A kilometre-long beach in your backyard, that's Scheveningen for The Hague. A lovely place to be four seasons a year. With a glass of Chardonnay on a lounge sofa in the sun or with a sailing jacket full of wind. Whichever season it is, the effect of the fresh breeze remains unchanged; a relaxed, rosy and satisfied holiday feeling.

Behind two typically Dutch dykes you will find the world-famous Madurodam. This miniature city is a great way to see all the highlights our country has to offer, in miniature. Everything the Netherlands is famous for is rebuilt here to the smallest detail, on a scale 1:25. The park is completed by the two restaurants, the playground, the shop and the lighthouse-picnic field.

In The Hague, experience a combination of rich cultural offerings, culinary delights and nature. Clear your head during a lovely beach walk or bike ride through the dunes. See iconic masterpieces in one of our many museums, such as the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and the Mauritshuis. Shop in the historic city centre, enjoy fresh fish to haute cuisine and discover the pearls of the city by the sea!

You can easily spend an entire day in Family Amusement Park Drievliet. Cycle through the air in the Interactive Time-machine, make a 12 m free fall in the Chute or visit the Ghost Museum.... With 4 categories of attractions there is always something for the young as well as the old. Be sure not to miss the spectacular shows!

Do you feel like an active day, ready to discover a new passion? Then take a kitesurfing lesson at BLOW Kitesurfschool. You can follow introduction classes, and complete courses. Children from the age of 9 can also learn kitesurfing. Kitesurfing lessons take place on the flat and shallow water of the Zandmotor, the perfect place to master kitesurfing. The team of certified instructors is eager to give you an unforgettable day. BLOW is open 7 days a week, and has a surf shop, changing rooms, hot showers and a restaurant where you can enjoy fresh pizzas straight from the wood oven. In short: the perfect place to start your kitesurfing career!

Buy local produce to take back home. Or combine a walk on the beach with snacks and drinks (to go). You can, at the Daily Taste food court in Nieuw Kijkduin. Nice: you have 1.5 hours free parking in the underground parking garage.

Maurits Cornelis Escher's artworks are so well designed, you can stare at them for hours. The artist's most famous paintings can be admired at Escher's Het Paleis, together with an ever-changing selection of his lesser-known creations. A special film about the life and work of the graphic artist can also be seen, and the museum organizes a temporary exhibition a number of times a year about art that can be related to M.C. Escher. On the second floor, you learn to look through Escher's eyes in an interactive exhibition. Puzzle with your eyes, discover with your hands, and become part of Escher's experience. In addition to the beautiful art of M.C. Escher, you can also admire the palace's royal past. Behind the name there is a second surprise: the museum building has long been in the possession of the Dutch Royal Family. The museum café is located in Queen Emma's former kitchen.

Fancy spending an afternoon watching horse racing? Every race day, there are various races and trotting events on the programme. Take a look behind the scenes and follow the guided tour. Visit the museum to learn all about the history of Duindigt. Place a bet on your favourite horse. Maybe today is your lucky day. And enjoy a snack and a drink in between races.

The Louwman Museum is where you will find the world's oldest private collection of motorcars, accumulated by two generations of the Louwman family. Connoisseurs deem it one of the most stunning collections in the world. The King of Rock's Cadillac Fleetwood, James Bond's Aston Martin and cars that belonged to Steve McQueen and Sir Winston Churchill are just a few of the beautiful vehicles for you to admire here.

The National Museum of Antiquities is the national centre for archaeology, allowing young and old to enjoy civilizations from ancient Egypt, the ancient near east, the Greek and Roman world and the early Netherlands.

Take a quiet walk through the oldest botanical garden in the Netherlands. Hortus Leiden was built in 1590 and has often been expanded since then. The many special plants and flowers are kept in different greenhouses and gardens. For example, there is a garden full of Chinese herbs in the Clusius garden which was built in 1594, and that can be admired since 2015. A visit to the Hortus is a wonderful experience, with children too. There are lots of fun treasure hunts, for example along the crazy collection of carnivorous plants!Image; © Ralph Reniers