If you want to feel the sand between your toes during your visit to Rotterdam, you should spend a day at Hoek van Holland. The coastal town is about 30 kilometers from the city, where many people from Rotterdam enjoy the sun and sea on summer days.
The beach is miles wide and a place full of entertainment for holidaymakers who want to enjoy the beach and the sea. There are also several nature reserves around the village, such as the Hoekse Bosjes and the Staelduinse Bos, where you can enjoy a nice walk. At the same time, you can see the harbors of the Maasvlakte and the Nieuwe Waterweg in the south, through which you can see ships coming and going. This contrast is one of the things that makes the beach of Hoek van Holland so interesting.
In addition to swimming and sunbathing, you can also enjoy a delicious cocktail on the beach, with a wide range of beach tents and beach clubs. So you can go for a rosé best at Royal Beachclub, and you can go for a hip party at Villa on the Beach.
Hoek van Holland is still officially the municipality of Rotterdam? Although the site is quite a bit to the west, the seaside resort has been part of the big city since 1914. Hoek van Holland suffered a lot in World War II. A large part of the 'Oude Hoek' was demolished by the Germans to build a bunker complex. There are still traces of the war. Parts of the bunkers can still be viewed at, for example, the Atlantikwall Museum.
When you've had enough of all that sand that is everywhere and nowhere, a trip to Museum RockArt is worthwhile. This museum traces Dutch pop music history from the XNUMXs to the present day. The collection includes guitars, awards, gold and platinum albums and the original Radio Veronica studios from the XNUMXs.
