16/09/2016

Exploring Places LXV: Buurmalsen, the Netherlands

Postcard 49 comes from Buurmalsen!

Buurmalsen aerial view
WHERE IS BUURMALSEN?
Buurmalsen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen, in the central eastern part of the country.

Location of Buurmalsen. Wikimedia commons
The capital, and largest city, is Arnhem; but the two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn.

GELDERLAND IS FAMOUS FOR...
·         its dragon legend
Flag of Limburg
·         the HogeVeluwe National Park

Red deer in Hogeveluwe National Park
PLACES TO VISIT
The Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo

Kröller -Müller Museum
The Museum was established in 1938 and was named after its founder, Helene Kröller-Müller, a Germanwife of the Dutch industrialist Anton Müller.
The Kröller-Müller Museum should not missed, not only because of its invaluable collection of modern art, which includes several works by Van Gogh an Mondrian and interesting modern sculpture garden, but also because of its park
The HogeVeluwe National Park


The park covers 5,500 hectares of woodland, heath, grasslands and shifting sands, and is the natural habitat for deer, moeflon and wild boar. On foot or on one of the free White Bicycles, you are free to roam around in nature, to naturally arrive at the museum, the finest treasure-house the Netherlands has to its name. The free White Bicycles (1,800 in total) are stationed at the three entrances to the park, at the visitors’ centre and at the museum.

Royal Palace Het Loo

Royal Palace Het Loo
Stadtholder William III had Het Loo Palace built on the Royal Estate Het Loo as early as 1685. It served as the royal family’s summer residence for a long time, but has been converted into a magnificent museum since 1984. The palace’s decorations alone are worth a visit, and the gardens are absolutely stunning.
The Netherlands Open Air Museum

The Netherlands Open Air Museum
The Netherlands Open Air Museum in Arnhem features eighty historic houses, farms and windmills. The museum has been designed to create a highly realistic impression of daily life for the average Dutchman over the past few centuries.

LIFESTYLE
Gelderland is a very peaceful province with lots of lovely villages like Buurmalsen. This province is full of amazing places and views.

Sources:
·         http://krollermuller.nl/visit
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