- The best time to visit de Haar castle is in spring or summer, to enjoy the beautiful gardens in all their glory.
- For families, there are special activities and workshops aimed at children, ensuring that a visit to De Haar Castle is enjoyable for visitors of all ages.
- Come with me as we discover Castle De Haar in the Netherlands, who built it, what festivals they host and how to not completely blunder your visit like I did.
- Close to the city of Utrecht, Castle De Haar has become a popular tourist sight thanks to its pretty 135 hectares of gardens, including the romantic Rose Garden...
- De Haar Castle is a medieval castle located in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the largest castles in the country and is known for its stunning architecture...
- Few castles in The Netherlands can equal De Haar for its ideal image of a medieval fortress with towers and ramparts, moats, gates and drawbridges.
- After gaining entrance past the ticket counter in one of the outhouses, you step into extensive parkland, where, in the middle, Castle De Haar is situated...
- The castle is called Castle De Haar on the official website, a reference to the Van de Haar family linked to the castle’s early history.
- The Church located next to de Haar Castle is the only remaining building from the relocated village of Haarzuilens.
- After 1641, when Johan van Zuylen van der Haar died childless, the castle seems to have gradually fallen into ruins.