Zandvoort is a thriving coastal resort in the Noord-Holland province of The Netherlands, just 24 km west of Amsterdam. With several kilometres of west-facing, wide, clean beach, a nature reserve, and a naturist beach, Zandvoort offers many recreational opportunities - watersports include kitesurfing, windsurfing and a sailing club and the dunes are great for walking and cycling. Zandvoort even has a casino, a world-famous Formula 1 racing circuit and an annual music festival.

Not surprisingly, Zandvoort attracts many visitors during the spring and summer months but this is no ordinary, modern resort - Zandvoort also has a fascinating history, having been favoured by many wealthy and even royal visitors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.