Benelux Road

8 Days / 7 Nights — Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg

Highlights of the Low Countries… a delightful package of ancient, historic chateaux and delicious cuisine, bound together with more unspoiled off-the-beaten-track delights than heretofore imaginable! Options & Rates

Moulin Hideux

Day 1 — AMSTERDAM, FRYSLAN (HOLLAND)

Drive north this morning enroute to the “real” Holland. The first stop is the ancient Zuider Zee port of Hoorn with its 16th and 17 centuries houses. Continue on to Enkhuizen with its exceptional Zuider Zee Museum, and finally crossing the great Afsluitdijk into the northern countryside district of Fryslan.

Hotel Landgoed de Klinze

Day 2 — BLOKZIJL (HOLLAND)

Today’s drive take you through the Frisian Lake District to see some of the most unusual aspects of landscape imaginable . Next you will visit a fascinating “water village” where the aspects of life are carried out by taking boats from one place to the next. The best way to enjoy this unique place is to hire a boat and float past the beautiful old houses and gardens that reach down to the water’s edge.

Kaatjes Résidence, hotel bij de sluis

Amsterdam

Day 3 — WITTEM (HOLLAND)

Leave Blokzijl this morning via the Palace of Het Loo to visit the palace and magnificent gardens. Then its on to the Kroller-Muller Museum with 276 works by Vincent Van Gogh. Continue further south to the beautiful Geul Valley where your medieval castle awaits you.

Kasteel Wittem

Day 4 — ECHTERNACH (LUXEMBOURG)

Today’s routing takes you from Holland as you drive via the Belgian town of Spa which was, at one time, the most fashionable resort in Europe. Drive deep into the Luxembourgian Ardennes where many of the towns and villages have a history of over 1000 years. Settle into the Bel Air situated in a magnificent 20 acre park .

Hotel Bel Air

Day 5 — NOIREFONTAINE (BELGIUM)

Leave Echternach this morning via Luxembourg City to the unique Abbaye d'Orval. This Cistercian monastery, founded in 1070, is one of the most famous in Europe. Today the ruins are part of the entire complex and provide a fascinating look back in history. The been and cheese produced here are knownall over the world. Continueto the Moulin Hideux which has been a beautiful country inn for over 50 years.

Auberge du Moulin Hideux

Day 6 — BRUGES (BELGIUM)

After breakfast leave Noirefontaine using the autoroute past Tournai and Kortrijk en route to Bruges. Bruges is a Flemish town dating from at least the 8th century, but by the 12th it was a major importer of wool from England which made it an important cloth making center and thus became the commercial and financial hub of northern Europe. Today, most of the buildings stand just as they did then.

Hotel Die Swaene

Day 7 — BRUGES (BELGIUM)

Full day at leisure to explore this medieval treasure. With its many canals, Bruges is often called the “Venice of the North”. The town is also renowned throughout the world for its woven lace. , and lace centers are open every afternoon if you’d like an up close presentation. The night time illuminations of the old and historic buildings make for an unforgettable evening.