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Historic Towns

Down to this day, the rich history of Noord-Holland has left its imprint on the towns and villages of the region. To this day the souls of fishing ports like Volendam, Muiden and Medemblik, which then still stood by the open sea, breath the atmosphere of the time when the IJsselmeer was still the Zuiderzee. These towns and villages are also well known as the "Golden Circle".

In the towns of Hoorn and Enkhuizen, it is still possible to follow in the footsteps of the Dutch East India Company or Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie. The many buildings and the statues distributed here and there stand as mementoes of that time in the 17th century when the East India Company reigned supreme here. Apart from the places around the former Zuiderzee, historic towns such as Naarden, Alkmaar and Haarlem are certainly worth a visit. All these towns have a character of their own going back to the Golden Century.