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The Hague is rich in numerous luxury shopping centers and department stores, in which you can find products for every taste. Hulshoff Design Center presents shops of famous modern fashion designers. Apart from clothes, shoes and accessories, you can buy interesting household goods. In this center there are several original furniture stores. Due to a wide range of prices, it is popular with budget tourists and wealthy customers from local residents.Among the most popular department stores in The Hague is Maison de Bonneterie. It occupies an austere historical building with a perfectly preserved facade. You will find clothing stores for all tastes here. It sells accessories and perfumes of the world's top brands. In many ways this department store is focused on tourists, so prices are quite high accordingly. After walking through stylish shops all visitors can relax in one of the cozy local restaurants.Around the central square is the famous Haagsche Bluf shopping district. Local stores are located in nice historic buildings. There is a huge choice of souvenir shops. You can buy exciting handmade clay crafts and souvenir attributes with symbols of the city at a very attractive price. In this trading quarter are stores with goods for all occasions, whether it's quality children's clothing, jewelry or tourist maps with descriptions of city attractions.Many interesting shopping pavilions are presented in De passage center, which is one of the exciting historical sights of the … Read further

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Cuisine and top restaurants

Het Goude Hooft is one of the oldest restaurants in the city. It was a popular place of rest for residents of the city already in the beginning of the 15th century. Today this place serves best dishes of national cuisine. Due to popularity travelers are advised to book tables in advance. A cozy restaurant named Café Restaurant Rootz is located in the center of Hague. It specializes on Belgian cuisine, and the main … Open

Unusual hotels

Fans of unusual holidays will be pleased with Capsule Hotel, which never ceases to attract fans of extreme. The owner, Denis Oudendijk, opened the hotel in bright orange life-saving capsules docked near the waterfront. Guests should be prepared to quite Spartan conditions (sleep in a sleeping bag, bio-toilet, and packed meal for breakfast), which, however, will be not that hard in the “suite” with a collection of … Open

Traditions and mentality of The Hague

An interesting fact - this old Dutch city has two names. The first name is «'s Gravenhage», which is literally translated as "hunting grounds of count". The modern name of the city - «Den Haag» - was approved only in 1990. This word means “hedge". These names reflect the love that the inhabitants feel for the magnificent nature of this place. The locals are very careful to the environment; in Hague often take … Open

Travel guide to The Hague

Plein Square. Mauritshuis. In the 13th century Plein was a large and beautiful garden named Graven Kooltuin. It was located right behind the Knights' Hall. In the 16th century the garden lost its beauty and glory because of numerous wars. It was abandoned until 1600, when prince Maurits ordered to turn it into a flower garden. In the 17th century this territory was sold and building works started … Open

Review of luxury hotels

NH Den Haag is located not far away from the central railway station. The hotel occupies a beautiful modern building. Its rooms are distinguished not only by stylish design but also by state-of-art technical equipment, including big TV panels and Xbox consoles with Kinect. The hotel’s restaurant, Nhube, is very popular in the city and serves Mediterranean cuisine and special chef’s dishes. This hotel has … Open

The Hague for children - what to visit

Travelers with older children should definitely head to one of the most unusual and mysterious museums of The Hague – Gevangenpoort. Nowadays that is a museum, but in the past a prison was located in the same building. Later, the historic monument was turned into a museum. Its visitors will have an opportunity to look at medieval prison cells and torture chambers, which still reflect the atmosphere of the past. The … Open

Netherlands - moving around the country

To travel around the city and the suburbs, tourists are recommended to choose buses, trams, and trolleybuses. Almost all cities have night transport. Absolutely all cities are divided into certain transport zones, and this should be taken into account when buying a ticket. It is much more profitable to buy reusable tickets that offer unlimited number of rides within the prepaid travel zone. Travelers can buy a ticket at any kiosk or directly from the driver. In Amsterdam, 4 lines of the subway and several ferry lines are available in addition to the above mentioned public transport. Water transport is no longer focused on transportation, but on tours, so the cost of tickets is much higher. … Open

Overview of festivals and celebrations in Netherlands

People in the Netherlands love and know how to celebrate holidays. Parties are held in a grand manner and in an atmosphere of complete identity. One of the most surprising, strange and amazing holidays is the meeting of the local Santa Claus or, as it is called in the Netherlands, Sinterklaas. He arrives in his ship from Spain with his black servants, Zwarte Piets, in mid-November. From this moment, the pre-holiday fuss begins in the country. Zwarte Piets that are walking around the streets, give out sweets or shower all passers-by with cookies, prepare lists of guilty and obedient children. Disobedient toddlers are frightened that the Zwarte Piets will take them to a terrible and distant Spain. On the night of December 5, children put a special slipper in the corridor, where Sinterklaas puts gifts and biscuits. … Open

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