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Holidays in Brabant  -  Travel information Brabant.

Dutch Brabant, a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, the province of Limburg in the east and the province of Zealand in the west.

Regions in Brabant : Brabantse Kempen, de Peel, Land of Cuijk, Groene Driehoek [ the green triangle ], Brabantse Meijerij, Land of Heusden and Altena.

Cities in Brabant : Breda, Eindhoven, Helmond, Hilvarenbeek, Kaatsheuvel, Oirschot, Oisterwijk, Oosterhout, Oss, Roosendaal, 's-Hertogenbosch, Valkenswaard, Waalwijk, 

Capital City of Dutch Brabant : Den Bosch


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, travel agents, travel guides, transportation / traveling to north brabant

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Camping & Caravanning Brabant

 Stadscamping  -  Bosweelde, 5 km from Breda [ city camping ]
 Eurocampings  -  ACSI Camping Guide

Car Hire Brabant

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

More rental Companies? See Page Car Rentals

Holiday Homes / Apartments

 Euro Relais  -  Holiday Cottages
Charming villa or mill? Country cottage, mansion or farmhouse? Discover our special holiday homes all over Europe and book online!
Cotages in Gemert, Herpen, Hoogerheide, Lage Mierde, Oirschot, Someren, Uden, Ulicoten, Westelbeers, and more.

 Bungalow.net  -  Holiday homes Netherlands 

   - Discover the Province of Brabant from the comfort of your own holiday park, apartment or villa
A self-catering holiday in one of Hoseasons' holiday lodges and parks brings a new meaning to the word freedom. From the moment you arrive you can revel in the limitless possibilities offered at every resort centre.
And with late availability and last minute booking facilities, you'll soon be experiencing the holiday of your dreams. Enjoy a weekend or short break in beautiful countryside, at some of Europe's finest beaches or forest surroundings.

 Roompot Vakanties  -  De Katjeskelder in Oosterhout and Weerterbergen in Weert

See also the Page Holiday Homes

Hostels/ Budget Accommodations

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Stayok  -  Bergen op Zoom, Chaam and Valkenswaard

 TFTHostels  -  Seach all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

Hotels Brabant

 Hotels in Brabant  -  Hotel Guide Brabant
Hotels in Eindhoven, Breda, Tilburg, Den Bosch, Waalwijk, Kaatsheuvel, Bergen op Zoom, Etten-Leur, Oisterwijk, Roosendaal, Deurne, Nuland, and ...

 Bastion Hotels  -  Breda, Roosendaal en Tilburg
Bastion Hotels is a Dutch hotel chain with 28 hotels throughout the country. The hotels are easy to reach by car, and are often located just off the main through routes. Each hotel offers ample free parking space.

   
Breda, Eindhoven, Nijmegen, and more

 

National Parks

 National Park The Biesbosch
On the border between the provinces of Noord Brabant and Zuid Holland lies De Biesbosch National Park. It is one of the largest and most valuable nature reserves in our country, with an area of 7,100 hectares. It is one of the last remaining areas in Europe with freshwater tides. The area contains large rivers and creaks, marshy woodland, serge grasslands, vegetated strands and grasslands. Flora and fauna is extremely varied and, especially for birds, the Biesbosch has always played an important role internationally as a rest-, forage- and nesting ground.
The Biesbosch is also famous for the beavers, which were successfully re-introduced to the area ten years ago. The population has grown since then to almost eighty specimens. Although the Biesbosch is almost exclusively accessible by water, (there are only a few places with access by land) almost a half million tourists visit each year. Many of these visitors enter the national park via one of the two visitor's centres or with a touring boat from one of several boat companies. Apart from this it is mainly the watersportsmen who like to visit the park at their own opportunity.
 National Park Loonse and Drunense Dunes - between Tilburg, Waalwijk and Den Bosch
This national park consists of the dunes of Loon and Drunen and De Brand. De Loonse en Drunense Duinen is the largest area of shifting sands in western Europe. It is not only unique because of it's size but also because of the actively shifting sands which results in an ever-changing landscape.
To the south of the shifting sands lies De Brand. This nature reserve is one of the last remnants of the marshy-woodland landscape of Brabant: wet marsh woods with reed vegetation and grasslands. Because of this variety the national park plays an important role in the diversity of our country's flora and fauna.
More than one million tourists visit the area annually. Excursions are held often and there are walks, cycling and mountain-bike routes and horseriding.
 National Park De Groote Peel
De Groote Peel National Park lies on the border between the provinces of Noord Brabant and Limburg. This peat bog, with an area of 1,400 hectares, is known mainly for it's wide variety of birds. Ninety five different sorts nest here and more than two hundred and fifty sorts have been spotted here over the past hundred years. It's also an important area for unusual dragonflies and butterflies. There is a new visitor's centre, Mijl op Zeven, which has been built completely ecologically and is very impressive architecturally.
The area is most suitable for walks whereby one may find several 'corduroy roads' and a birdwatcher's hut and route.
 Border Park De Zoom Kalmhoutse Heide
The border-park De Zoom-Kalmthoutse Heide unlimited nature area with numerous fens, heathlands, inland dunes and vast woodlands. It is an area with rare environmental values and of some natural and cultural historic importance.
The Dutch border cuts through the area in several places and the land-ownership is very diverse: nature -reserves under management of Dutch and Flemish governments, large privately-owned estates, small-scale farmlands and scattered small woodlands of varied ownership. De Grenspark is approximately 4,000 hectares in total.
A management plan has been formed in which desired goals are described until 2015. The park has been named in the context of the Benelux agreement with regard to conservation and preservation of it's landscape.

Travel Agents / Tour Operator

    -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car

 Visit Holland  -  Eindhoven, City of Lights
Despite being one of the Netherlands' oldest habitations, Eindhoven has transformed itself into one of the leading technological cities in Europe. It prides itself in being a centre for design and creativity.
 Abercrombie & Kent  -  Canal & River Cruising



 Farm Holidays in the Netherlands  -  Hoeve-Logies Nederland 
Dutch Farm Holiday Bureau has organized farmers, growers and citizens-owners of caracteristique farms. Every farm-owner gives you a friendly and special welcome. Guests from abroad may smell the rural hospitality and enjoy the surroundings. Bed and breakfast with linen included, lunch and dinner outdoors.

Travel Guides Brabant / Related books

Travel Guides Netherlands [ Amazon.co.uk ]

Holland Insight Compact Guide (Insight Compact Guides S.) 

Transport / How do I travel to North Brabant

 Eindhoven Airport  -  Welschap Airport

  Opodo  -   
Flight tickets to the Netherlands, Flight tickets Amsterdam, Flight tickets Rotterdam, Flight tickets Eindhoven Airport, Flight tickets Maastricht Airport.

  KLM UK  

 

   
From London Luton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

 
Book cheap flights to Holland at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

Singapore Airlines  -  Direct flights from London to Amsterdam

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights 

DFDS Seaways
Newcastle - IJmuiden / Amsterdam [ visiting Amsterdam, Gouda, Haarlem, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and more ]

  - Hull to Rotterdam
P&O Ferries is one of the most well known and trusted brands. Wherever you are travelling to, on holiday or on business, P&O Ferries offers a wide range of routes.

  Norfolk Line
Ferries to France from Dover ( cross-channel ferry ).

   - Eurolines - coach line to the most important cities

 NS Domestic - Dutch Railways - Journey Planner, Ticket Information, Station Facilities

 9292ov - Public Transport in the Netherlands [ dutch only ]

 Get me there - Toyota service
Traffic Monitor, Route Planner, Weather Map, Weather Forecast, Destination Guide, Location Manager
 RAC European Route Planner - Plan routes for the UK and Europe

 BBA - public bus transport in North Brabant

 Maps International - Maps of the Netherlands
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.


Links 

 Travel Insurance

 Tourism Brabant

 's-Hertogenbosch - capital city Noord-Brabant

 Brabantse Meijerij
 De Groene Driehoek -
 Kempen en De Peel -  accommodations, attractions, to see and events
 Land van Cuijk -  northeastern part of Brabant
 Land van Heusden en Altena
Communities : Aalburg, Heusden, Werkendam, Woudrichem
 Loonse en Drunense Duinen

 Breda - city of Breda
 Deurne
 Eersel - Pearl of the Kempen
 Eindhoven
 Helenaveen - turf
 Helmond
 Hilvarenbeek 
 Oosterhout
 Oss 
 Roosendaal
 Tilburg
 Uden
 Valkenswaard .
 Waalwijk - official website

 Former municipalities / communities in Brabant - Wikipedia

 AutomusA - in Bergeijk
Collection of more than 300 oldtimers, classic cars and exclusive cars from 1895 till now. A display of the most beautiful car creations made in the past century.
 Attraction Park - Dierenrijk Europa - Mierlo
 Attraction Park  - Efteling Kaatsheuvel
 Fietsen in de Kempen - Cycling
 
 Fietsen in De Peel - Cycling
 Kring van Vrienden van 's-Hertogenbosch
 News from Brabant - BN/De Stem
 Press - Brabants Dagblad
 Press - Eindhovens Dagblad
 Radio & TV - Omroep Brabant - Live Radio
 Safaripark Beekse Bergen Hilvarenbeek
 Slot Loevestein
 Tilburgse Kermis - largest fair of the Benelux 
 Tourvaren - between the rivers Maas and Schelde
 Zoo Parc Overloon
 Vincent van Gogh in Zundert
 Zwemparadijs De Tongelreep - in Eindhoven

Cuisine - Dutch cooking - Recipes

Zuurkoolstamppot [ stamppot met kool vers vanuit het vat ], Hutspot [ stamppot met wortels met uien ], Hete bliksem [ stamppot met zoete appels en ui ], Moes [ stamppot met boerenkool vers van het land ], Stimstam [ stamppot met rauwe andijvie ], Bruine bonen of kapucijners, Gebakken spekjes met ui in jus [ uit grootmoeders tijd ], Kaanjes [ gebakken vet ], bijgerecht van voor de oorlog.

 Dutch Cooking

History of Dutch Brabant

Until the 17th century, the area that now makes up the province of North Brabant was mostly part of the duchy of Brabant, of which the southern part is in present-day Belgium, although through time several areas have been autonomous entities. In the 14th and 15th century, the area went through a golden age, especially in the cities of Antwerp, Leuven (both in Belgium now), Breda and 's-Hertogenbosch.

 The Rise and Fall of the Dutchy of Brabant

Music, Culture & Entertainment

The Netherlands has a history of many great painters. The 17th century, when the Dutch republic was prosperous, was the age of the "Dutch Masters" such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen and many others. Famous Dutch painters of the 19th and 20th century are Vincent van Gogh and Piet Mondriaan. M. C. Escher is a well-known graphics artist. A both famous and infamous Dutch master art forger is Han van Meegeren. See for more WikipediA

 Uit in Brabant  -  out in Brabant
 Conamus
The Conamus Foundation was founded in 1962 to assist in furthering the work of Dutch music creators, to promote Dutch-penned material and to encourage the performance of Dutch popular music in Holland and abroad
 Holland Rocks
This site contains the Encyclopedia of Dutch pop music, an online database of biographies, discographies and contact info of the most important Dutch bands and musicians from 1945 until now.
Read the biographies of Anouk, Kane, DJ Tiësto, Junkie XL, Golden Earring and legendary bands like The Outsiders, Shocking Blue, Tee-Set and Earth & Fire.

Web Portals / Search Engines / Directories

 Yahoo North Brabant 

 Ilse  -  Dutch Search Engine
 Vinden
 Zoek 

 Provincies van Nederland  -  Provinces in the Netherlands [ clickable map ]

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Communities in Brabant: Aalburg, Alphen-Chaam, Asten, Baarle-Nassau, Bergeijk, Bergen op Zoom, Bernheze , Best, Bladel, Boekel, Boxmeer, Boxtel, Breda, Cranendonck, Cuijk, Deurne, Dongen, Drimmelen, Eersel, Eindhoven, Etten-Leur, Geertruidenberg, Geldrop-Mierlo, Gemert-Bakel, Gilze en Rijen, Goirle, Grave, Haaren, Halderberge, Heeze-Leende, Helmond, 's-Hertogenbosch, Heusden, Hilvarenbeek, Laarbeek, Landerd, Lith, Loon op Zand, Maasdonk, Mill en Sint Hubert, Moerdijk, Nuenen - Gerwen en Nederwetten, Oirschot, Oisterwijk, Oosterhout, Oss, Reusel-De Mierden, Roosendaal, Rucphen, Schijndel, Sint Anthonis, Sint-Michielsgestel, Sint-Oedenrode, Someren, Son en Breugel, Steenbergen, Tilburg, Uden, Valkenswaard, Veghel, Veldhoven, Vught, Waalre, Waalwijk, Werkendam, Woensdrecht, Woudrichem, Zundert.


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