Cruises from Willemstad
The little fortified town of Willemstad in the southern Netherlands is situated near the point where the wide river Hollands Diep divides into two arms. Between the two arms lies the island of Goeree-Overflakkee. It forms part of the Rhine-Meuse Delta. The town of around 2000 population is mostly contained within a seven-pointed star-shaped ditch or moat, of roughly 600 m diameter.
Read moreInside this enclave are beautifully maintained buildings, town hall, old wind-mills – all one imagines the Netherlands to be. William the Silent gave orders in 1583 for the construction of the present star-shaped fortress with its seven bastions, two gates and regular street layout.
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