Middelburg in 48 hours | City Guide | Zeeland in the Netherlands | Holland | TravelGretl

We travel to Middelburg, capitol of Zeeland in the Netherlands. Or Holland if you'd like ;)
Visiting the Lange Jan (Long John!), the Zeeuws Museum, Restaurant Scherp, the Delta Works and more :D A city guide
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Places we visited:
Hotel: We stayed at Hotel the Roosenvelt.
We have been climbing the Lange Jan, ate at restaurant Scherp, and walked the 'kunst en cultuurroute' Middelburg. We've seen quite a few galeries in town!
We took lunch at the Kloveniersdoelen and went to the Zeeuws Museum.
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Middleburg was built in the 9th century, as the middle of three strongholds. To protect the people from the plundering Vikings. And it still has a strong historic character nowadays.
If you walk through the small streets, surrounded by buildings like this, you might not realize it, but this city was hit hard during the second world war. Though the bombing of Rotterdam is more famous, both cities kind of looked like THIS, after the Nazi's visited.
But Middleburg did an amazing job rebuilding her beautiful historic highlights.
The Abbey for example, once the centre of a large monastic complex. It will provide you with some peace and quiet moments right in the center of town.
The impressive town hall is right on the market square, built in a beautiful gothic style. Look at all the details they created! It was voted as the second most beautiful building in the Netherlands a few years ago, and I can see why you'd love it.
And if you ever get lost in the little streets of the city center, you only have to look up for long John! Or Lange Jan, as we call him in Dutch. He's a tall friend you'll see from almost every part of the city center. Not just beautiful from the outside, but also to be enjoyed from within!
Well we have to go down to experience this city in a totally different way! Because Middelburg is also a very artistic place. They say there are even more galeries than cafees in town. And every first Sunday of the month, the artists just let you catch a glimpse of their art and workspace. Look for this flag on any building, and you're invited to enter!
An other cool thing happened in the middle of our art tour. We came across this little house here, and the owner just invited us in. Well guess what! He showed us the old fashioned kitchen under his house. It's not a museum or anything, just a private collection.
I love little discoveries and friendly moments like this one!
These tapestries are telling the story of Zeeland’s great sea battles against the Spanish at the beginning of the Eighty Years’ War. The Spanish fleet was much mighier, but the locals had the advantage of knowing the area. It's funny to see the propaganda in the scenes, but it also gives a good insight of a war at sea near the end of the 16th century. It's made and preserved very well.
Our weekend of Middelburg is almost over, but before we go home, I must show you the sea!
The Dutch are famous for conquering the water, and a big part of that is the Delta works.
It's built in the river delta to protect the land from the sea. Aaand...... there it is!
Well I am glad I'm all dry again. Only thing left to say is.....
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[@JevenDovey]

Looks like a cool city to explore. We will keep it in mind! Thanks

[@TravelGretl]

:D

[@SkyMcSparkle]

Every street has so much character! The detail is just wonderful. The delta works is ingenious.

[@TravelGretl]

:)

[@RonShenkar]

I came across this video after randomly checking out the different regions of the Netherlands in google maps with a small hope in the back of my mind of sometime living there, and have then radomly come across this video... it's so incredibly well done! seriously, it's hard to believe you only have 32K subscribers, the amount of effort and editing you put into this video is admirable and a joy to watch. Subscribed!

[@LaurenWithoutFear]

I love the high quality, informative narration on your videos! New subbie :)

[@TravelGretl]

Cool, great you're in :D

[@iris5978]

I love this so much! You really showed us the beauty of this amazing city.

[@mjwemdee]

Leuk! Ik ben net als Brexitvluchteling naar Middelburg verhuisd, en ik kon niet gelukkiger wezen! Prachtige stad, leuke mensen. En zoveel bezienswaardigheden! Bedankt voor jouw video.

[@WAYAWAYWithAsh]

This is so well done! It made me want to pack up my things and go there right now.:) The art galleries excite me. We will be back to your country,:) -Ash

[@TravelGretl]

:D Thanx my friend :)

[@jschro124]

Your video quality is amazing and I love how professional this video is. Full of history and beauty!! Love the idea of you showing us all parts of your beautiful country! Should be beautiful in the winter months too.

[@TravelGretl]

:D Oh yes, I hope so much for snow and frozen water this winter! There were times we could iceskate on the canals in Amsterdam - how amazing would it be to show you :D :D :D

[@WanderingLloyd]

I'm always excited to see your videos. I love your narration and you shoot really well :) There's always a smile while I'm watching your videos. Loved it :)

[@TravelGretl]

Thank you so much :) Great to hear :D

[@HereBeBarr]

Love the early history lesson! You really nailed the art scene, a combo of the camera work and the music. I don't know why, but when you speak and I hear the traditional style music or classical it flows so well! A shame about the wind and the clouds at the end, I have read about the water systems in Holland before. Keep the great content going.

[@TravelGretl]

Here Be Barr 😀😀 cool - yeah it seems all very inventive 😊 never fully got my head around it - but respect 4 the people who figured it out 😀

[@TheLostLemurian]

How beautiful is all of that art!! I really am no expert when it comes to visual arts but as the cliche goes, I know what I like! I always find myself standing in front of beautiful pieces going, "I know this is amazing, I just wish I knew more about HOW it's amazing!" :D

[@TravelGretl]

True! I did theatre academy and also people then said: I am not an expert - when we came out of a play. But you always know if you liked or disliked something, you just don't know specifically why exactly (technically) something is nicer than something else :)

[@itsryanwilkes]

I came here looking to watch a video and left with that AND an amazing history lesson as well! Not even surprised by this though... Your content is always amazing! Those tapestries with the ships were incredible. The detail involved blows my mind. Great work, as always, my friend!

[@TravelGretl]

Thanx so much! Love to hear you've enjoyed! And I actually was surprised by the Tapestries myself, with the naked buts floating in the sea ;) Haha, in our Den Bosch video we also feature a medieval painter who made crazy characters, also pretty seksual. Sometimes I think we feel we are really free and all how - but actually we're less than we used to be in some cases ;)

[@AlwaysaFriday]

Wow, can't believe they just invited you in, amazing!

[@TravelGretl]

:D It was a presstrip :)

[@more2share]

How cool that you got invited to this privat house! Cool collection of old school stuff! Holland is always so full of all different kind of arts! That's awesome! Good on ya!

[@TravelGretl]

:D

[@termiyaya]

Wonderful, love it!

[@TravelGretl]

😊😊

[@tosht2515]

"I will show you much, much more." 😀 Very clever. Really enjoyed this video. Lovely town, interesting commentary and excellent use of music yet again. Vivaldi was perfect. 👍

[@TravelGretl]

😊😊 thanx!!

[@Marlon_Torres]

Middleburg looks so interesting, I see it's not that far from AMS, maybe I'll check it out next time I go. That little house looked so cool too. Thanks for sharing!

[@TravelGretl]

:) It's not! Actually so many places in the Netherlands are so close to Amsterdam. Groningen and Maastricht are considered far away - guess how long it would take you to go there ;)

[@armanandkawaii]

The architecture is soooooo sooooo nice!!!

[@TravelGretl]

😊😊😊😊

[@robwilmink7843]

Leuke video. Ik wist niet dat Middelburg zo mooi was. Thanks.

[@Thatadventurer]

Never heard of this city but looks so, so pretty!

[@TravelGretl]

Can imagine! It's mainly known by the Dutch themselves and the Germans - they discover our entire coastline more than we do ;)

[@BaptisteJAGFilms]

It's a beautiful old city! You're really good at these videos! Keep it up I'm sure you'll grow fast! :) Cheers

[@TravelGretl]

Thank you 😀😀😘😘

[@theflaggirl3034]

Im writing and viewing again because I love you and your videos that much, it is a dream to travel and shot videos with you. You have no idea how much you have inspired me. I show your videos to all my friend and show off that I know you ;)

[@TravelGretl]

Thank you so much :D

[@MyTravelVanz58]

What a wonderful Place, Well done, just like i'm watching coverage TV Channel. Keep it up Gretl!..

[@TravelGretl]

Thanx :D

[@TheNewTravel]

I can't get over how good that Restaurant Scherp food looks... you should redo their menu!!

[@TravelGretl]

The New Travel 😊😊😊

[@theflaggirl3034]

Your tall friend is so cute.Love the timing

[@TravelGretl]

Haha, he is! A good friend too if you get lost ;)

[@BangsBucketList]

Fancy dinner and a fancy hotel goes well with some really nice art! And thank you for a brief history, I don't need to google it up to learn about it. :-) I want to climb up that tower. I enjoy going to high places :-)

[@TravelGretl]

😀 cool! In the netherlands it's extra cool, since all is so flat you can always look very far ;)

[@SamWasHere]

Your production quality is so good! The guy with the underground kitchen was a great random discovery.

[@TravelGretl]

Thanx! Yeah, loved that too. Middelburg really is a friendly town!

[@SamWasHere]

Flights from Belfast are really cheap so we might head over this winter for a weekend getaway :)

[@TravelGretl]

Oh yes!! If it's freezing you can iceskate on the canals 😍

[@SparkinHeart]

i really love this video... you did such a good voice with voice over and meaningful information. I love this buildings, that tower view is great i just wish they let you open the window... hahaha. the flag on the building to see the art is really cool info. The moments with you are your husband is so touching... i think its my favorite part.

[@TravelGretl]

Thanx :D Hahaha, we're boyfriend and girlfriend still - we're not getting married ;) And great to hear you've enjoyed :D Great compliments so thanx!

[@wwawwong1]

I love the way you tell your story...

[@TravelGretl]

Thanx so much!

[@DerekFreal]

Very beautiful and very informative...well done :D

[@TravelGretl]

:D

[@ToddXoX]

love the architecture :-)

[@TravelGretl]

:) Me too! Especially the abby - though the town hall is more famous ;)

[@Lanttimatkat]

I love the Netherlands! Such a beautiful country. I've visited there a few times and seen a few cities and towns but I've never visited Middelburg. Thank you for the tour of the city. Would love to visit one day. :-) Lotta/Lanttimatkat

[@TravelGretl]

:D

[@SaltandSandals]

Your video seems quite amazing specially the way we got an insight into the architecture. What would be a good time to visit?

[@TravelGretl]

:D Well, that's never to be said for sure in the Netherlands ;) You always need some luck with the weather. But I would say ideally in spring or summer!

[@LookWhosBlogging]

I'd love to go up that tower! also would love to visit the art galleries, so cool that you can meet the artists. Ooh, the old fashioned kitchen is nice too! at 4:50, you should've it timed it with the word "But" :)

[@TravelGretl]

Whahahaha, didn't think of that 😂😂😂

[@journalofnomads]

hahahahaha brilliant!

[@TravelGretl]

😆😆😆

[@TheNewTravel]

😂

[@heerbol]

Well done Gretl!

[@TravelGretl]

Dank :D

[@belvedere416]

this beautiful town is now in my weekend bucket list! could you do a video about Hoorn too? it's very interesting

[@TravelGretl]

Cool :D You live in Hoorn? :)

[@journalofnomads]

So many art galleries in this city, hard to imagine that it looked almost completely destroyed after the second world war.How cool was it that this guy just invited you in his house!Love it when that happens!As usual ,awesome video!

[@TravelGretl]

Thanx :D

[@JfCLA]

Wow - was that all restoration? The city looks amazing!

[@TravelGretl]

Most of it - yeah 😊😊

[@SomedayMaybe]

It sure looks like the perfect city to do a weekend trip... :) The hotel looks sooo beautiful. Is that a bathroom in a cupboard? :D

[@TravelGretl]

:D

[@jonieuole2551]

wow nice one i love holland

[@ciskadebart1763]

Very well done.. My city.. 🙏🌍💜👁

[@polinakocheva3148]

Hahha love the fiets at 1:10 (the one where you lie down). I never got to visit Middelburg during my 3 years in the Netherlands... Probably because I live on the other side of the country. Beuatiful city! I love the art. And the guy that invited you to his house was so nice :)

[@TravelGretl]

😊😊 I also hadn't been here before! It's on a part of the Netherlands that's not easiest to reach it feels - might be why 😊😊 Did I ask you before where you lived in the Netherlands??

[@polinakocheva3148]

I lived in Utrecht for 1 year (my fav Dutch city) and Enschede for 2 years (not the most fun place, but I studied there) :)

[@TravelGretl]

Ah yeah Utrecht is amazing! And a bit more exciting than Enschede I guess ;) Can't say really, haven't been to Enschede!

[@trendingtoday6265]

amazing place

[@TravelGretl]

+mike uzumaki 😊😊

[@BAdventures]

Nice tour and history. Lots of art and culture there =)

[@TravelGretl]

😊😊

[@TravelGretl]

+B Adventures Travel Vlogs 😊

[@Pugalzzz]

I'm looking forward for your Venice trip......

[@TravelGretl]

Venice? I've been there but not planning on going there any time soon :)

[@Jandewitamateurfilm]

Heb pas onlangs jullie site ontdekt. Héél mooie, informatieve en goed gemaakte film. Heel mooi en professioneel in beeld gebracht. Bijna perfecte cadrage. Blijf het een beetje jammer vinden dat de VO in het Engels is. Ik begrijp het wel: uit commercieel oogpunt bereik je natuurlijk een ruimer publiek. Maar toch: een beetje fierheid over onze eigen taal - zeker als het een Nederlandse locatie betreft - is toch ook wel het overwegen waard. Je kunt nog altijd in het Engels ondertitelen.

[@TravelGretl]

Jan Dewit hi Jan! Dank 😊 mijn overweging om voor Engels te gaan is omdat ik over het algemeen videos in het buitenland maak en graag wil dat iedereen het kan verstaan. Engelse ondertitels werken niet - mensen zien liever een Engelstalige video 😊

[@GoYvon]

Dat eten ziet er heel lekker uit! En Middelburg lijkt een mooie, historische stad. Ben er ooit geweest; voor een fanclubdag van Blof, haha :)

[@TravelGretl]

Hahaha, te gek! Maar je kan je van de stad zelf niet meer veel herinneren...? :)

[@GoYvon]

Nee, helaas. Is volgens mij ook al langer dan een decennium geleden ;)

[@TravelGretl]

😊😊

[@10pond]

Ik denk dat je de Roosevelt hotel bedoeld in plaats van De Roosenberg. Ik woon zelf in Oost-souburg (stadje grenzend aan Middelburg) en werk bij de gemeente Middelburg maar wist een hoop dingen nog niet eens :) In het oude stadhuis zit sinds jaren het Roosevelt acedemie gehuisvest trouwens.

[@TravelGretl]

Je hebt gelijk! Ik heb dat inderdaad verkeerd in de omschrijving gezet :) Wat leuk dat je weer nieuwe dingen oppikt! Roosevelt academie kende ik inderdaad! Lijkt me een prachtige plek om te studeren

[@willardcardona5342]

Hi Gretl, your Country looks really nice (i.e. clean and rich in culture). Btw, where can you find the history of the Vikings in your Country?....

[@TravelGretl]

+Willard Cardona eh... not sure about that!

[@kimzafra]

Is Antilles near your home place? Got a job offer there, I wonder if it looks like Netherlands like portray in your videos

[@TravelGretl]

It's quite far from here ;)

[@kimzafra]

Holland looks really good :)

[@TravellingWeasels]

3:32 omg it does look like your dad lol

[@TravelGretl]

Hahaha, he does right?! :D :D :D

[@felicia1987]

Middelburgers waar zijn jullie

[@bacucanboy]

Maat fuck.middelburg ga gwn naar goes of vlissingen

[@kaikalter]

bacucanboy0113 ik vond vlissingen altijd veel leuker als middelburg

[@JordenM-_-]

Klarenbeek in Middelburg ahoe! ahoe!

[@JordenM-_-]

Kai Kalter Vlissingen is te druk

[@mitchellclark-romeijnsen6785]

This where my families from my parents got married in the town hall

[@njchub]

je man is knap

[@davidlambe2856]

Northern Germany is similar to the netherlands and Southern Germany is like Poland

[@tonychocolony2246]

I didn't see anything on your vlog

[@ls4ultdlogisticssolutions488]

Nice vid, but not Holland. Th country is called the Netherlands. Shouth & North Holland are provinces, with capitAls Rotterdam & Amsterdam.

[@TravelGretl]

+LS4U LTD Logistics Solutions joh ;) ik weet het, maar SEO technisch gezien is t wel handig om Holland te vernoemen 😊

[@henry0418]

I like your videos very much and your editing is simply fantastic. But I surely hope that you would stop acting like a clown in which you would sometime have the tendency to behave like one.. .

[@TravelGretl]

Hi Henry, thank you for the feedback! I am curious in which parts you feel I am acting like a clown? :)

[@henry0418]

I mean..... you make faces.

[@TravelGretl]

You mean at the end of this video for example? I like it to play around, which sometimes get's caught on camera or I catch it myself. It's part of my fun of life, so I am afraid if you're hoping for that to stop - you might need to wait a long time. I appreciate you speak your mind, which makes me give you my honesty too 😊