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Buy an Amsterdam & Batavia Stad Shopping Shuttle bus (€5 without the City Card, Region Travel Ticket at the I amsterdam Visitor Centre in front of LEADING BRANDS book in advance at shoppingshuttle.bataviastad.nl). Or, take a the station. Hop on a train to Almere Centrum (every 15 minutes, PLENTY TERRACES train from Amsterdam Central Station to Lelystad (39 minutes) 20-minute ride). MODERN ARCHITECTURE and then bus 3 to the Batavia Stad stop (6 minutes). WALK down the main shopping street outside the station ENJOY the view from the train window of the indigenous towards the Almere Tourist Information Centre (VVV Almere) for animals in the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve (part of maps and inspiration. B Nieuw Land National Park). VISIT the stunning KAF (Kunstlinie Almere Flevoland) theatre VISIT the Batavialand museum (free with your I amsterdam City and cultural centre on the waterfront, and check out the unique Amsterdam & Region Travel Ticket (ARTT) Card). Climb aboard the Batavia, a replica of a 17th-century miniature city model of Almere’s skyline – built entirely from Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship. Learn some seafaring LEGO®. Get out of Amsterdam with the ARTT, which grants you trades on the wharf: sail making, knot tying and metal forging. unlimited travel on the city’s public transportation and beyond. Learn how Flevoland, the Netherlands’ newest province, was REFUEL with Dutch delicacies at one of the many eateries on From flower auctions and windmills to beaches and medieval reclaimed from the sea. Experience the ‘Wind in the Sails’ Grote Markt, Stationsplein or Restaurantplein Belfort. castles, ARTT is the easiest and most economical way to interactive expedition, and walk on a former seabed. explore everything the greater Amsterdam Area has to offer! FOLLOW a walking route through the city, highlighting Almere’s Pick yours up at an I amsterdam Visitor Centre, participating REFUEL at one of the many restaurants and cafés in Batavia Stad modern architecture. Be sure not to miss ‘The Wave’, a massive public transport company ticket counter, or selected hotel or Amsterdam Fashion Outlet, a five-minute walk from Batavialand. structure that mimics the motion of the water. See map for campsite. (Don’t forget to check in and out whenever you get Options range from high tea at the Chocolate Company Café to walking route. on or off a train, tram, metro or bus!) Vietnamese street food. SHOP for everything from local curiosities to world-famous ARTT tickets are valid on any bus, tram, metro and train services offered SHOP until you drop at the premium outlet centre of Batavia brands as you return to the station via the shopping street. by GVB, Connexxion, EBS and NS (including night buses) from 00:00 Stad, which features more than 150 stores full of international Alternatively, you can visit the beautiful Oostvaardersplassen until 04:00 the following day. Tickets are NOT accepted on Arriva buses Best brands, and substantial savings on high-street prices. nature reserve (part of Nieuw Land National Park; +/-30 minutes) in Lelystad. 1-day tickets are €19.50, 2-day tickets €28 and 3-day tickets VISIT THE BEST C €36.50. i by bicycle. Bikes can be rented at the Almere Tourist Information t e y r RETURN either by shuttle or train. If you still have energy, hop off Centre. B Ce nt the train and visit the stunning modern architecture of the ‘new’ Find more information and a map of all included routes on: CITY CENTRE 43-year-old city of Almere. iamsterdam.com/area photo: Visit Flevoland photo: Femke Kamps ALMERECENTRUM.NL New New New Land Cities Nature The Dutch have waged war against water for centuries to protect No other landscape their towns. The prov- in the Netherlands Nieuw Land National ince of Flevoland is the breathes ‘20th century’ Park and Natuurpark most recent conquest: as much as Flevoland Lelystad are fantastic an engineering marvel does. The modern spots for a hike or a at four metres below polder cities are in part day of bird-watching. sea level. Flevolanders architectural museums, And, unique in the are renowned for their featuring the work of world, seven epic innovation: having renowned architects works of Land Art can tamed the sea, the sky such as Rem Koolhaas. be visited in a single is the limit. day. photo: Ignas van Schaick photo: Jody Ferron Exploring the Polder Batavialand Architecture and New Land Young Cities Almere City Centre Batavia Stad Amsterdam Fashion Outlet Nieuw Land National Park Sandy Beaches photo: Fred Rotgans photo: Fred Take a journey spanning 7,000 years of Dutch history at Batavialand. The shipyard shows how the Dutch have mastered shipbuilding over the centuries, building robust ships that were capable of traversing Dutch and international waters. Climb photo: Visit Flevoland aboard the famous reconstruction of the VOC ship, the Batavia, and find out how these powerful 17th-century trade Amidst all this culture and nature is the premium outlet centre Did you know that Almere boasts over 42 kilometres of ships were constructed. Visit the museum and discover stories Batavia Stad Amsterdam Fashion Outlet. This charming, coastline? Or that it has the largest catamaran beach in all of about the life of a Dutchman; forever living on the boundary reconstructed 17th-century village is a shopping paradise for photo: Visit Flevoland Europe? The lengthy coastline is sprinkled with beautiful between water and land. A boundary that has defined the photo: Maarten Feenstra Olivares photo: Chris Toala fashion lovers. More than 250 international fashion and lifestyle beaches where you can relax or swim to your heart’s content. nation. Want to see where the battle against the water started brands like Hugo Boss, Michael Kors and Tommy Hilfiger are Nieuw Land National Park, which includes the Oostvaarder- For the more adventurous, there are also plenty of water Whenever and wherever you walk in Flevoland, you’re actually in Lelystad? Visit Werkeiland and find out. Are you interested in cutting-edge architecture and intrigued Located just 25 minutes from Amsterdam, Almere has more Approximately 400 shops with international allure thread through waiting to inspire you with the latest trends, must-have items splassen nature reserve, is a truly unique landscape in the activities on offer: sailing, canoeing, water-skiing, fishing, boat walking on the seabed. A system of dykes holds back the batavialand.nl/en/shipyard by modern urban development? Then you’ll be spoilt for than 42 kilometres of coastline, and beautiful scenery, but it is modern architectural highlights in the centre of Almere, one of the and more. It’s not just your wardrobe needs that will be sated Netherlands. It’s rugged, wide, full of contrast, there’s always tours, flyboarding and even surfing. Many of Almere’s beaches surrounding water, the level of which is, on average, five choice in New Land. Some city blocks in Lelystad and Almere perhaps best known for its daring contemporary architecture. youngest and fastest-growing cities in the Netherlands nestled in a after a day at Batavia Stad Amsterdam Fashion Outlet; you can water nearby – and of course there’s the ubiquitous dyke: a feature restaurants and cafés serving refreshments, and most metres higher.