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Town and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands
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Heerenveen is the sports capital of the Northern Netherlands. The town is famously home to the Thialf stadium, the largest indoor ice arena in the country and the stage for many international ice skating tournaments. But there's more to this town, including some nice historic sights, plenty of shopping opportunities and events all year round.
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This mill was built in 1849. Once used to mill grains, it's now owned by a special foundation and open to public on Saturday mornings.
This 17th-century villa served for some time as the city hall, later housed the regional courts and is now a café.
The menu here is rather limited, but the food is tasty and fresh. They serve good portions and the staff is friendly.
This is not just your pizza place on the corner; it's an ambitious Italian restaurant serving no pizza, but all kinds of delicious Italian specialities. Interesting detail: you can bring your own drinks! If you have a favourite wine, you're allowed to bring it, with your own cork screw, open, poor and drink as much as you like.
Next to a golf field and close to the Thialf stadium, this place is a 10-minute drive from the city centre. It's a bit outdated but service is friendly and there's a bar and restaurant. Wifi isn't very good, though.
Also close to the highways, and fairly outdated, but one of the cheaper places in town. The rooms are okay, if not great, and there's a restaurant and outdoor terrace. This is a good place if you're wanting to discover the surroundings, as they're a bit out of town and have bike rental available.
This is a most welcoming bed&breakfast, with spacious, clean rooms and excellent service. Try to book well in advance, as it's regularly fully booked. It's a 5-minute drive to the city centre, and there are good opportunities for hiking or biking around. It's also well reachable by taking line 20 or 21 in the direction Leeuwarden, and get out at stop "Veensluis".
Highways A7 (from Groningen to Sneek) and A32 (from Zwolle to Leeuwarden) intersect near Heerenveen, making the town well reachable by road from all directions.
Read in the guideYou'll get around fine on foot, for the major sights and shops. This is not a particularly small town, however, so a bike can be convenient if you want to see even a bit more.
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