Friesland, in the northwest corner, has a reputation as separatist and proud, speaking their own language.

Hindeloopen, a tiny seacoast town, is known for its seafarers and its colorful folk painting.

Staphorst is famous for people wearing traditional dress. Furthermore, it is one of the most religious towns of the Netherlands, with a lot of people attending Calvinist church. Staphorst is said to grind to a halt on Sundays.

Volendam, a Catholic village in the north, includes a pointed hat in the traditional costume, perhaps most often recognized as a Dutch style.

Dutch Provinces

Axel is a village in the province of Zeeland near the Belgium border.

Drenthe, the "biking province," has more bike trails than any other place in Holland.

Friesland, in the northwest corner, has a reputation as separatist and proud, speaking their own language.

Gelderland, Holland's largest province, has three distinct regions with varied topography.

Groningen, northern-most, is known for its many beautiful old churches.

Hindeloopen, a tiny seacoast town, is known for its seafarers and its colorful folk painting.

Huizen, a fishing village east of Amsterdam, has some of the country's most unusual windmills.

Marken, a fishing village northeast of Amsterdam, was once an island. Young men once carved wooden shoes for their brides-to-be, rather than giving them a ring.

South Beveland was once an isolated island but is now linked by a dam. Both Catholic and Protestant versions of the folk costume are represented in the community.

Spakenburg, in the province of Utrech, has a unique costume with sleeves pinned onto the bodice.

Staphorst, a farming village in an area once called Zuider Zee, is one of the few places in Holland where locals still wear traditional dress.

Terschelling is one of five Waden Isles north of Holland's mainland.

Twente, just east of Amsterdam, is known for meadows separated by walls of wood. Twente in the province of Overijssel (pronounced "Over Ice-al")

Urk, once an island, is still a fishing community known for its seafood.

Volendam, a Catholic village in the north, includes a pointed hat in the traditional costume, perhaps most often recognized as a Dutch style.

Walcheren is known as the "Flower Garden" of Zeeland.

Zaan is on the Zaan River, which runs north of Amsterdam to the North Sea.