This
is without doubt one of the most beautiful places to go to if you are
in the Nederlands. This is the largest castle in the Nederlands.
I have put up a short video for viewing. I am not aware if many
tour packages includes a visit to the Castle. I believe most
tours with many European attractions in a single tour may not
include it as the Castle is located in near Utrecht some 34 km and
40 minutes away from Amsterdam if you driving. The Castle is steeped
in history and anyone interested should discover it.
Don't
miss the small town of Haarzullens of the Castle where you can sit
and enjoy a cup of coffee and walk around the vicinity whilst amazed
at the red and white coat arms representation throughout the whole
town.
If
you up for spending the day at wandering around the vast estate, then
this would be a perfect place for relaxing and photography.
I
can only imagine the lifestyle that the Van Zuylen family had. The
estate vast gardens and parks must have been accessible to them by
horses. The stables today have been converted to cafe. You
better off walking, enjoying and admiring the estate. I
wondered how it must have been when the Castle was destroyed by fire
and rebuilt in 1892 by the funds of the mistress of the
castle, Baroness Hélène van Zuylen (Hélène de Rothschild) who was
disinherited for marrying into the an Zuylen family of Catholics. She
was the first woman to compete in an international
motor race completed in the 1898
Paris–Amsterdam–Paris Trail under the name Snail. This is historical information is like a story in a novel.
