Cocktails with a loose touch
Back for a moment to the end of the 16th century. From the Southern Netherlands many people came to our city. Among them the Hals family, consisting of father François, mother Adriana and their sons Joost, Dirck and Frans.
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On 33 rpm to an hour of Mozart
In recent years, just about every self-respecting band has been releasing new music on vinyl. So you could say that vinyl is back on the scene. That's not true of Haarlem.
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Squabbling painters on a royal soccer field
You undoubtedly know Frans Hals, but at the time there was another great living in Haarlem. Who? Judith Leyster. An artistic and enterprising woman.
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Crusade with green soap
For this story, we'll take you back to the early 13th century. The time of the Fifth Crusade, which lasted from 1217 to 1221, especially the conquest of Damiate, an Egyptian port city. The people of Haarlem played an important role in the conquest of this city.
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Scoring with Eef, Cajanus and Loutje
Anyone who watched the Olympic final 3x3 basketball can remember the last second of the game.
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Cocktails with a loose touch
Back for a moment to the end of the 16th century. From the Southern Netherlands many people came to our city. Among them the Hals family, consisting of father François, mother Adriana and their sons Joost, Dirck and Frans.
Read story
Crusade with green soap
For this story, we'll take you back to the early 13th century. The time of the Fifth Crusade, which lasted from 1217 to 1221, especially the conquest of Damiate, an Egyptian port city. The people of Haarlem played an important role in the conquest of this city.
Read story
Scoring with Eef, Cajanus and Loutje
Anyone who watched the Olympic final 3x3 basketball can remember the last second of the game.
Read storyDiscover Haarlem, city with a story
Holland's first railroad, cocktails inspired by the work of one of the greatest painters in Dutch history and the same painter having a conflict with a colleague. A culture of beer brewing and of flowers, a goldsmith making a rattle for the crown princess, a royal soccer club and an atmospheric shopping area. But also Holland's first museum, Holland's first newspaper, a woman rebelling against the Spaniards. And we could go on and on. Wonderful stories that have in common that they take place in our city and deserve to be told. And that is what we are going to do. Stories from bygone eras and stories of today, you will discover them here.
