Travel Guide of Ameland in Netherlands by Influencers and Travelers
Ameland is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes. It is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands Terschelling to the west and Schiermonnikoog to the east. This includes the small Engelsmanplaat and Rif sandbanks to the east. Ameland is, counted from the west, the fourth inhabited Dutch Wadden island and belongs to the Friesland province. The whole island falls under one municipality, which carries the same name.
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1 - Hollum
Hollum is the largest village on Ameland, Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated on the westernmost part of the island and had, as of January 2017, a population of 1,165.
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2 - Ameland Light
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3 - Pannekoekhuis Onder de Vuurtoren
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4 - Westhoek
19 km away
Westhoek is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of approximately 280 in 2006.
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5 - Terschelling
21 km away
Terschelling is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated between the islands of Vlieland and Ameland.
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6 - Wierum
24 km away
Wierum is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands with a population of around 339 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. It features in The Wheel On The School by Meindert DeJong, where it has been renamed Shora. Wierum was DeJong's birthplace. There is also an 11th-century church and a windmill in the village. Dejong made his hometown Wierum a notably popular area because of his popular novel "The Wheel on the School."
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7 - Leeuwarden
28 km away
Leeuwarden is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107. It is the provincial capital and seat of the Provincial Council of Friesland.
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8 - De Alde Feanen National Park
40 km away
De Alde Feanen National Park is a national park in the Netherlands province of Friesland. The Alde Feanen is also a Natura 2000 area. The Alde Feanen is part of the municipalities Leeuwarden, Smallingerland and Tytsjerksteradiel. Its size is about 25 km². Part of the national park is the lake area Princenhof. The Alde Feanen contains morasses, lakes, forests, peat and meadows. In the area at least 450 plant species and 100 bird species can be found. A very prominent bird is the white stork. Tall wooden poles have been installed so that the storks can build nests. Another attraction is provided by Shetland ponies. Some of the paddocks can be entered so that ponies can be petted by visitors. In the village of Earnewâld there is a visitors centre, De Reidplûm, close to the stork breeding station It Eibertshiem. The area is owned by It Fryske Gea since 1934.
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9 - Makkum
46 km away
Makkum is a village of Súdwest-Fryslân municipality, west of Bolsward on the banks of the lake IJsselmeer in the province Friesland of the Netherlands.
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10 - Krúsrak
47 km away
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Pictures and Stories of Ameland from Influencers
8 pictures of Ameland from Mitchel Lensink, paul jespers, Denise Jans and other travelers
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