Haarlem, Netherlands Cruise Port

Haarlem is not quite as active as Amsterdam, but offers cruisers an escape from the big city that’s only 20 minutes away by train. Haarlem has been known to cultivate business – whether it was breweries, textiles or paintings, the city has been a center at some point. Today it remains a center for tulip trade as there are beautiful bulb fields in the southern part of the city. It is also a happy place. The Netherlands is ranked as the happiest country and Haarlem is listed as its happiest city. Contact The Cruise Web’s expert consultants for help planning a cruise to Haarlem. Featured below are a few of our favorite experiences for the cruise port of Haarlem in The Netherlands:

• Visit the Teyler’s Museum in Haarlem. This is the country’s oldest museum and it features a wide array of exhibitions, from fossils to artwork from Michelangelo.

• Try one of the city’s only remaining breweries (in the 1600s there were about 100 breweries) at Jopenkerk.

• Soak in the city’s happiness by engaging the locals in conversation at one of the cafés that are along the city’s Market Square, also known as Grotke Markt.

• Take a tour of one of The Netherland’s most iconic types of buildings, a windmill. The Windmill De Adriaan is a functional windmill that overlooks the Spaame River.