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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 North Brabant : Den Bosch.


car hire, hostels, hotels & inns, rental homes, 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 Rental Brabant

 Avis
 Budget Rent A Car
 Hertz

More rental Companies? See Page Car Rentals

Rental 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!
Gemert, Herpen, Hoogerheide, Lage Mierde, Oirschot, Someren, Uden, Ulicoten, Westelbeers, and more
 Roompot Vacations  -  De Katjeskelder in Oosterhout and Weerterbergen in Weert

More rental Homes? See Vacation Rentals

Hostels

 Stayok  - Bergen op Zoom, Chaam and Valkenswaard
Stayokay is a chain of 30 hostels located throughout the Netherlands. You will find our hostels at surprisingly lovely places: in the dunes, the woods, along the water or in the city. Stayokay hostels are housed in different unique buildings, ranging from modern facilities to castles or country houses.

Hotels in Brabant

 Booking - Hotels in Brabant  -  an easy way to select and book hotel rooms
Hotels in or near Eindhoven, Breda, Den Bosch, Tilburg, Waalwijk, Kaatsheuvel, Bergen op Zoom, Oisterwijk, Deurne, Roosendaal, Veldhoven, Best.
Centrally located hotels in Brabant ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels. Booking is a dedicated hotel and accommodation reservation website.

 Golden Tulip Keyser Breda ****, Keizerstraat 5, 4811 HL Breda
The four star Golden Tulip Keyser Breda is a modern and tasteful decorated 4 star hotel and is quiet located in the city centre [ Near train station]. The market square, theatres, museums, Holland Casino, cinemas, shopping area and restaurants are all within several minutes walking distance. Bicycle rental.

 Novotel Eindhoven ****, Anthony Fokkerweg 101, 5657 EJ Eindhoven
Location : Forest, Near Highway, Countryside, Near Eindhoven Airport. Outdoor Swimming Pool. Golf Course (within 3 km). Bicycle rental.

 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.

More Hotels? See page Hotels.

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.

Tour Operators / Travel Agents

 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.




 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

Fodor's Holland 
Get lost in a famous engraver's topsy-turvy world, visit the rooms where Anne Frank's family once hid, have a pint at a historic, smoke-stained "brown café," tiptoe through the tulip fields south of Haarlem or bike along the canals and night-lit drawbridges - Fodor's Holland, 3rd edition offers all these experiences and more! Local writers have traveled throughout the country to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.
Paperback: 464 pages; Publisher: Fodor's; 3rd edition (May 2, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-1400016440
Holland - Eyewitness Travel Guide -  by Jane Ewart (Editor)
The first fully illustrated guide to the entire Netherlands, Eyewitness Travel Guides: Holland includes an 8 -page pullout on he canals of Amsterdam, illustrations of Anne Frank's House, coverage of the major museums, and much more.
Hardcover: 480 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd; Reprinted Ed edition (June 30, 2005); ISBN-13: 978-1405307802

Transport / How do I travel to North Brabant

 Eindhoven Airport  -  Welschap Airport [ local airport - no flights from US & Canada ]

 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights 

 Delta Airlines
 KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines
 Northwest Airlines 
 United Airlines

 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


Links  

 Travel Insurance

 Tourisme 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 
 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  -  in Mierlo
 Attraction Park  -  Efteling Kaatsheuvel
 Fietsen in de Kempen  -  Cycling in the kempen
 
 Fietsen in De Peel  -  Cycling
 Kring van Vrienden van 's-Hertogenbosch
 Land van Ooit in Drunen  -  Where children are Boss!
 News from Brabant  -  BN/De Stem  - daily paper
 News from brabant  -  Brabants Dagblad  -  daily paper
 News from Eindhoven  -  Eindhovens Dagblad
 Radio & TV  -  Omroep Brabant  -  Live Radio
 Safaripark Beekse Bergen Hilvarenbeek
 Slot Loevestein  -  castle
 Tilburgse Kermis  -  biggest fair of the Benelux
 Tourvaren  -  between the rivers Maas and Schelde
 Zoo Parc Overloon
 Vincent van Gogh in Zundert  - famous painter Van Gogh once lived here
 Zwemparadijs De Tongelreep  -  swimming in Eindhoven

Cuisine - Dutch foods - Recipes

 Dutch Cooking
The Art of Dutch Cooking - b y C. Countess van Limburg Stirum
This volume of 200 recipes offers a complete cross-section of Dutch home cooking. A whole chapter is devoted to the Dutch Christmas, with recipes for unique cookies and sweets that are a traditional part of the festivities.
Paperback: 240 pages; Publisher: Hippocrene Books; 2 Expanded edition (July 2001); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0781808855; ISBN-13: 978-0781808859
Delicious Dutch Cuisine: Exquisite Recipes of the Restaurant, Kaatje Bij De Sluis
Paperback 192 pages (March 1998); Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc ; ASIN 0781805821
by Kaatje Bij De Sluis (Author), Andre Mol (Author), Kees Hageman (Photographer)
Hardcover: 160 pages; Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Pub Co (February 1993); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1558681566; ISBN-13: 978-1558681569
Let's Go Dutch
Back in Print! Taste the legendary flavors of Dutch chocolate and pastry. Delight in the wonderful stories and recipes surrounding Saint Nicholas and the Christmas season. Enjoy the hearty soups and main courses, including splendid game and seafood recipes. A fabulous Indonesian section introduces you to the exotic flavors of the far east. Historical notes, anecdotes and warm family memories complete this treasury of Dutch cooking.
Paperback: 224 pages; Publisher: Centax Books & Distribution; Spiral edition (January 30, 1994); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0919845541; ISBN-13: 978-0919845541

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, Art & Culture, Events & 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 / Dutch Search Engines / Directory

 Ilse  -  search engine
 Vinden  -  search engine
 Zoek  -  search engine

 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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