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.

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.

Kenau in a city full of mosquitoes

When someone is called a kenau, it is usually not meant as a compliment. It means something along the lines of bossy woman. But that does the Haarlem namesake a disservice.

Scoring with Eef, Cajanus and Loutje

Anyone who watched the Olympic final 3×3 basketball can remember the last second of the game.

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.

The first train to streets of gold

Haarlem was often the first. Examples? The first museum, the first newspaper, the first liberation festival. But more on this another time. Now we want to talk about the first railroad. It was festively opened on September 20, 1839.

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.

Brewing beer in a city of flowers

Say Haarlem, you say beer brewing. Already in the Middle Ages, beer was brewed in our city. Domestically, so on a small scale, but still. In the 14th century, the city was one of the largest beer cities in the Netherlands. Beer barrels were then called Jopen.

Discover 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.

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.

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.

Kenau in a city full of mosquitoes

When someone is called a kenau, it is usually not meant as a compliment. It means something along the lines of bossy woman. But that does the Haarlem namesake a disservice.

Scoring with Eef, Cajanus and Loutje

Anyone who watched the Olympic final 3x3 basketball can remember the last second of the game.

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.

The first train to streets of gold

Haarlem was often the first. Examples? The first museum, the first newspaper, the first liberation festival. But more on this another time. Now we want to talk about the first railroad. It was festively opened on September 20, 1839.

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.

Brewing beer in a city of flowers

Say Haarlem, you say beer brewing. Already in the Middle Ages, beer was brewed in our city. Domestically, so on a small scale, but still. In the 14th century, the city was one of the largest beer cities in the Netherlands. Beer barrels were then called Jopen.

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