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South Holland · Netherlands

Rotterdam

Rotterdam was rebuilt after the war and never stopped. Cube houses, a market hall you can eat your way through, and Europe's largest port on the doorstep.

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Worth the detour

  • Kunsthal

    £16

    Rotterdam's exhibition hall, changing shows in a deliberately strange building.

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  • Cube Houses

    £4

    Tilted yellow cubes over a walkway, with one open to visitors.

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  • Markthal

    Free

    A market under a printed arch, with everything from stroopwafels to dim sum.

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Suggested activities

  • Eat through the Markthal
  • Harbour boat tour
  • Kunsthal and the museum park
  • Walk the Erasmus Bridge at sunset

Where to stay

hotel · design

Maas River Hotel

High floors, harbour views and a bar on the twenty-first floor. Walkable to the Markthal.

£172 / night

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campsite · family

Kralingen Campsite

Pitches and simple cabins beside a lake park, twenty minutes from the centre by tram.

£46 / night

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Also within reach

Belgium

Antwerp

Diamond quarter, fashion, wide squares

1h 20m

1–2 nights

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Water, bicycles, golden window light

25m

2–3 nights

Netherlands

Utrecht

Canals with cellars at the waterline

50m

1–2 nights

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