Castricum
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Castricum (population: 35,291 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality covers an area of 59.92 km² (of which 10.42 km² water).
The municipality of Castricum also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Akersloot, Bakkum, Bakkum-Noord, Castricum aan Zee, De Woude, Limmen.
Castricum is a tourist attraction in the province Noord – Holland. It offers tourist attractions as the beach, the lake of Alkmaar-Uitgeest but also the forest and the dunes.
With the lake, which connects Alkmaar with Uitgeest, the tourist and day-trippers have a lot of possibilities to be active on the water. People who are fond of water can enter the lake via the beaches to go swimming, canoeing or surfing. In the marinas you can enter the water with a sailing or motorboat. A special place in the lake is reserved to go waterskiing and unlimited speeding. You can also rent a canoe to go paddling for a while. Along the lake there are many nice places to have a drink or get something to eat.
The beach is one of the biggest tourist attractions because of the wide range of possibilities for surfers, swimmers and sun-worshippers. Even if the weather is not so good you can enjoy a walk along the coastline. Another beautiful area to walk is the wooded area of the dune reserve in Noord Holland, which is close to the beach. When you finished your walk and you are interested in the nature and wildlife of the dunes you can always visit visitor centre “de Hoep”. If you feel more like having a drink or getting some food “Johanna's hof” is a recommendation. One of the other famous attractions in this area is Hortus Bulborum, a garden with about 1500 different species of historical bulbs in Limmen. End of April, beginning of May you also have the “flower-days” in Limmen.
External links
- Official Website (http://www.castricum.nl)
- http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeentecastricum/