The Hoge Veluwe is the largest national park of The Netherlands. It covers some 5500 hectares of forests, woods, sand dunes and heath moors in the center of the country. The park can be accessed by bicycle or on foot and it is home to red deer, wild boar and the Mediterranean mouflon sheep, as well as numerous smaller mammals such as foxes and rabbits. The park has a wide variety of birds as well.
Inside the park is the Kröller-Müller Museum, where you can see almost 300 paintings by Vincent van Gogh and several works of Picasso and Mondriaan. In the museum gardens are numerous sculptures by Rodin, Moore, Giacometti, amongst others. They form Europe's largest sculpture garden.
The Hoge Veluwe can be reached by public transport from various places in The Netherlands. Once inside the park, bikes are available free of charge. The park is some 75 km east of Amsterdam.
Hotels in Nationaal Park de Hoge Veluwe
Travel Guides for Nationaal Park de Hoge Veluwe
Find a flight to Nationaal Park de Hoge Veluwe