Presenting: The Netherlands, Middelburg the capital of Zeeland

The charming Vlasmarkt where they have a wonderful chocolate shop called
Chocolate Lovers

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Last Monday we went for a couple of days to Middelburg, the capital of the province of Zeeland. The municipality Middelburg counts 48.081 inhabitants and lies on the former island of Walcheren. The inner town is a 'treasury' consisting of about 1,100 national monuments.

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We were a bit early for our check in, so we walked to the city center, where we were surprised by a fair on the market square in front of the Town Hall of Middelburg. After we had lunch we could not resist to try some of the fair attractions.

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The only historic building on the Market: the Town Hall of Middelburg

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When it was time for our check in we walked back to our hotel at the Loskade 45, where we got a room with a nice view on the 'Kanaal door Walcheren' with lots of ships sailing by through the day.

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Middelburg has a mascot: the abbey tower 'Lange Jan' (Tall John), which has a height of about 89 m. I you are fit enough to climb all the 207 steps to the top you will have a view that is worth all your efforts, especially on clear days.

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As we passed the corner of the abbey we say this amazing, huge statue

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There is a lot to do in Middelburg, such as visiting the Zeeuws Museum. I will dedicate my next post to this subject.

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Do you like this post? So please consider upvoting and following. See my previous post on the province of Zeeland as well:
Presenting: The Netherlands, a rainy day in Terneuzen, the town of the Flying Dutchman
Presenting: The Netherlands: the beach of Vlissingen

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