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Itinerary · Amsterdam, the Netherlands

A day trip: Haarlem

Frans Hals, the Teylers Museum and a starred lunch, a short train ride from Amsterdam.

One day

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  1. 9:30

    1Haarlem: the back story

    Haarlem·In depth

    NS train from Amsterdam Centraal.

  2. 10:30

    2Frans Hals Museum

    Haarlem·Museum

    The Golden Age portraits.

  3. 13:00

    3Ratatouille Food & Wine

    Haarlem·Restaurant

    One MICHELIN Star (2026), on the Spaarne.

  4. 15:00

    4Teylers Museum

    Haarlem·Museum

    The oldest museum in the Netherlands, in its own words.

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