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• Have your say

  If you have had an experience to remember at any of the venues listed in this guide, be it good, bad, ugly or downright sad, let the two million regular unique visitors to our website, www....

• King Gorilla & the Prince of Lager

  
  On April 30, 2013, the Netherlands will once again have a king on the throne: King Willem-Alexander....

• Insider tips (1): Michael Zullo

  
  If you’d like to get to know Utrecht the way a real insider does, you need the help of a well-informed local....

• Orphaned bikes

  
  The Netherlands is the only country in the world where there are more bikes (18 million) than inhabitants (16....

• Oracle Café

  
  If you're curious about what the future may hold, you could have your palm read by cheerful and some would say prescient Sjaak....

• Message from the Mayor

  You are on the verge of buying this guide - or you bought it already. So you must be - like myself - a lover of cities....

• Enemy of the state

  
  The Netherlands and water have always been intricately and permanently linked. Because large parts of the country are below sea level, its inhabitants have been fighting floodwaters for as long as anyone can remember and this has resulted in an ingenious hydrological system....

• Toasting in Dutch

  
  In case you meet some new drinking buddies in one of the old town's cosy pubs, you might want to know how to toast in Dutch....

• La Naranja Mecánica

  
  In the hot summer of 2010 the Dutch national football team played a World Cup Final for the third time in history....

• Oldest National Anthem

  
  The Dutch Wilhelmus is the oldest national anthem in the world. The first stanza is the part that is usually sung or played at official events....

• Utrecht apps

  
  Utrecht City Guide appImagine every scrap of info on Utrecht on your phone. The app lists all kinds of events in Utrecht and also has a map on which every event is easily found, so you know exactly where to go....

• Empty farms, crowded cities

  
  The Dutch countryside is depopulating rapidly. Despite the fact that Holland's general population continues to grow each year and that 16....

• Street talk (2): Wietpas

  Although everyone knows Amsterdam, Utrecht is still off the beaten path for most foreign tourists. In each edition of Utrecht In Your Pocket, we’ll ask two foreigners what brought them to Utrecht....

• Utrecht souvenirs

  
  The centrally located VVV (Tourist Information Office) at the foot of the Dom Tower) isn’t just a good place to get a hard copy of Utrecht In Your Pocket, but also a great venue for advice and souvenirs....