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| Description: |
 Friesland’s famous 11-cities tour…
The beautiful countryside, peaceful nature and of course, the “Race of Races” (the Eleven City Tour) have made Friesland extremely popular with ice skaters, but certainly also with cyclists. The Eleven City Tour owes its name to two men who decided in the winter of 1808 to skate past eleven towns in one day, a total of 230 kilometers (144 miles). To prove they had done it, they obtained the signatures of the owners of cafés or hotels in every town. The first official Eleven City Tour was held in 1909. 
The Frisian towns owe their rise in shipping and trade to the popularity of the tour. The province of Friesland enjoyed its hey-day between 1000 and 1500, when the settlements in southwest Friesland in particular profited. The route leads you through these towns with the green watery countryside in between, where farming usually determines the horizon. Other important parts of the scenery consist of the numerous little bridges that 'leap' the ditches and the sailing boats that cross the vast lakes like white swans. Apart from the natural beauty that abounds, there is also the culture to be experienced. The picturesque villages, historic towns and the traditional Frisian costumes complete the image of the greenest province of the Netherlands.
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Easy - guided tour |
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Saturdays on July 24, August 21, 2010
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| Days: |
8 days / 7 nights |
| Price: |
from €785 |
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