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De Librije
The Netherlands' only three-Michelin-star restaurant, set in a former prison complex in Zwolle, where the late Jonnie Boer's team under chef Nelson Tanate has held the top rating since 2004.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Overijssel, Netherlands · Europe
Almelo sits on the route: 10 minutes from Wierden, 57km from Posbank.
Almelo is a town located in Overijssel, Netherlands. With a population of 72,725, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Almelo sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Almelo to your route.
Almelo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlməloː] ) is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The main population centres are Almelo itself and the villages of Aadorp, Mariaparochie, and Bornerbroek. Almelo has about 75,000 inhabitants in the middle of the rolling countryside of Twente, with the industrialRead more
centres of Enschede and Hengelo as close neighbours but also with tourist towns like Ootmarsum, Delden and Markelo only a bicycle ride away.
Almelo received city rights in 1394. Within the city limits lies the castle of the Counts of Almelo. Located in the city centre is Huize Almelo, a castle that in its current form dates back to 1662 but is not open to the public.
The city is also known for its local association football club Heracles Almelo, which plays in the Eredivisie, the highest football league in the Netherlands, and uses the Erve Asito stadium. Some of the Almelo population speak the Tweants dialect.
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Almelo is located in Overijssel, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.3567 latitude, 6.6625 longitude.
Almelo has a population of approximately 72,725 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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restaurant
The Netherlands' only three-Michelin-star restaurant, set in a former prison complex in Zwolle, where the late Jonnie Boer's team under chef Nelson Tanate has held the top rating since 2004.
42 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
Rolling heathland hills of Veluwezoom National Park reached by a scenic drive up the Beekhuizenseweg, in late August the moors turn purple, and misty sunrises here are the most photographed in the Netherlands.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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