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Stadslogement 'Almenum'
Kruisstraat 8 - 14
Harlingen
Postcode: 8861 EB
Friesland
Holland
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...city center of Harlingen. Stadslogement 'Almenum' does have 10 appartments around a nice garden. The seaport town Harlingen is enclosed by the sea for 70 per cent. The heart of maritime life is still beating here. Shipping, trade and industry have always been important for Harlingen. Harlingen's bloom - from the Spanish era until the French era - had made the city centre a massive touristic attraction. In that, the Noorderhaven, the Vijverbuurt and the Zoutsloot are all showpieces. The town hall with its council house tower, the restored step-roofed warehouses all show Harlingen from its best side. At the Voorstraat, Museum het Hannemahuis is situated; among other things you will find a nice collection of Jugendstil-tile tableaus here, once produced by the old Tile Works Van Hulst. Today pottery is still produced according to traditional methods. The Harlinger Earthenware and Tile Works still shows some beautiful examples. A bycicle- or cartrip through the area that produced the clay for this earthenware , shows the 'lytse bouhoeke' (the area between Harlingen, Bolsward and Franeker) at its best. Almenum The name of the Harlinger city lodging house is derived from the village of 'Almenum', which was founded about 770 A.D. by the missionary Gustavus Forteman. According to a Frisian legend a red banner working miracles was walled in the church of Almenum. Whether this is true or not, the 12th Century St.-Michaelsdome was enclosed within the walls of Harlingen about the year 1575 and replaced by a new church. Near the reformed church - in the heart of the former village of Almenum - is the city lodging house. City lodging house 'Almenum' is an excellent base of operation for a trip to the unfamiliar hinterland and to the Waddenkust. The monumental and cosy city centre of Harlingen, the interesting museums and the lively seaport are all at walking distance.
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All-weather Tennis court