8 July 2015 by Annemiek
Have you rented a holiday home in Friesland soon? After a day on the water or a wonderful bike ride through the Frisian landscape, a visit to a cozy fair or annual market is a nice end to the day. In Friesland, lively markets are organized in many places in the summer months. Here you […]
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Enjoy swimming in safe and clean water. This is possible in water-rich Friesland in many public places. The province has designated no fewer than 49 places in Friesland as swimming locations. Here you can cool off on a hot summer’s day and the quality of the water is checked every two weeks. You can read […]
3 July 2015 by Annemiek
A barge in Frisian is a skûtsje. It is also the name of an originally wooden Frisian tjalk that was built for freight transport on the Frisian inland waterways. A skûtsje is always built in Friesland and no longer than 20 meters. Due to the slender construction, the ships could sail extra quickly and manoeuvrably […]