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Loosdrecht works well as a base: 5 minutes from Kortenhoef, 12km from Kasteel de Haar.
Loosdrecht is in North Holland, Netherlands, with about 8,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kortenhoef, about 4 km away.
Loosdrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːzdrɛxt]) is a town in the municipality of Wijdemeren, North Holland, the Netherlands, with a population of about 8,600 inhabitants.
Loosdrecht consists of two small villages: Nieuw-Loosdrecht and Oud-Loosdrecht. Nieuw Loosdrecht covers a small area densely populated;Read more
Oud-Loosdrecht consists mainly of lakeside villas. Until 2002 Loosdrecht was a separate municipality in the province of Utrecht, covering the villages of Oud-Loosdrecht and Nieuw-Loosdrecht, and the hamlets of Breukeleveen and Muyeveld.
Loosdrecht is known for its lakes, the Loosdrechtse Plassen, which thousands of tourists visit every year. The lakes are a hotspot for the well-to-do, with several exclusive yachting clubs and restaurants lining the shores. Smaller boats can visit the Vuntus and other quieter lakes on the northern side of Loosdrecht, connected to the main lakes through a small underpass.
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Within an hour or so of Loosdrecht: Naarden-Vesting (11 km), Kasteel de Haar (12 km), Muiderslot (13 km), Dom Tower of Utrecht (15 km).
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Loosdrecht is in North Holland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Kortenhoef.
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landmark
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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
castle
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
12 km · about 25 min drive
castle
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
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
15 km · about 25 min drive
museum
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.
16 km · about 30 min drive
museum
The world's largest collection of Van Gogh's works with over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 700 letters in Amsterdam.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
The Netherlands' national museum showcasing 800 years of Dutch art and history, including Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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