"Amersfoort" Amersfoort by OlafS

Amersfoort Travel Guide: 149 reviews and 339 photos

Hey there Mr. Blue Sky

Look at that picture. Nice eh? Did you notice the blue sky? I admit, I like to change a few things in my pictures, especially the sky, but this is just what it was like that day. Why am I telling you this? Because for that very same day, March the 1st 2003, bad weather had been predicted. Cloudy, lots of rain, hardly any sunshine. In reality it was very sunny, there were few clouds and there was no rain whatsoever. It was a bit warm too, and although officially it was still winter I wished I had put on my summer coat that morning. Which only goes to show that in The Netherlands anything can happen, weather-wise, and such predictions are often as reliable as those from fake gipsy fortunetellers at a fun fair. Never trust a weather forecast completely when you're in The Netherlands.

Enough already! This is about Amersfoort. Probably not the best known of places in The Netherlands, but probably one of the nicest anyway. With lots of remains from the Middle Ages, a few picturesque churches, plenty of beautiful houses, canals and even tasteful modern architecture this is a nice place to spend a day. It's a bit like Utrecht, only smaller and less turbulent.

Intro Updated Oct 14, 2004
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City walls Things to Do (11)

Apart from the three gates and the wallhouses, on several locations parts of the actual city walls remind of the... more travel advice

Monnikendam Things to Do (11)

The Monnikendam is a watergate. Here the water from various streams entered the town, which was a potential weak spot in... more travel advice

Armen de Poth Things to Do (11)

"Armen de poth" (don't ask me to translate this) is an old court with houses and a chapel. Until 1957 old and poor... more travel advice

Museum Flehite Things to Do (11)

Museum Flehite is Amersfoort's museum of local history. It is housed in an old building that was enlarged and rebuilt in... more travel advice

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Written Oct 14, 2004

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shiraleeann May 28, 2007 at 3:06 PM

Re your favourite thing: Have lived in this apartment building for the past 12 years - so it is my favourite Amersfoort building as well. The architect is Jo Crepaine and he is Belgian and lives in Antwerp.
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PhillyJohn Sep 3, 2006 at 1:06 PM

I remember seeing the place you show in General Tips. I believe they are apartments. I thought it would be a very nice place to live! We like Amersfoort very much. I had my first Belgian fries there too.
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Weissdorn Oct 18, 2004 at 9:07 AM

Thanks for this page. I enjoyed the photos and stories.
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Gentleman75 Aug 25, 2004 at 5:24 AM

A very nice page about a lovely town! My memories came up by browsing Your travel page! Thanks for sharing!
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truus_s Mar 19, 2003 at 8:06 AM

Nice page with beautifull photos!Good info!
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SzaraManisha Mar 12, 2003 at 2:31 AM

i was passing through amersfoort few days ago, not knowing that there is so much to see! I will have to improve myself on this topic though:)