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The Hague
The oldest station in the Hague is Den Hollands Spoor.Den Haag Centraale is the largest station in the Hague, 10 minutes from the city centre. It operates Intercity, Sneltrain, Stoptrain, Randstadrail and Thalys (for Eurostar travellers) services.
Trains between St Pancras International and the Hague have average journey times of 4 hours, 11 minutes; the route passes throuh Lille, Brussels and Rotterdam. High speed rail to the Netherlands is popular because it is even more convenient and efficient to travel. Summer is a good time for tickets to the Hague, as tourists can visit the nearby beach resorts.
The Hague is most famous for banking, trading and its industries. Its main economic input is the government, where it is the seat and administrative capital of the Netherlands. It developed around a 13th century palace, and has a current population of over 470000. The Hague is not only the current residence of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, but also the seat of the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the UN War Crimes Tribunal. It is the third largest city within the Netherlands, and was intended as the neutral capital of the world.
Points of Interest
| The Peace Palace Seat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the International Court of Justice. | |
| Gemeentemuseum This municipal museum has an extensive collection of modern artwork and houses the largest collection of works by Piet Mondrian. | |
| Mauritshuis The museum is located inside a 1st century mansion and includes artwork by the Dutch Masters, such as Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn and Paulus Potter. | |
| Haags Historisch Museum The Hague Historical Museum displays exhibits relating to the city’s rich past. | |
| Museum de Gevangenpoort This is an authentic medieval prison complete with dungeons and torture chambers. | |
| The Binnenhof This home of the legislature chambers was part of the original 13th century palace from which the Hague developed. It contains the 13th-century Dutch Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights). | |
Attractions
There are 6 municipal pools with swimming, aqua jogging and pregnancy aquarobiccen.
The Escamphof offers therapeutic bathing for disabled visitors.
Restaurants: Cap Ouest, Harvest, Oka Japanese Restaurant, Panda Cafe, The Raffles, The Sea Horse Strandpaviljoen.
Beach bars: Strandpaviljoen Sport, Strandpaviljoen De Gouden Bal, Strandpaviljoen De Golfslag, Paviljoen De Duinen, Strandpaviljoen De Zeester, Strandtent Titus.
Cafés: The Beehive, Brasserie Berlage, Cafe-Brasserie's Noony, City Herberg 't Goude Hooft, Café Sport: darts in Den Haag, Solo Vino, Murphy's Law, Paardcafé (Horse Cafe), Theater Camuz, Ginger , See you at noon / Meet you at moon.
Nightclubs and casinos: Café De Vink, Club Live, COC Haaglanden, Mayfair Den Haag, Paradise Club, Le Papillon Escort.