North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
Blaricum works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bussum, 13km from Muiderslot.
Blaricum is a town located in North Holland, Netherlands. With a population of 5,060, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Blaricum 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 Blaricum to your route.
Blaricum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈblaːrikʏm] ) is a municipality and village in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. It is part of the region of Gooiland and part of the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam. It is known for its many monumental farm buildings, local cafes and restaurants, nature, several annualRead more
community events, and extensive up-market residential areas.
According to statistics published by the Dutch land registry office in February 2011, Blaricum was the most expensive location to purchase a house in the Netherlands. The average home in Blaricum cost €800,000, an increase of 12% on the previous year. In 2025, this price had risen to an average of €1,100,000 and it again became the most expensive municipality, dethroning Laren.
Blaricum is a popular residence of many Dutch celebrities, including Rene Froger, Anita Meijer, Paul de Leeuw, Dennis Bergkamp, Gordon, Jerney Kaagman, John de Mol, Anita Witzier and Marco Borsato.
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Blaricum is located in North Holland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 52.2725 latitude, 5.2417 longitude.
Blaricum has a population of approximately 5,060 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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The best-preserved star fortification town in Europe, a double-moated six-pointed star of 17th-century ramparts enclosing a grid of gabled streets, 25 minutes from Amsterdam yet ignored by most itineraries.
6 km · about 10 min drive
castle
A moated red-brick medieval fortress at the mouth of the Vecht, one of the best-preserved castles in the Netherlands.
13 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
22 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Gerrit Rietveld's radical 1924 Utrecht house, the purest built statement of De Stijl with its sliding walls and Mondrian palette: UNESCO-listed and visitable on pre-booked tours.
22 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, combining a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden.
25 km · about 30 min drive
castle
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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