Naarden

From Wikitravel

Naarden is small town surrounded by large 17th-century fortifications, among the best preserved in Europe. The town centre itself has kept its historic character. Naarden is about 15 km east of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Outside the fortifications, the town expanded southward, and merged into one urban area with Bussum.

Table of contents

1 Get in

2 Get around

3 See

4 Do

5 Buy

6 Eat

7 Drink

8 Sleep

9 Get out

10 External links

Get in

Naarden can be reached by train: Naarden-Bussum station is 21 minutes from Amsterdam Central, and 23 minutes from Utrecht via Hilversum. The fortified town is about 30 minutes walk from the station. Until 10 December 2005, bus line 136, from Amstel Station in Amsterdam, passes through the old centre, and continues to Naarden-Bussum station.

You can cycle from the centre of Amsterdam to the centre of Naarden, at an easy pace, in less than 2 hours. Most of the route has separate cycle lanes.