Castles of Amsterdam
We will drive to the historical 13th century castle Muiderslot. We will visit inside the castle, they have a very good audio tour, that will tell you about the founder Count Floris V.
After about 1½ hours we will drive to the town of Naarden, an old 17th century fortification, where we can visit the Fortress Museum (not included) and the town hall.
From Naarden we will drive to the very nice town of Weesp for lunch.
After lunch we will drive to Castle De Haar. The ruines of this castle from the 14th century were inherited by baron Van Zuylen in the late 19th century. Together with his wife Helene de Rothschild they decided to rebuilt the castle as a family home. They commissioned architect Pierre Cuypers, who also designed the Rijksmuseum and Central Station in Amsterdam.
The castle had many very modern gadgets like electricity, running hot and cold water and central heating. Even the queen didn't have those luxury things!
I own a rather old, but luxurious, comfortable Volvo V70 with A/C. Big enough for three guests, maybe four, If your group doesn't fit in my car I will rent a passenger van. Extra costs will be 275 euros. In that case, the maximum group-size is 8 people.
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