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Bergen (North Holland)
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mountains[1] is a village in the municipality of Bergen in the region Kennemerland in the province North Holland.
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The municipality is a popular tourist destination, especially because of the many beaches and seaside resorts along the North Sea coast.
Arrive
By train
Bergen itself does not have a train station. The nearest station is Alkmaar station. Bergen can be reached by bus from Alkmaar station.
By bus
Bergen can be reached with the following Connexxion bus lines:
- Line 6: Bergen aan Zee - Bergen - Alkmaar - Heerhugowaard
- Line 410: Egmond aan Zee - Egmond aan de Hoef - Bergen - Bergen aan Zee - Schoorl
- Line 606: Alkmaar - Koedijk - Bergen
By car
By boat
Travel around
To look at
- Located in the dunes between Bergen aan Zee and Schoorl, Bee Schoorl by the Sea the nature reserve De Kerf. The nature reserve is known for the fact that an opening was dug in the first row of dunes in 1997, so that the seawater can reach the dune valley behind it, so that new vegetation is created in the brackish water.
- Since about 1900, Bergen has been a artist village which attracts many painters, writers and architects. It Museum Kranenburg in Bergen contains a collection of artworks from this Bergen School. The villa district Park Meerwijk was built in 1915 in the style of the Amsterdam School. There are regular art markets in Bergen, annual music festivals (the Holland Music Sessions in August and Jazz & Sail on the first weekend of September) and an annual arts festival (de art ten days in October).
- Other places of interest in the municipality of Bergen include the marine aquarium (Bergen by the Sea), the Auto Union Museum with a collection of vintage cars, and the historical museums The Strong House and Kranenburgh.
- The well-known Ruin Church in the center of the village is definitely worth a visit. Only the choir of the nave is still in use, the tower and the rest of the nave have been destroyed and never rebuilt.
To do
To buy
Food
Going out
stay overnight
Hotel the White House
- White House, Ruinlaan 15, ☎ 31 72 5812530, e-mail: [email protected]. Simple hotel in the middle of the village of Bergen. All shops and sights of Bergen are within walking distance.
- Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Marijke, Village Street 23, ☎ 3172 581 2381, e-mail: [email protected]. Hotel consisting of several buildings and a number of houses.