Utrecht: Sights and Secrets of Holland's smartest City

by Anika Redhed

UPDATED 2022! 900th anniversary! Utrecht must be Harry Potter's favorite city. The magic is in the air everywhere! If you can find her... Most tourists only do standard stuff; Dom Tower, wharves, cheese shops and other things in plain sight. But NOT the secrets... This book contains the ins and outs of Utrecht that even most locals don't know. After reading this book you 'can talk all locals under the table', understand this and other Dutch sayings and a bit of Dutch culture. Although the book lists some addresses and opening hours, it is all about the stories and the myths. Get your mainstream information on-line and save your money for this plunge into a medieval world full of remarkable stories, magical mysteries and hilarious fun facts. Do you want to be a regular tourist or a scavenger hunter going after all the details and secrets? Do you want to come home with just pictures of the Dom Tower, or do you also want to know what exactly is on top of it? This book will help you turn a regular city trip into an amazing adventure. Order it know! “Must have travel guide Utrecht.” - Customer from the UK. “The writing is playful and entertaining.” – Gehrig “Charming guide full of anecdotes and information.” - Debbie Catanzaro Traveling with an appetite? Check out our additional Utrecht & Food Travel Guide, about food and drinks that are typical for The Netherlands and Utrecht. Do you love water and boating? Plunge in with our special Utrecht & Water Travel Guide.

168 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 15, 2016

About the author

Of clogs and pens

I was born with a pen in my hand. Which led to nasty questions by the CPS as to how that pen got in there, me fleeing and becoming the traveling toddler. I related better to books than to people, so I studied Psychology to get a better grasp of humanity. After that I volunteered in the US, Romania and The Philippines, until I found out that there were people actually willing to pay for my work. So I did the mortgage–commute-IKEA-thing, until the day that my clogs broke. And now I serve the world by traveling, writing about it and making people smile, for that is what I do best.

Reviews

[Thanh Nguyen-Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

For someone who has been to no less than 10 normal and themed Utrecht city tours and read the mystery section of the Dutch local newspaper, I didn't expect to get any aha! moments.
But cool that this book has succinctly done it.

After reading 10 pages, I thought of a 3/5 given that editting is needed for a smoother flow. But as more and more unexpected new information was cashed in, my review got to a 4, and then5 now.

Love it 😍

[debbie catanzaro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short guide with a friendly style

Charming little guide full of anecdotes and information, with maps of the town. Love the bit about the Dutch pope moving to Rome in spite of the "raging plaque" (sic). Perhaps the book could have done with a few small scale maps and more pictures of the attractions...

[Rafael Nobrega · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a 2-years Utrecht dweller now it was by far one of the most informative readings about the city, which makes me really happy. I do agree with another comment that it could use the maps better and add some images of the attractions, but with Goggle Street View things are easier to check now. It also became a bit too much of a generic travel guide on the last quarter of the book, but still worth the price! PS: Overvecht is definitely not as bad as every Dutch puts

[Angus Jansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read for living here and all, but read like a blog. Marked the crap outta it for the has beens and got a few new todos