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Locations: cities and photo spots

Each city page covers the best places to shoot, when the light is good, what the weather does, and what a photoshoot there costs.

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Places with their own guide: the best spots, the right time of day and how long to plan.

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Boats moored along a canal lined with trees and historic buildings in Amsterdam
From €150

Canal-house streets, humpback bridges and soft northern light, fifteen minutes from Schiphol.

White ship near bridge
From €180

Bridges, glass and a working river: photoshoots in the Netherlands’ most modern city.

Water fountain in the middle of city buildings during daytime
From €150

Palaces, lime-tree avenues, woodland and two beaches, in the Dutch seat of government.

A group of people walking on a bridge over a river
From €150

Two-level canals, the tallest church tower in the country and Miffy on the traffic lights.

Brown and white concrete building beside body of water during daytime
From €150

Amsterdam's calmer neighbour: a Golden Age market square, a riverside windmill and hidden almshouse courtyards.

Green house beside body of water view during daytime
From €150

The Zaanse Schans windmills and the industrial river Zaan, 17 minutes by train from Amsterdam.

A couple of people riding bikes down a street
From €150

Vermeer’s town: small canals, a grand market square and a city gate over the water.

Historic buildings and boats line a calm city canal
From €150

A university town of canals, a botanical garden and a hilltop castle, 15 minutes from Schiphol.

More cities and destinations

A group of people riding scooters down a street
From €150

Headshots, personal branding and team photos in the city Philips built, with a light festival every November.

A sunset view of a beach with a ferris wheel in the distance
From €180

The Hague’s beach district: Kurhaus, pier, harbour and the sun setting into the North Sea.

Dark wooden houses on stilts by a waterfront street
From €150

A fishing-harbour dike on the Markermeer, with Marken and Edam a short boat or bike ride away.

Brown and white house near lake during daytime
From €150

Thatched farmhouses, quiet canals and more than 170 bridges, if you arrive before the crowds.

White and brown concrete building near body of water during daytime
From €150

Couples come for the stone streets, the Maas bridges and a southern look you won't find elsewhere in the Netherlands.

A group of people on a beach near a body of water
From €180

Amsterdam's beach: wide North Sea sand, sunsets over the water and the Kennemer dunes behind.

Boat on river near green trees and buildings during daytime
From €150

A young university city in the north, with a Renaissance garden, a 97-metre tower and a free rooftop view.

Green trees beside brown concrete building during daytime
From €180

Den Bosch: a fortified Brabant town with a river running beneath its houses and a cathedral full of stone creatures.

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Brown painted building near calm body of water
From €180

Courtyards, a castle moat and a Gothic tower, twenty minutes by train from Rotterdam.

Aerial view of park during daytime
From €180

Hilly parks, the Rhine and the John Frost Bridge, with the Veluwe heath fifteen minutes away.

People walking on street near brown concrete building during daytime
From €150

The Waal riverfront, Roman and medieval history, and open floodplains a bike ride away.

White and brown boat on river during daytime
From €150

A former textile town turned student city, with a library in a locomotive shed and fens just down the line.

White and blue boat on water near brown concrete building during daytime
From €150

A Hanseatic city inside a star-shaped moat, and a gateway to Giethoorn.

Gray concrete bridge to castle under cloudy sky during daytime
From €150

A medieval town with a water gate, houses built into its first wall and a 98-metre tower.

Green grass field near body of water under blue sky during daytime
From €150

A new town on reclaimed land: bold architecture, open water and one of Europe's best-known wetlands.

Aerial view of city buildings during daytime
From €150

The oldest city in Holland, built around harbours where three rivers meet.

A person riding a bicycle on a street
From €150

A former textile city near the German border, with a wooded university campus and Twente countryside around it.

Body of water near trees and building during daytime
From €180

A royal palace garden on one side of town and the Veluwe's heath and drift sand on the other.

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