Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 53 m
Descend 55 m

Explore Kaatsheuvel in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Kaatsheuvel

Sight 1: Vakantiepark Efteling Loonsche Land

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Efteling Loonsche Land is a holiday park within the world of Efteling and opened on 31 May 2017. It is built in dune style. There are three types of cottages: forest huts, dune huts and heather huts. There is also a group accommodation, the sheepfold, and a hotel, the Landhuys.

Wikipedia: Efteling Loonsche Land (NL), Website, Url

943 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 2: Vakantiepark Efteling Bosrijk

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Vakantiepark Efteling Bosrijkmilst1 on Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

Bosrijk is a holiday park of amusement park De Efteling in the Dutch municipality of Loon op Zand. The holiday park opened on December 11, 2009. It is the replacement for the much larger project Droomrijk that disappeared from the table in 2004 under pressure from the environmental movement and a negative statement by the Council of State. In addition to the Efteling Hotel, it is an opportunity to spend the night at Efteling.

Wikipedia: Efteling Bosrijk (NL), Website, Url

924 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: Efteling Theater 'Theatershow CARO'

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Theater Efteling is a theatre in the amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and opened its doors in 2002.

Wikipedia: Efteling Theatre (EN), Website, Url

504 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Kabouterdorp

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The Gnome Village is part of the Fairytale Forest in the Efteling. It was opened at the same time as the forest itself on 31 May 1952 and was expanded in 1972, 1974 and 1980. The village was largely designed by Anton Pieck. The later designs of the extensions are based on designs by Ton van de Ven and Henny Knoet.

Wikipedia: Kabouterdorp (NL), Website, Url

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: De Kleine Zeemeermin

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The Little Mermaid is an attraction in the Dutch Efteling park. The attraction dates back to 1970. The Little Mermaid is located in the fairytale forest between Rapunzel and Dragon Touchy. The attraction was the successor to The Dancing Dolphin.

Wikipedia: De Kleine Zeemeermin (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Draak Lichtgeraakt

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Dragon Touchy is a fairytale character that was added in 1979 in the Fairytale Forest in the Efteling on the spot where the Chinese Nightingale used to be. The fairy tale is set between the Little Mermaid and The Wolf and the Seven Goats. The fairy tale was designed by Ton van de Ven.

Wikipedia: Draak Lichtgeraakt (NL), Website, Url

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Trollenkoning

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The troll king is a fairy tale in the Dutch amusement park De Efteling. In 1988 the fairy -tale figure the troll king was added to the fairy tale forest and is located between the red shoes and the striking parrot.

Wikipedia: De Trollenkoning (NL), Website, Url

163 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Het Bruidskleed van Genoveva

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Genoveva's wedding dress is a fairytale attraction in the Dutch park Efteling. The attraction opened in 1952.

Wikipedia: Het bruidskleed van Genoveva (NL), Website, Url

56 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: De kikkerkoning

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De kikkerkoning

The Frog King is a fairytale attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling. The attraction opened in 1952. It is located in the fairytale forest between Cinderella and the Magic Clock.

Wikipedia: De Kikkerkoning (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Klein Duimpje

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Klein DuimpjeSander van der Wel from Netherlands / CC BY-SA 2.0

Tom Thumb is a fairy tale in the Dutch theme park Efteling. The fairy tale opened in 1998. Tom Thumb is located next to Rumpelstiltskin that were added to the fairytale forest at the same time. Tom Thumb and the Giant is depicted and named in the fairytale forest.

Wikipedia: Klein Duimpje (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: De Nieuwe Kleren van de Keizer

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The Emperor's New Clothes is a fairy tale in the Dutch theme park Efteling. The fairy tale opened on November 8, 2012. It is located in the fairytale forest between The Girl with the Matchsticks and The Fairy Tale Tree.

Wikipedia: De Nieuwe Kleren van de Keizer (Efteling) (NL), Website, Url

382 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Diorama

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The Diorama is a miniature world in Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. The highly detailed mountainous world, or Diorama, was designed by Anton Pieck and opened in 1971, in honour of the 20th birthday of Efteling.

Wikipedia: Diorama (Efteling) (EN), Website, Url

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Efteling Museum

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The Efteling Museum was opened in 2003 in the Efteling theme park in the North Brabant town of Kaatsheuvel on the renovated and expanded Anton Pieckplein. The museum, located in the former workshop of the Design and Development Department, houses old ornaments, statues and attributes of the park. Among other things, the first original flying fakir can be seen, the talking map, the first witches that were on top of the entrance gate to the Fairytale Forest and many dozens of molds of heads.

Wikipedia: Efteling Museum (NL), Website, Url

38 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: De Gekroonde Eend

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The Crowned Duck is a small attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling. The attraction is in fact a vending machine that is shaped like a white duck with a crown on it that lays plastic eggs with a small toy in it for a fee. This makes the attraction very similar to the Stone Chicken, which can also be found in the Efteling.

Wikipedia: Gekroonde Eend (NL), Url

95 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Grote Zweefmolen

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Grote Zweefmolen is an attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling located on the Anton Pieckplein.

Wikipedia: Grote Zweefmolen (NL), Url

46 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Kleine Zweefmolen

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Kleine Zweefmolen is an attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling located on the Anton Pieckplein.

Wikipedia: Kleine Zweefmolen (NL), Url

504 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 17: Gondoletta

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Gondoletta is a water ride in amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. It was developed by Intamin ; designed by Ton van de Ven and started operating in 1981.

Wikipedia: Gondoletta (EN), Website, Url

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Pagode

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Pagoda is an unobtrusive variation of an observation tower in the Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and started operating in 1987.

Wikipedia: Pagoda (Efteling) (EN), Website, Url

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Wensbron

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The Wensbron is a small attraction in the Dutch theme park Efteling. At the center of the Wishing Well is a bronze-colored statue of a large fish. The small attraction was opened on 21 May 1985 by Princess Juliana and Anton Pieck.

Wikipedia: De Wensbron (Efteling) (NL), Url

256 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 20: Kinderspoor

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The Children’s Railway is a pedal train attraction in the Efteling amusement park.

Wikipedia: Children's Railway (Efteling) (EN), Website, Url

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