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Horizontoer

Horizontoer is een zeilend cultuur muziek- en theaterfestival. Met een vloot authentieke zeilschepen vol muzikaal en theatraal talent overspoelt het festival tien dagen lang Harlingen, Texel, Terschelling, Vlieland en Ameland.

Festival horizontoer.

Horizontoer is een zeilend cultuur muziek- en theaterfestival. Met een vloot authentieke zeilschepen vol muzikaal en theatraal talent overspoelt het festival Harlingen, Texel, Terschelling, Vlieland en Ameland. Tien dagen lang zijn de Waddeneilanden een podium voor het gevestigde en aanstormende talent dat meevaart met Horizontoer. 

Horizontoer vindt jaarlijks plaats in augustus, maar wordt door het hele jaar heen mogelijk gemaakt door alle vrijwilligers die zich keihard inzetten om het festival mogelijk te maken. Inmiddels is Horizontoer al 27 jaar een evenement waarbij muziek, zeilen, natuur, cultuur en theater samenkomen. 

Horizontoer is een bijzonder festival omdat je als festivalganger mee kunt varen. Het boeken van een ticket verzekert festivalgangers van een unieke ervaring. Je beleeft het festival voor en achter de schermen en maakt iedere muzikale uitspatting van heel dichtbij mee! Aan boord van je schip, uitwaaiend aan het strand en zwetend op de dansvloer voel je je de koning(in) van het Wad. Daarnaast verrast het festival de toeristen op de eilanden met gratis optredens in de wonderschone cafeetjes en pleintjes van de Waddeneilanden. 

De programmering van dit festival biedt een podium voor aanstormend talent, is divers en gericht op een breed publiek. In voorgaande edities gingen o.a. Eefje de Visser, Janne Schra, Judy Blank en Emil Landman mee. 

Niet alleen in de café’s op de eilanden zal het los gaan maar Horizontoer zal het publiek ook verwonderen, ontroeren en verrassen op straat met o.a. straattheater en dans. 

Je verblijft in een twee- of vierpersoons hut van een oud-Hollandse platbodem. Dat betekent geen overdreven luxe, maar je bent wel voorzien van alle faciliteiten. Je hut is voorzien van stapelbedden. Matrassen, kussens met slopen, onderlakens, toiletten en douches zijn aanwezig. Dekens, dekbedden of slaapzakken en handdoeken moet je wel zelf meebrengen. 

Aan boord zijn – naast de schipper en de maat – een Horizontoer gastheer- of vrouw en een prima kok, die dagelijks een heerlijk driegangen diner voor je bereidt. Ontbijt en lunch zijn inbegrepen, evenals alle koffie, thee en melk.

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Horizontoer is een varend festival. Met een vloot van zeilschepen varen we 10 dagen samen met artiesten, festivalgangers en organisatie  langs de 4 grootste waddeneilanden. Op elk eiland zet Horizontoer een prachtig festival neer met zowel muziek, (straat)theater en kunst.

Het mooie aan dit festival? Er is geen onderscheid tussen artiesten en festivalgangers. Als festivalganger leer je de mens achter de artiest kennen voordat zij optreden op 1 van de 150 locaties. Tevens geniet je van het buitenleven aan boord en vaar je letterlijk met ons mee.

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Ameland, an island with a lot of nature, rest and space . There’s also a lot to do and see in relation to sports and culture. Visit the four charming little villages , each with its own character and cosy shops. Explore the whole island with boat trips, excursions, cycling or walking.

Ameland is mostly covered with sand dunes, but in the east there is also a marshy nature area with many birds and animals. At a total of 27 kilometres, Ameland’s beach makes it an island really suitable for long walks.

Visit Ameland

You get a taste of the Wadden Sea once you’ve docked on Ameland. Nothing is better than exploring this beautiful piece of world heritage. This can be done in several ways on Ameland. For example, you can go on various boat trips like the robben boat tour in which you sail on this special boat towards the seal sandbank in order to spot these special animals. There are also various options for fishing and sailing from Ameland on the Wadden Sea.

AROUND THE ISLAND

You can explore the island in various ways. If you want to do something active, Ameland offers various cycling, walking and riding opportunities along the dunes, on the beach or through the vast nature. With 100 kilometres of cycling paths and countless lovely walking and horseback riding routes, there is something for everyone. If you want to explore the island in a more relaxed way, you can go on bus tours, tractor rides, horse-drawn carriages or a sightseeing flight.

Wadden feeling

You experience the optimal Ameland Wadden feeling by exploring the island like a real islander. You can go on various excursions on Ameland such as tidal excursions, nature experiences, beach and shell excursions, safaris and even a real forest-beach and lighthouse excursion at night where you can experience Ameland’s beauty in the dark.

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Ameland, always different

Very close, yet far away! That is how it feels when you get on the boat in Holwert (Holwerd) and arrive on Ameland after a wonderful trip across the Wadden Sea: an island with four beautiful villages , each with its own history and culture, wonderful nature, but above all, a lot of sea and beach!

Wonderful for endless walks and watching the sun go down over dinner. Because Ameland is not inferior on the culinary level either. Fresh sea fish is on the menu every day, as well as pure products from our own soil.  Besides walking, cycling or lazing around, you can also be active in the various activities that the island has to offer. Golfing, surfing, kiting or even skydiving, there is something for everyone! And what about the many sporting and cultural events!

It is the genuine hospitality of the Amelander people that give you a feeling of coming home. Not only during the summer, but also in the spring, autumn and winter. It is always enjoyable on Ameland! Whether it's a day out, a short or long holiday, a company outing, a family weekend or a wedding, there is an offer for every budget. Everyone can experience the beauty of Ameland in their own way!

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Ameland: ideal every-season island

Whether you come to Ameland for MadNes, the sustainable skate, surf and music festival, the Kunstmaand (Art month) or just for a weekend getaway, Ameland never disappoints. With four villages and two spectacular nature reserves, it is the perfect island no matter what the season. And if you want to know what the Netherlands will be like after the energy transition, then come to Ameland for a sneak preview. The island is at the forefront of the Wadden islands’ ambition to provide all of their own water and electricity.

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Mudflat walks for experienced walkers.

When the Wad is dry and the sandbars and mudflats are visible you can walk from Holwerd to Ameland.

Mixed company

‘t Oerd is on the route of many waders such as the oystercatcher, grey polver, ringed plover and dunlin. A trip to Ameland during migration season is a sight to behold.

Take an eco-safari

In your very own ecocar in the peace and quiet of nature. Rent an ecocar and go on an eco-safari.

Royal duck decoy

In 1704 Johan Willem Friso Nassau-Oranje's mother gave him the island of Ameland as a gift. Visit the duck decoy she had built.

Taste the Wad

Go on a tour with a real Wad aficionado, comb the beach for a meal of crustaceans and salty plants and taste just how delicious island life can be.

Discover Ameland with these routes

Boswachterspad hollumerduinen en lange duinen.

The sandy dunes, the wet valleys and the wide beaches, are all part of this rangerpath at the Hollumerdunes at Ameland. Explore...

'T Oerd

This large area with lots of birds and the highest dune, rare vegetation and butterflies is worht to visit. As well per bike...

Wandelroute 't Oerd

This hike path at 't Oerd, is a place far away from civilitation at the tidelands from Ameland.

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Ameland is one of the West Frisian Islands islands in the Netherlands .

Understand [ edit ]

About 3600 people live on Ameland permanently, many of them working for the tourism industry on the island. There are four main villages: Ballum , the official main settlement in terms of administration, Nes , where the ferry arrives, Hollum and Buren . Furthermore there are several small hamlets.

Get in [ edit ]

A ferry service runs from Holwerd , Friesland at least 6 times per day, but double as often in high season. It's operated by Wagenborg Passagiersdiensten and costs €12/14 in low/high season. The trip to Ameland takes 45 minutes and the ferry arrives in the harbour of Nes.

To get to Holwerd, you can make use of a bus service from train station Leeuwarden to the ferry dock. If you're travelling by car, you can best leave it at the parking space in Holwerd as you will not really need it at the island and the ferry ride will cost up to €95 for the car alone.

Get around [ edit ]

The island has three bus lines, of which one only operates in the peak season. The two lines that operate all year will take you to all four villages. The bus lines are operated by Arriva .

There are many bike rental companies in the villages, that can provide all sorts of bikes. Most of the hotels have bike rental services too.

See [ edit ]

• Sorgdrager museum , Herenweg 1, Hollum . This place in the charming village of Hollum focuses on the history of Ameland (mostly cultural) and has different exhibitions. Visitors can dwell through the museum using a podcatcher as a guide.  
• Abraham Fock rescue museum , Oranjeweg 18, Hollum . The rescue museum explains the history of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij ( Royal Netherlands Rescue Society ) on Ameland. About once a month the Abraham Fock museum launches a lifeboat using horses. This was used for real rescues until about 1988. Nowadays the KNRM has a station in the Ballummerbocht, south of Ballum.  
• Juttersmuseum Swartwoude , Hoofdweg 1, Buren . A fine little museum, giving an inside in the life of Ameland's rural communities in earlier times. It focusses on the two main activities: agriculture and beachcombing. €4.25 .  
• Monumental buildings . The village of Hollum is a particularly good place to see some of the islands listed national monuments, mostly in the form of simple, old town houses. Other villages have examples as well though, and the countryside is dotted with historic farms.  
• Natuurcentrum Ameland , Strandweg 38 . This museum like activity centre has expositions on Ameland and its history, mostly discussing animal and plant life and the influence of the sea on the island. There are also a few aquariums. €6.25 .  
• Windmills . There are two windmills at the island, one in the village of Nes and one in Hollum. Both are well-restored and operative. Grain and mustard-mill De Verwachting in Hollum produces and sells local mustard. Although a mill stood here already long ago, the current one was rebuilt in 1988. The Phenix in Nes is an original 1880 grain mill, restored and now used to mill rye for the local bakery.  

Do [ edit ]

Ameland has a small airfield near Ballum. Aero Service Ameland [dead link] provides tours and lessons from there. A tour of all villages on the island starts at €90.

The Strandexpress (only Dutch) takes you to the far east of the island over the beach. There is a stop and short walk about halfway where the driver explains a lot about the island, the dunes, animal and plant life and the sea. From the far east Schiermonnikoog is clearly visible.

• Seals trip ( Robbentocht ), Kêkelburen 3, Hollum , ☏ +31 6 51000296 , [email protected] . A fun outing, especially with children, is a trip by boat to Robbeneiland. Robbeneiland is a sandbank off the coast near Hollum where at low tide many seals are lazing and sunbathing on the sandy beach. The trip takes 2¼ hours. Departure is from the pier at Nes. Combination trips are also possible. Popular is a trip to Robbeneiland, including a stop at the Schelpenstrand (shell beach) for a short walk. A combined trip takes 2¾ hours. Surcharge €3. See their website for the timetable. Adults €13.50, children €9 .  

Buy [ edit ]

There are plenty of shops to provide for daily needs and a good range of souvenirs. Nes, Hollum and Ballum all have a supermarket and there are several bookshops around.

Eat [ edit ]

All villages have many restaurants, offering all sorts of food.

On the west side of the Island in Holum there is Cantina Dolores [dead link] . A Mexican restaurant/tapasbar/steakhouse; well worth a visit! Take a look at their menu.

• Nobel , Gerrit Kosterweg 16, Ballum , ☏ +31 519-554157 . Part of a high-end hotel, this is one of the best restaurants around. It serves French cuisine. Complex dishes, nicely presented and usually friendly staff. €40 .  
• Binnen , Maarten Janszenstraat 2, Nes , ☏ +31 519 542 030 , [email protected] . This restaurant in the village centre started as a fish restaurant, but has dropped that title since, as it now also serves a good range of other dishes. The starters, mains and desserts on the menu have one fixed price, and alternatively they offer a "shared tasting" of 5 five dishes for €30 p.p. €18.50 for a main .  
• Nescafé , Van Heeckerenstraat 10, Nes , ☏ +31 519 542 760 . This cosy place in the Nes village centre uses good quality produce to prepare simple bistro style dishes, and a range of grilled dishes from the Green Egg grill. It's open for lunch and dinner. Mains from €20 .  
• 53.44127 5.63689 1 Cafetaria De Fretpot , O.P. Lapstraat 2 Hollum , ☏ +31 519 554667 . April – October: Su–Tu 12:00–21:00, W–Sa 12:00–23:00; July–August: 11:00–23:00; different opening hours in winter .  
• 53.45528 5.80353 2 StrAnders Take away , Strandweg 71, Buren , ☏ +31 519 543029 .  
• 53.44966 5.61489 3 Strandpavillon "The Sunset" , Oranjeweg 61, Hollum , ☏ +31 519 554280 .  
• 53.45528 5.80356 4 StrAnders , Strandweg 71, Buren , ☏ +31 519 543029 . Tu-Su from 12:00 . Lunch from €3.75; soups €4.75-6.50; appetizers €6.95-9.95; fish €13.95-19.50; meat €15.50-19.50; vegetarian €11.95-13.95; desserts €2.95-5.95 . ( updated Jan 2018 )

Drink [ edit ]

A definite must is a taste of Nobeltje . This punch is sold at Cafe-Hotel-Restaurant-Liquor-Store Nobel in Ballum. Nobeltje can be served in combination with coffee (Amelander Koffie), served on ice, but is also good on top of pancakes. As Nobeltje is mainly (but not only) sold in Ameland, tourists, especially those coming to Ameland with their own boat, are known to buy large quantities of Nobeltje in order to have a stock large enough to survive until they are able to return to Ameland.

There are some other liquors which are only sold on Ameland: Torentje is sold in the C1000 in Hollum, Amelander Kruidendrank and Commandeurtje are sold in the Gall & Gall in Nes.

Sleep [ edit ]

There are several hotels in Ameland, many in Nes. You can also rent houses or apartments from private owners, often through the tourist office . As on all the islands, prices for accommodation rise in high season, sometimes quite steeply, and are often also higher on weekends.

• Hotel Dolores , Hollum . a small-scale hotel restaurant with spacious hotel studios (34 m²) for 2 persons. It is situated on the edge of the picturesque village of Hollum on the island Ameland and lies near the sea and the forest. The studios are provided with a separate sleeping area. The bathrooms are equipped with massage shower and sun shower (solarium under the shower). In addition all studios have a comfortable sit-down and a private roof terrace. In the entire hotel you can make use of the free wireless Internet. Breakfast is served in the room as a generous breakfast basket. The golf course is 400 m away.  
• Zee van Tijd , Rixt van Doniastraat 18, Nes , ☏ +31 519 - 543 003 . Great hotel in the centre of the village, with modern suites varying in size and amenities, a good in-house restaurant and fine staff. The mini-suite is good and much like a small, standard hotel room while the royal suite is even better and over twice the size. From €75 for the mini-suite of €105 for the royal one .  
• Strandhotel Buren aan Zee , Strandweg 85, Buren , ☏ +31 519 542110 . This beach hotel indeed sits right on the beach. Its rooms have great views over sea and the hotel has good wellness facilities including a sauna. The staff is very helpful and the hotel is a few minutes walk from the public indoor pool. From €69/99 for singles/doubles .  

Camp sites [ edit ]

• 53.45346 5.80237 1 Camping De Kiekduun , Strandweg 65, Buren , ☏ +31 519 542389 . "De Kiekduun" is aimed at families. Washing machines and Wifi available. tent €5.25; Trekkers-tent €4.10; caravan €9.15; adult €4.50; children (-14) €3.70; warm water €0.50; cars €3.70; motorcycles €3.85; Tourist tax €1.10 .  
• 53.44018 5.70907 2 Tussen Wad en Strand , Smitteweg 8, Ballum , ☏ +31 519 542941 . Quiet campsite in a farm environment All-in-price (2 people) pre-/post-season €20; high season €25; children €3.50; adults €5; dog €2; small tent €5 .  

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If you're up for more island life, you may want to hop over to one of the other West Frisian Islands , with Texel being the most popular one. Alternatively, explore the Northern Netherlands after your return to Holwerd, including nearby places like Franeker , Drachten , Leeuwarden and Groningen .

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How to spend one day or a weekend on Ameland

Written by Sam Van den Haute aka CheckOutSam

The Dutch Wadden Islands are a wonderful travel destination to completely relax and enjoy beautiful landscapes. In total there are five inhabited Dutch islands, the other three Dutch islands are taken over by plants, birds and other animals. Ameland is the fourth island with a gigantic -uhum- population of no less than 3600 people. If you're looking for some peace and quiet , you'll definitely find it here! Whether you're going to Ameland for a weekend or a day. You'll always love it here.

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Depending from where you arrive, it can be a long drive to Friesland, from where you have to take the ferry to Ameland. It’s therefore better to stay in the area and make the crossing to the Wadden Island early in the morning. Instead of spending a single day on Ameland, you can also book a weekend of course.

Together with some other travel bloggers, we went to the beautiful Ameland for a short weekend break.

The ferry boat to Ameland

No matter how long you stay, you can only get to the island by taking the boat. Unfortunately, there are no direct ferries to or from Ameland from the other Wadden Islands. So if you would like to come to Ameland from another island, you first have to go back to the mainland of the Netherlands and from there you can commute to Ameland with the ferry service.

In Holwerd (Friesland) you’ll find the ‘Wagenborg Passenger Services’. The ferries from this company take you from the mainland to the island in about 45 minutes.

Did the boat already leave and you can’t wait any longer to go to Ameland? Then do like we did! Take the water taxi. The thrilling ride goes incredibly fast. In barely fifteen minutes you’ll arrive -completely scrambled- on the other side. The water taxi can accommodate twelve people, and it costs you €110 per transfer. It doesn’t matter whether you’re traveling alone or with eleven friends.

Cost of the ferry to Ameland:

Outside the summer period you pay €12.85 + €1.55 tourist tax per adult. Kids from 4 to 11 years pay €7.20 and the tourist tax. Are you going to this Dutch Wadden island during the summer? Then you pay 15.10 euros plus tourist tax, and kids pay 8.35 plus tourist tax.

On the ferry you can also buy refreshments and drinks.

Boat times to Ameland:

From Monday to Friday there are seven sailings per day.

From Holwerd to Ameland you can take the earliest ferry at 07:30 am, and the last boat leaves for Ameland at 08:00 pm. During the weekends the first boat sails out at 09:30 in the morning.

To return from the island to Holwerd, early birds can take the boat at 06:30 am and at 7 pm the last ferry boat sails back to the mainland. During the weekend the first ferry sails back to Ameland at 08:30 am.

During the summer months, some scheduled times have been changed with a quarter of an hour. To make sure you won’t miss your boat back to the mainland, you should take a look at the official website .

The ferry to Ameland. Luckily you don’t have to stand outside, because it can get quite windy!

One day in Ameland

Once you have arrived on the beautiful island you’ll notice that there aren’t that many fellow travelers. Maybe it’s still a little busy at the ferry, but once you get away from the port everyone goes his own way. With miles of beaches, fun sights and cute villages there is plenty to do and see to fill an entire day on Ameland.

Day arrangement

Do you want your day on this picturesque island to go as smoothly as possible? Then book the day package that the tourism center offers. For just €30 you get a return ticket with the ferry, a rental bike for one day and a voucher that you can spend on a cup of coffee and some cake. The same arrangement with an electric bike costs a little more; €40 per person. Interested? Check it out online . Besides this day arrangement there is also a poetry day package, or a day trip to Ameland where you can take a look at the lifeboat pulled by horses.

Renting a bicycle on Ameland

Ameland is not super big, but you’ll still need to walk quite a few miles if you want to explore the island a bit. Fortunately, you can also rent a bike (or take it on the ferry for an extra fee) and explore this beautiful Wadden Island. Near the Wagenborg boat terminal you can find ‘Kiewit bike rental’. A simple bike without gears costs you €5.90 per day, and one with seven gears costs €8.70 per person. If you brought your luggage with you, you can store it here free of charge.

Do you prefer to explore the island on foot first and perhaps rent a bike later on? That’s definitely a possibility! Bikes can also be rented at ‘Fietsverhuur Nobel’, ‘Fietsverhuur Metz’, ‘Fietsverhuur de jong’, ‘Fietsverhuur Molenaa’r and at ‘Aldok Tweewielers’.

Ameland is best explored with a bike. Especially if you only go for one day!

What should you visit on Ameland?

During your day trip, try to explore some of the dunes, see the beautiful lighthouse from up close and measure yourself against the giant whale jaw at the ‘Burgemeester Walda school’. Read one of my previous blog posts if you want some ideas on what to see in Ameland. If you plan to also walk around Ameland, I recommend to read my article on walking routes in Ameland as well.

Of course you don’t have to fill your entire day on Ameland with sightseeing. The beaches of Ameland are wonderful enough to spend a whole day on it! In addition, there are also some very nice restaurants or bars in the neighborhood, where you can cool off with a refreshing drink, or during the winter heat yourself up with a nice ‘Nobeltje’ (liqueur from Ameland). If you want to spot some seals, you really have to take a seal tour. Don’t forget that this takes a few hours. If you’re only on Ameland for one day, this isn’t exactly a time saving activity…

This giant whale jaw (‘The Kakebienen’) are worth a quick photo, don’t you think so?

Spending a weekend on Ameland

If you don’t like getting up early, or if you’d rather visit the island a little less hastily, you can always choose to stay overnight on this Dutch island, just like I did.

With a weekend on Ameland you immediately get to see a lot more and you also have more time to discover other things. Think of tasty local dishes such as mustard soup, delicious shrimps or other fish. We tried these delicious local products at Het Strandhuys . A great restaurant located on the beach with an amazing viewpoint over the Wadden Sea.

If you’re still looking for accommodation on the island, I recomend Hotel Nobel . It is one of the oldest hotels on the island. This luxurious pension has a lot of charm, friendly staff, unique rooms (luxurious apartments and church suites!) and is centrally located on the island. Do you want to check prices and availability? Take a look on  Booking .

You think mustard soup sounds disgusting? Try it! The sour, strong flavour is actually pretty good!

Some tips to make your stay even better

• Don’t fixate too much on the season. In the summer temperatures are better and you may be able to enjoy the beach more, but there are many more tourists than in the winter. During the colder months the beaches, polders and dunes are just as beautiful, but there are fewer visitors. In November you can also enjoy the art month on Ameland .
• Take different types of clothing with you. The weather on the island can be well predicted, but remember in any case that there is often a lot of wind. A raincoat is always a good idea.
• Don’t forget that museums are closed on Mondays! This also applies to the lighthouse, from where you get a beautiful panorama over the entire island. It would be a shame to miss that view!
• Dogs are allowed on the beach, but in busier areas they must be on a leash. Signs indicate when your four-legged friend may run loose. Your dog needs to be curbed also when walking on the mudflats.
• If you prefer not to rent a bike or if you don’t to do everything on foot, you can still rely on public transport. Taxis are of course also available.
• People in a wheelchair can also enjoy a day on Ameland. Almost every beach pavilion has special beach wheelchairs with extra wide tires, so that they can glide over the wide beach without a problem.

Are you completely relaxed already, or do you want to see more of the islands? Maybe you can extend your weekend on the Wadden Islands with a day on Schiermonnikoog? A day, a weekend or a whole week at the Wadden islands: I’m sure that you’ll love this beautiful Dutch nature region!

Whether you’re going to Ameland for a day or a weekend: you’ll be surprised about how beautiful the Wadden islands are!

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Lighthouse Ameland

An impressive appearance on the island is the lighthouse, built in 1880 of cast iron and 55 metres high.

Since 2005, the lighthouse has not been used by the coast guard and has not been manned (there are camera's now to keep an eye on the shore).

The lighthouse is now in use as an exhibition location and is accessible to the public. In the top of the lighthouse there is a work room, just like it was used by the lighthouse keeper in the past.

Oranjeweg 57 9161 CB , Hollum 0031519-542737

Bundles of light

The characteristic bundles of light still shine over the island and the lighthouse is now open to the public. On different floors the visitor can find fascinating exhibitions and former lighthouse keepers digitally tell their stories.

Those who take up the challenge and climb the 236 stairs of the lighthouse, are treated to a stunning and unique view upstairs.

King Willem III

The lighthouse on Ameland was built in 1880, and was commissioned by King Willem III. It counts 15 floors. The tower was designed by Quirinus Harder and was built by foundry Nering Bögel in Deventer. The individual sections were shipped to Ameland and locally constructed. The current optical system of the lighthouse originates from the old "Westhoofd" on Goeree. The optical system turns around the lightsource ( one halogen bar). The refraction of the glass ensures 3 flares per 15 seconds (2 times 3 light rays).  Since 2004, the lighthouse has been owned by the town of Ameland.

Visit the lighthouse

You can visit the lighthouse on the days listed below:

• 8 January - 9 February 2024: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 13:00 - 17:00 
• 10 February - 25 February 2024: Monday - Sunday 13:00 - 17:00
• 26 February - 17 March 2024: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 13:00 - 17:00 
• 18 March - 26 April 2024, including holidays: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 20:00
• 27 April 2024 (King's Day): 1300 - 17:00
• 28 April - 31 October 2024, including holidays: Monday - Sunday 10:00 - 20:00

Admission 2024:

• Adults: € 6,80
• Children (5 - 12 years old): € 5,30

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Things to Do in Ameland, The Netherlands - Ameland Attractions

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• Good for Kids
• Budget-friendly
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• Things to do ranked using Tripadvisor data including reviews, ratings, photos, and popularity.

1. Nobels Nostalgisch Museum

2. Vuurtoren Ameland

3. Amelander Bierbrouwerij

4. Wagenborg Passagiersdiensten

5. Koren- En Mosterdmolen de Verwachting

6. Abraham Fock

7. Cultuurhistorisch museum Sorgdrager

8. Amelander Musea

9. Rijstal Le Cheval

10. Bunkermuseum

11. Korenmolen De Phenix

12. Landbouw-Juttersmuseum Swartwoude

13. msa modelspoor.

14. Museum Buren en Oranje

15. Cultuurhistorisch Museum

16. sint-clemenskerk.

17. Ameland Adventure

18. Dutch Reformed Church

19. Kooistra Amusementshal

20. Kaasboerderij Ameland

21. Amelander Koffiehuys&Brandery

22. Rijstal de Blinkert

23. Rijstal Nella Dorien

24. Wijnen van Egbert

25. klein vaarwater.

26. Hollumer Trap | Paardrijden op het strand

27. Indoor Avonturengolf Ameland

28. atelier de mispel, 29. wellness en beauty boomhiemke.

30. Expeditie Waddenzee

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• Ameland Adventure
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A tour of Ameland 2024

A beautiful walking tour of about 50 kilometers will lead you over the entire island , starting in Hollum , along the seawall at the south side to Nes and Buren and over the beach back to Hollum .

This event has grown to a fantastic walking tour with hundreds of participants since 2000. Not a competition, just a walk and being able to enjoy Ameland .

Start: Jan Jacobsweg, Hollum

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Other events on Ameland

• National Mills Day; Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 May 2024
• Rôggefestival; Early August
• Open Monuments Day on Ameland; Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 September 2024
• Paardenmarathon; End August
• Advent-ure Run; December
• Beach Rugby Festival; Early June

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Forza Horizon 5 The Road to Mexico | September Update

Your Horizon Adventure in Mexico will be like no other as Forza Horizon 5 gives you the tools and freedom to craft your own unique journey through our largest game world yet – all by engaging in content as you see fit. Therefore, it’s only appropriate that throughout September, we focused on the campaign and multiplayer components that make up this ultimate Horizon Adventure!

Buckle up as we recap The Road to Mexico as seen in our most recent Let’s ¡Go! streams. If you need to get caught up to where we were before September, here’s our blogs from June , July and August that’ll ensure you’re fully in the know with all things Forza Horizon 5. With that out of the way, let’s dive right in!

In Horizon Adventure, Forza Horizon 5’s campaign mode, everyone’s adventure will be different based on the festival outposts they open and the expansions built for them. This is brought together via an artistically stylish map that summarizes your Horizon Adventure in one place.

It’s why we designed Horizon Adventure to be a “snackable” campaign. You can drop in, do a small piece of gameplay to earn Accolades, and drop out. Alternatively, take on an entire category of Accolades and steadily progress through them all in a weekend. Forza Horizon 5 is undoubtedly a massive game that you can sink hours into, but we’ve made it just as rewarding if you can only spare 15 minutes for a play session. We also know that every Horizon player has their own distinct play style so you’ll always have a choice in which Accolades to pursue next.

One of the best ways to earn Accolades early on is by completing races. To unlock the next stage of our Horizon Adventure, Marco Conti, the game’s Senior Vehicle Dynamics Designer, took on the Horizon Festival Circuit Race. This previously abandoned racing circuit proved to be an ideal showcase of the investments that we’ve made into wheel gameplay. In Forza Horizon 5, handling and force-feedback has been improved all-up. For instance, Conti was able to “catch” the car after losing the backend even with sim-steering enabled and traction off. He also noted that driving on the wheel now makes you feel connected with the road and every detail on the ground as the car, tires and terrain all vary the experience.

From there, we were ready to expand our Horizon Festival and build a new outpost. Each has its own speciality, so you can choose whichever speaks loudest to you:

• Horizon Festival – Main Stage
• Horizon Apex – Road Racing
• Horizon Wilds – Dirt Racing
• Horizon Baja – Cross Country Racing
• Horizon Street Scene – Street Racing
• Horizon Rush – PR Stunts

To kick off road racing in Mexico, we needed to build the Horizon Apex site at Tulum – requiring us to undertake an Expedition to reach it. These set-piece gameplay sequences introduce players to new areas of Mexico, where you’ll learn more about the environment courtesy of your tour guide, Ramiro. For the Tulum Expedition, he leads you through a tropical storm from his plane before embarking on the ancient ruins of the lost city of Ek’ Balam. Here you can complete optional side objectives to earn additional Accolades and even uncover a Barn Find clue!

Expeditions can also be undertaken with your friends, as we demonstrated on-stream. In fact, we’ve designed the entirety of Forza Horizon 5 around co-op play – available once you complete the first Horizon Story mission around 20 minutes in. The game uses a flexible drop-in and drop-out model that ensures all progress is preserved, no matter if you’re playing alone or with others.

We also checked out the Car Collection screen in Forza Horizon 5. It’s like a virtual car sticker book that tracks the vehicles you’ve acquired from each manufacturer. You can purchase new ones at the click of a button and obtain exclusive rewards by unlocking a total number of cars per manufacturer. That way it’s always compelling to add new cars to your garage and complete each set. With this in-mind, we also shared a continuously updating list of cars coming to Forza Horizon 5 on day one .

As always, we finished up by inviting Creative Director Mike Brown and Senior Designer Ben Thacker-Fell to answer some of your Forza Horizon 5 questions! You can also click on any of the questions below to jump to that point in the livestream.

Q: Can you tell us if clothing items will be still in Wheelspins?

A: Yes, but you’re now also able to purchase both Common and Rare clothing items with credits. Rarer clothing items are unlocked through Wheelspins, the Festival Playlist or other such activities.

Q: What has been your favorite car to drive on your favorite road so far in Forza Horizon 5?

Mike and Ben handed the microphone to Marco for this one, here’s what he had to say!

A: I think the Horizon Festival Circuit is actually phenomenal. You can really bring any car, especially road car – I think it’s really good, especially when you get into driving S1 and S2 class cars. It’s really good fun and also, it’s really good for drifting. You can really connect all the corners right there and actually create a proper drift – so go for it!

Q: Is Abraham (voice actor) working on the Spanish version of the game too?

A: Great question, yes, he is! Abraham provides the English version of the character and also the Spanish version of the character in the Mexican-Spanish and Spanish versions of the game.

Q: Are weekly weather changes coming back?

A: Yes, seasons still change every week and with that, so will the weather and the world around you.

Q: Will Barn Finds be more complex or harder to find?

A: To answer if Barn Finds are more complex to find, you’d have to ask the person how hard it is for them in the first place. Barn Finds are a really nice feature and we’re never planning on making that more complex in the beauty of finding an amazing old car hidden away in the world.

A slight twist on it this time is that a few of them unlock in different ways. One of them you unlock in a Horizon Story, another in the Tulum Expedition – when you take a jump over the temple and spot a barn. That gets added to your map, so when you finish that Expedition, you can go back and find it. There’s a couple of others that have interesting discovery criteria – to give it a dev-sounding term.

Overall, in some ways more complex, more fun and more interesting. There are lots of Barn Finds, we won’t reveal them all to keep them a secret!

Q: How close can you make the game feel like a sim? Or do you consider it to still drive as an arcade/sim-cade like game?

The perfect question for Marco! We recommend hitting the above timestamp for this one so you can follow along with his response as he demonstrates some in-game functionality.

A: This is the way I was driving. ABS is still on, but the Steering is simulation – it feels much nicer for me. You feel more attached, more responsive and more in control of the car. Traction control is off because it’s more fun, with manual shifting.

But let’s go through the new sliders that we’ve added so you can actually customize the way the force-feedback in the steering wheel works. So, we always have Force Feedback Scale, Center Spring Scale, Wheel Damper Scale – that hasn’t changed at all, but we have changed the Mechanical Trail so this one allows you to tune up or down the suspension component of the force-feedback so you can feel more of the backend or frontend – depends on what you like, depends on what you’re doing. If you’re drifting, just go up.

And then we actually added a Minimum Force which basically enhances the lateral force from the tires, so you feel a lot more – especially in the center point of the steering wheel. Then we have the Load Sensitivity, so you can tune up or down the maximum lateral force that gets sent to the force-feedback, so you feel more force when you’re at the peak of the grip.

Ultimately, the Road Feel is split into two parts – there’s the Road Feel for when you’re on asphalt and Off-Road feel for wherever you are off-road. So, you can really go down and tune every single aspect of the driving experience on the steering wheel.

Q: How many players are on one online server?

A: We have overhauled how the Horizon Life servers work. So, whereas in Forza Horizon 4 you were connected in a server with up to 71 other players (to make 72 in total), it’s a bit different now.

You’re actually connected to everyone at the same time on the one server, and as you’re travelling around, you’ll still see up to eleven other players on-screen at once, but everywhere feels – or as appropriate, places feel livelier. We can tune how likely it is that you’ll bump into other people based on whether an area should feel full of life, like a city or if out in the jungle where we might tune down that density of players.

The following batch of questions were submitted to us on Twitter using #DearForza.

Q: Is there a radio station in Spanish? Just like in FH2 we had one in Italian, and I loved it, by the way.

A: We have huge Mexican influence across radio stations. We don’t have an entirely dedicated Mexican radio station, but we have music of the Mexican diaspora infusing every single station – brilliant representation throughout and we also have an artist, a Mexican DJ. Angelica Garcia, she is one of the artists on Horizon XS and she’s also the DJ of that station as well.

Q: Will we be able to experience the diverse atmosphere of Mexico with a demo?

A: We know that you are incredibly excited to get your hands on Forza Horizon 5 and wanted to let you know that while we will not be releasing a demo, you can expect to hear and see more about new game features on these Let’s ¡Go! livestreams.

Playground is delivering the biggest and best Horizon game on Nov. 9 and we’re excited to share more soon about how FH5 looks and plays across platforms – Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC in the Microsoft Store and Steam, and Xbox Game Pass including console, PC and Cloud Gaming (Beta).

And whether you’ll be playing on Xbox Series consoles, or Xbox One, or PC – for those wanting to try out Forza Horizon 5, they can check it out in Xbox Game Pass on day one.

Q: In the VIP Pass, one of the items you get is called Vanity Items. What is a Vanity Item? Can I [Don Joewon Song] appear on the show and create events using EventLab #WorthAShot?

A: VIP comes with some vanity items that includes exclusive clothing, an emote and there’s a car horn as well – more details on what this is later.

In addition, VIP grants you 2x credit race rewards, weekly bonus Super Wheelspins, 3 exclusive Forza Edition cars, a crown flair for your in-game profile and a Player House gifted to you.

Can you appear on the show? Yeah, I guess so. Reach out to us – should probably get you on, I feel like that’d be really fun. Can you make your stuff in EventLab? Sure, yeah. Everybody is obviously welcome to create some stuff on EventLab.

One of the cool things we’ll be doing this time around is taking some of those great creations and delivering them to all players through the Festival Playlist. So, when people make amazing experiences – races or gamemodes, we’ll then package those up and deliver them to everyone else. So, as well as the cool stuff we make, the cool stuff you make can get delivered to everybody as well so you can share it with the world.

Q: What are Kudos going to be used for? Are Kudos going to be like Forzathon Points?

A: No, Forzathon Points still exist and are earned by completing Forzathon challenges. Kudos are a social currency, which you can earn for being one of the coolest and most social people in the Forza community. There’s a bunch of opportunities where you help other players out and they give you a Kudos, or someone helps you and you can give them a Kudos.

One of the examples is in Forza LINK – If I’m searching for a Barn Find and I’m in that Barn Find area trying to find it, then I might get LINK up and say, “Hey, does anyone know where this barn is?” I can press that, and maybe Ben has already found the barn and he’ll go, “Yeah, I know where it is!” That then gives me a clue on my map as to where it is, and because he’s helped me out, I can go “Thanks” using LINK and it’ll give Ben a Kudos.

Related to that Barn Find, once I’ve discovered that barn – a new feature is Gift Drops. So, once I’ve gone and collected that really cool Barn Find and I’m waiting for it to be restored, I can then go and create a Barn Find of my own using that empty barn. So, I can take one of the cars from my garage, I can paint it, I can apply an upgrade preset and then I can package it up and deliver it as a gift to another player.

Maybe someone who has just joined the game and then when that person receives it, maybe they think “That was really cool, that guy is really nice, I’ll give him a Kudos” – and then I’ll get one Kudos point as well. So, it acts as this sort of social currency that rewards players for doing really cool things for each other within the community.

Q: My question is about the props we can place in EventLab. Are there racing themed props like maybe kerbs or similar things? That would be really nice for us racing nerds who want to make nice tracks for track days.

A: Yes, they are! We kind of first dabbled in this stuff with Super7 in Forza Horizon 4, where all the props that we gave you are really geared around making big jumps and stunts. This time of round, we’ve massively expanded our props – I don’t know the exact number, but it does include all of that stuff that internally we call “race-ification.” That’s a word we made up to describe all of the stuff that makes a race, a race – all of the barriers, flags, chevrons, grandstands – all that stuff that turns a bit of road into a race will now be in there that you can go and place yourself to create cool races all over the world.

Q: Will there be any cut scenes in the game, and will there be a definitive ending to the story mode of the game?

A: Yes, the game opens with a really cool cutscene that introduces you to Mexico. There is a cutscene when you arrive at the Festival for the first time that introduces you to all the main characters such as Ramiro, Hayley and Alexandria. As you’re playing through Horizon Stories, Showcases and Expeditions, there are loads more.

No, there isn’t a point which the game goes “roll credits, you’re finished!” There is the goal of the campaign, it’s reaching the Hall of Fame but when you get to that point, there’s still loads to do. There’s all the Accolades, there’s loads of content still to complete and that’s before we talk about all of the updates and the new things we’ll deliver after the game launches in the way that we’ve done in the past – all the cool stuff that we add on!

Long story short: Definitive end, no.

I would repeat, we don’t expect any one person to do all of that stuff. We make probably like thousands of hours of stuff, and you should pick your way through that – pick the things that you love to do. Festival Playlist this time has loads more discovery stuff, there’s treasure chests in there. So even if you’re not much of a racer, there’s things in there to keep you coming back week after week and give you “explore-y” things to do in the world. There’s something for everyone.

Ahead of our second Let’s ¡Go! livestream of September, Mike appeared on Forza Monthly to highlight some of the new customization features in Forza Horizon 5: from removable side doors on the 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon to a Duke Dynamics bodykit for the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS. We’ve also introduced off-road suspension for every car in the game, as well as off-road, rally and snow tire compounds. Between these options and our new off-road stat rating, Mike transformed the 911 GT2 RS into an off-roading beast geared to take on desert trails.

This was also a prime opportunity to showcase the improved Livery Editor which brings through the design language of modern image editing software. This includes a vertical stack – where paint layers are above one another, while functions like copy/paste, move, cut and recolour are now given their own tool tray. We’ve also made brake callipers paintable! With the Livery Editor already robust, Playground invested in the usability of the tools and overall paint quality by increasing the resolution of liveries on Xbox Series X|S for higher fidelity.

Meanwhile, over on Let’s ¡Go! we took a deep dive into Forza Horizon 5’s multiplayer features as 12 Playground developers explored Mexico together in a convoy taking on various online activities. Mike was joined by Level Designer Andrew Baranowski and Game Designer Anna Poliakova.

Horizon Arcade is a collection of minigames that anyone can participate in around the world. Once the ongoing event has ended, everyone can drive to the new designated location to play another game. On stream, we played 3 variations including Piñata Pop, Bullseye and Mini Missions.

Piñata Pop tasks players to smash the donkey piñatas – but watch out, hitting those angry red cacti will ghost your car – preventing you from earning points temporarily!

In Bullseye , drive through as many of the floating targets as possible. Use the conveniently placed ramps to reach them. The closer to the centre you hit, the more points earned. Successfully smash a target and the next one appears. Miss and you’ll need to go back!

Horizon Tour is a friendly and relaxed way to experience Forza Horizon 5 online. It’s a casual co-op racing mode where you’ll team up with other players to face off against a team of easy-going Drivatars. Everyone drives to the next location after each race and the theme changes every five minutes so you can try out different cars. The Horizon Tour starts at the Horizon Festival site by its own gorgeous mural. It’s a great location to meetup and socialize, either with new people or friends and to show off your tuned-up ride. Here you can use Forza LINK to suggest Horizon Tour to those nearby – everyone who “Accepts” will be grouped together to play.

Horizon Open presents four flavours of gameplay – Open Racing, Open Drifting, Playground Games and The Eliminator. On stream, we highlighted how the sheer scale and verticality of Mexico makes it a great open world for our battle royale mode. For instance, torque is key to climbing the Gran Caldera volcano, while the city of Guanajuato tests your map knowledge. Due to its roots in Mexican car culture, we’ve chosen the 1963 Volkswagen Beetle as the new starter car. We’ve also placed Car Drops around points of interest, making these areas rewarding but risky to explore. Check out the livestream to see the gameplay for yourself, featuring 50 Playground developers all battling it out to be The Eliminator!

Before heading into our Q&A, we took another look at our social features, including Forza LINK, Kudos and Gift Drops.

Forza LINK – A smart tool that tracks your progress alongside that of nearby players to make it easy and seamless to “Link Up” and complete activities together. In addition to in-game communications with teammates, rivals and drivers in the open world, LINK can even be used to help other players locate Barn Finds by leaving a clue on their map.

Kudos – A social currency earned for positive actions in the game prominently highlighted in your Storefront. Perhaps you’ve helped someone locate a Barn Find, sent a Gift Drop or received a compliment on your driving finesse in an online race.

Gift Drops – Choose any car from your garage, customized or stock and send it to another player to find in their world. Select a message to attach with your gift and sign off with your in-game name or Gamertag. Once you send the car, it’s removed from your garage because you’re giving it away. You can choose if you’d like the gift to go to Anyone, New Players, Returning Players, New Hall of Fame Members or Community Contributors.

Now, let’s answer more of your burning questions across the spectrum of all things Forza Horizon 5!

Q: I heard that Forza LINK will be adaptive to our status and other players’ status. Will it also be adaptive to the seasons, time, races, places and anything else?

A: The way LINK works, there are certain conditions that we pick that will determine what options are available, and places are absolutely one of those. It looks at what’s nearby and different options will become available. Like, when you’re near a Barn Find, you can ask someone for help. If you’re in Playground Games for example, it knows what mode you’re in so you can give commands to ask for help. You can tell your teammates that there are zombies around the corner, or to go in and flank them! It also pushes you towards seasonal events if you haven’t already done them, it looks at what’s available right now and you can suggest those to other players.

Q: Will we see the Auction House feature in Forza Horizon 5 or just the Autoshow?

A: Yes, the Auction House returns – it’s had a bit of a lick of paint and been all modernized, alongside the Autoshow as well.

Q: Can you tell us more about what to expect with Street Scene?

Plus, new to Forza Horizon 5, fully customize any Street Scene event using EventLab!

Q: In previous livestreams, the updated livery system has been briefly mentioned. Can we get a glimpse at the customization options of the updated livery system?

A: We looked at the improved Livery Editor on Forza Monthly! You can check that out on Twitch or YouTube as a VoD – or scroll up in this blog for the rundown.

Q: Can we import liveries from past Forza games into Forza Horizon 5?

A: Yes, that’s a feature we have. You absolutely can import them!

Q: It’s amazing to show the works of Mexican artists in the game. What prompted you to do so and what was their reaction to the idea?

These beautiful murals, they’re not like on every street corner, but you see them as you’re moving through Mexican cities. And that was something we wanted people to be able to discover in the version of Mexico that we were creating.

So, we reached out to a number of artists across Mexico to try and touch on the different regions that you’ll be able to visit in the game, so they would be filled with the culture of that particular area of the world. They were thrilled to be a part of the project, they were really excited as soon as we spoke to them, and we couldn’t be happier with the end results. I think players will really enjoy going and hunting down those murals in the game.

There you have it. Everything we shared on our Forza Horizon 5 livestreams throughout September. For even more of Mexico in your life, visit the Xbox Wallpapers website to download murals from CIX , Raul Urias , Senkoe and Spaik . Click any of their names to learn more about the artist and their works.

We also shared 30 minutes of ambient sounds captured from Forza Horizon 5’s natural world for your listening pleasure. Ideal for relaxation, work or study.

Catch our upcoming Let’s ¡Go! episodes on the official Forza Twitch channel and follow us on Instagram and Twitter for all the latest news from the Horizon Festival. Adios amigos!

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