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City and municipality in Flevoland, Netherlands
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Almere is a city in Flevoland, a western province of the Netherlands which was reclaimed from the sea in the 20th century.
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The local tourist information office will be happy to suggest walks or tours for you to take, and has maps and electronic guides with pre-programmed architecturally-themed routes to take. They also have state-of-the-art bicycles for rent if you want to explore Almere that way.
The local company Almere Veertje offers many of the traditional tourists treats, including trips by boat, an ultra-cheesy tourist train with a hop-on-hop-off option and guided tours to some of the city's attractions.
Ice cream parlor and espresso bar
Ice cream parlour.
Burgers, sandwiches, fries, shakes. Also at Rio de Janeirostraat 12, and Condigent Rimsky-Korssakovweg 41.
Wide choice of cocktails, meat and vegetarian tapas.
Japanese/Asian fusion, sushi and grill.
Hispano-Japanese fusion: sushi, tapas, vegetarian
Included in Michelin's Bib Gourmands 2018 for the Benelux.
Pan-Asian, sushi, etc.
World kitchen.
Burgers, chicken, wraps, ice cream. Fast food chain.
In the centre of Almere, next to the impressive waterfront, and featuring unusual architecture itself.
This hotel has 26 rooms in the city centre, in an inassuming location over a bar of the same name.
Close to the other two hotels in central Almere.
This plush hotel, featuring a swimming pool, is in a business/industrial district quite a bit away from the centre.
Like most other Bastion Hotels, it is geared towards business travellers arriving by car. It is in an industrial park just by the A6, but pretty much far away from everything else.
Free Wi-Fi. Restaurant. Snack shop.
By bus
Apart from its bus rapid transit (BRT) system, Almere is also served by transregional bus lines utilizing the same BRT infrastructure.
By car
Almere is at the intersection of two motorways - the A6 going through the entire Flevoland, connecting to the Amsterdam-bound A1, and the A27, which forks southwards, towards Hilversum and Utrecht,…
By plane
Almere is close to the Schiphol Airport, one of the best-connected airports in the world. From the train station directly underneath the airport concourse, you can take a direct train to Almere.
Almere has six train stations. Almere Poort, Almere Muziekwijk, Almere Centrum, Almere Parkwijk, Almere Buiten, and Almere Oostvaarders. Almere also has an extensive network of freelaying bus routes.
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