municipality and village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. It is part of the region of Gooiland and part of the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam. It is known for its many monumental farm buildings, local cafes and restaurants, nature, several annual

Read more community events, and extensive up-market residential areas. According to statistics published by the Dutch land registry office in February 2011, Blaricum was the most expensive location to purchase a house in the Netherlands. The average home in Blaricum cost €800,000, an increase of 12% on the previous year. In 2025, this price had risen to an average of €1,100,000 and it again became the most expensive municipality, dethroning Laren. Blaricum is a popular residence of many Dutch celebrities, including Rene Froger, Anita Meijer, Paul de Leeuw, Dennis Bergkamp, Gordon, Jerney Kaagman, John de Mol, Anita Witzier and Marco Borsato.

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What is there to see near Blaricum?

Within an hour or so of Blaricum: Naarden-Vesting (6 km), Muiderslot (13 km), Dom Tower of Utrecht (22 km), Rietveld Schröder House (22 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.

Where is Blaricum?

Blaricum is in North Holland, Netherlands, about 5 km from Bussum.

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Quick Information

Population
5,060
Continent
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Region
North Holland
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
52.2725, 5.2417

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Netherlands

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Non-emergency police
0900-8844
Driving side
right

Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.

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Worth the detour from Blaricum

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Naarden-Vesting

The best-preserved star fortification town in Europe, a double-moated six-pointed star of 17th-century ramparts enclosing a grid of gabled streets, 25 minutes from Amsterdam yet ignored by most itineraries.

6 km · about 10 min drive

castle

Muiderslot

A moated red-brick medieval fortress at the mouth of the Vecht, one of the best-preserved castles in the Netherlands.

13 km · about 25 min drive

cathedral

Dom Tower of Utrecht

The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.

22 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Rietveld Schröder House

Gerrit Rietveld's radical 1924 Utrecht house, the purest built statement of De Stijl with its sliding walls and Mondrian palette: UNESCO-listed and visitable on pre-booked tours.

22 km · about 25 min drive

photogenic

Marken

Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.

23 km · about 25 min drive

castle

Kasteel de Haar

The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.

24 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Amsterdam Canal Ring

UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.

25 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Artis Royal Zoo

The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, combining a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden.

25 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Blaricum

3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.

  • 42 kmHoutribdijkA 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
  • 65 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.

Driving in Netherlands

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€2.04/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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Laren

🇳🇱 Netherlands

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Huizen

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5 km awayPop. 31,334

Naarden

🇳🇱 Netherlands

6 km awayPop. 17,115

Hilversum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

7 km awayPop. 83,640

Baarn

🇳🇱 Netherlands

7 km awayPop. 24,584

Kerkelanden

🇳🇱 Netherlands

9 km awayPop. 5,655

Soestdijk

🇳🇱 Netherlands

10 km awayPop. 4,780

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