Dutch national park
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Hoge Veluwe National Park (Dutch: Hoge Veluwe Nationaal Park) is a national park in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands. With an area of roughly 55 km², it is one of the largest national parks in the country and a popular short-stay tourist destination for the Dutch. The park is north of Arnhem and east of Ede, and is praised for its natural beauty, diverse wildlife and the Kröller Müller museum for modern arts.
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Excellent museum with the second largest collection of paintings by Van Gogh after the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. Many other master works too, including by Picasso, Seurat and Mondrian.
Jachthuis Sint-Hubertus
This hunting house was designed for the Kröller-Müller couple in 1914, who later used the place to receive guests. Although architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage at first had a carte blanc to design the place after his own ideas, the wealthy couple increasingly interfered in the process of design and building. Berlage, who could not appreciate that strong interference, eventually resigned and his work was continued by Henry Van De Velde. The house is named after Saint Hubertus, the patron saint of hunting, and is shaped to roughly resemble a deer's antlers. According to legend, it was the sight of a crucifix between the antlers of a deer that Hubertus was about to shoot, that brought him to choose a religious life. Make sure to be on time during high season. Visits are only possible when you take a guided tour, for which limited places are available.
This underground museum provides a view inside the soils, including complex tree root systems, underground water runs and remains of now extinct wildlife. The entrance is included in the park's entrance fee.
You can only access this restaurant with a valid museum entrance ticket (which costs €3). You take your own food from the counter, where you also pay. There's a good range of sweet pastries to go with your coffee break, but the menu also offers baguettes, soups, salads and some other small lunch dishes.
This self-service restaurant offers a good range of hot and cold lunch dishes, including pancakes, fish and meat dishes, salads etc. There's also a fine range of sweet pastries and snacks. Many visitors use this restaurant as a starting place for a visit to the park, as it offers ample parking place. There's also a playground for children.
Hoenderloo
Ingang Hoenderloo can be reached directly from Apeldoorn via the N304, followed by the N804 once the road take a semi-sharp turn to the right.
Otterlo
Ingang Otterlo can be reached via car using the N310 when coming from Arnhem or the N304 when coming from Ede or Apeldoorn.
Schaarsbergen
Ingang Schaarsbergen can be reached by car via the A12 highway just north of Arnhem. Coming from the west, using exit 25 (Oosterbeek) is advised.
Cars are allowed in the park on the few main roads, but most paths can only be used by bicycles and on foot.
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