Breaking out of Amsterdam can be a difficult task, as there's so much to see in the vibrant city. In fact, it took me numerous visits to finally venture outside the capital. If you're looking for a ...

DELFT, Netherlands You don’t have to be in Delft long to see what inspired Johannes Vermeer. Meandering across bridges that stretch over canals and past storefronts and slender houses, the quaint ...

For a small country, the Netherlands impresses with its sheer number of reference points — canals, gray weather, tulips, windmills, stairs, bicycles, pottery — and Delft has all of them in spades. Is ...

My first visit to the 12th century town of Delft in Holland was to capture a very special place in my heart and ensured that whenever a few days break could be seen on the horizon, this is where we ...

"Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague — those are all in Holland, right?" Yes, but if you can name three cities in the Netherlands, Delft probably won't come to mind. This town of about 100,000 people was ...

I AM sitting in a small Dutch workshop, carefully painting around the stencil of a pattern on a vase. But this is no ordinary workshop: it's the home of Royal Delft, the last remaining Delftware ...

DELFT, Netherlands (AP) — The famous wind-powered beach beasts have scuttled along the Dutch North Sea coast, into a swanky Miami art show and even onto “The Simpsons.” They now have a final resting ...

Ruth Cox wins our weekly Just Back travel writing competition - and £250 - for her tale of how a chance meeting in Asia led to a Dutch adventure. It is a balmy Saturday morning in Delft and I am ...