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Municipality and island in North Holland, Netherlands
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Texel is an island in the West Frisian Islands region of the Netherlands. Tourists and birds are abundant. The tourists visit mostly in the summer.
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Den Slufter is a tidal inlet with marshes and a lagoon.
(English: egg land)
Eierland means "egg land" in Dutch. This is a breeding ground for 1000s of birds.
Vuurtoren Lange Jaap
The lighthouse is one of the landmarks of Texel. The top is at 45 metres high and gives a great view over Texel and the Wadden Sea. The way up there is basically a museum, which explains the history of the lighthouse and its current purpose.
Maritiem & Jutters Museum
This museum makes for a delightful visit. In past times many ships sunk around Texel due to stormy weather, so a lot of treasures have been found in the surrounding area. This museum shows what kind of stuff they have found, and the collection is truly amazing (almost funny). The outdoor section show demonstrations by craftsmen, such as rope-making and blacksmithing.
Museum about the maritime history of the island, with lots of information both about the VOC and contemporary shipping.
It is the largest skydive centre in the Netherlands, open daily.
This is a highly praised French restaurant that has had one Michelin star since 2009. Excellent food and service as the chef informs about your personal wishes. They also have an excellent wine list. And they even bring you home when you're done eating. But of course this all comes at a price.
This seemingly simple eatery serves some of the best seafood on Texel. Their specialty is smoked eel from the North Sea. They also have mussels, cod, prawns and fish soup. It is also a stand-alone shop with fish and bread for take-away.
Small hotel including a restaurant.
Including a large wellness area
On the outermost row of dunes directly on the beach
Directly at the dunes
They claim it dates back to 1666 and thus the oldest hotel on the island.
A very nice but relatively small hotel aimed at families
With spacious bungalows, luxury chalets, a five-star campsite and many other facilities.
Vacation home in Holidaypark De Krim, online booking.
Holiday home Leeuwwitje, luxury bungalow, sleeps six, private forest, whirlpool, fire place, online booking.
This hotel has 30 modern rooms, each with their own bathroom seating area and television. Only the rooms on the ground floor have outdoors seating.
As Texel is an island, the only realistic way to get to it is by ferry. Teso operates a 30-min ferry trip from Den Helder to Texel. Ferries depart from 06:30 until 21:30, every hour, with less departures on Sunday.
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Public transport busses run each hour to each village and connect to the hourly ferry services (but not to any additional sailings).
By car
50 per hour in 2014), but in case you stay for longer than over the weekend, purchasing a yearly parking vignette might be a good idea (€15 in 2014).
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