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Pearl of The Langstraat: Saint John the Baptist Church, Waalwijk

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of The Langstraat: Saint John the Baptist Church, Waalwijk Sint Jan de Doper, Waalwijk: Church exterior

While working at the RBT office in downtown Waalwijk, my colleagues and I are faithfully treated every day to the sound of the bells of St. John the Baptist Church. You know, that beautiful church with the many copper domes.

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Pearl of the Langstraat: The Coat of Arms of Heusden

| Toby van Dijk
Pearl of the Langstraat: The Coat of Arms of Heusden

It's Friday morning, I'm taking the exit off the N267 near Heesbeen. I am on my way to 't Wapen van Heusden, located in the middle of Vismarkt in the picturesque fortified town of Heusden.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: Ice cream & cake moment, Vlijmen

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: Ice cream & cake moment, Vlijmen Ice cream & cake moment Vlijmen - cakes

Friday morning, I almost have the weekend. Lovely, that feeling. But there is another appointment in my calendar that I am also really looking forward to. I get to visit IJs en Taartmoment, a beautiful store in the center of Vlijmen.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: Stichting Bende van de Witte Veer

| Toby van Dijk
Pearl of De Langstraat: Stichting Bende van de Witte Veer

Diving into the past is something we love to do; it remains exciting to see what happened in the past. There is also an exciting story to tell about Brabant in the early 1700s, namely the story of The White Feather Gang.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: GuestHouse Hotel Kaatsheuvel

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: GuestHouse Hotel Kaatsheuvel

On a sunny Wednesday morning I am on my way to my appointment at GuestHouse Hotel Kaatsheuvel. As I drive past the Efteling I am amazed at the amount of cars that enter the grounds there.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: De Emmamolen, Nieuwkuijk

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: De Emmamolen, Nieuwkuijk

On a sunny Tuesday morning in March, I visit De Emmamolen in Nieuwkuijk. An 1886 mill named after Queen Emma. I remember the mill from my childhood, as a landmark during a bike ride or walk.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: De Annahoeve

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: De Annahoeve Paul and Ingrid Hazenberg of De Annahoeve De Moer

On a Wednesday afternoon in March, I visit De Annahoeve in De Moer. A dairy farm near the Efteling and on the edge of nature reserve Huis ter Heide.

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Special year for Loon op Zand as Walking Community 2021

| Samantha Pellis
Special year for Loon op Zand as Walking Community 2021

What a special year 2021 was for the municipality of Loon op Zand! Thanks to the votes of everyone who cares about our municipality, Loon op Zand was voted the 2021 Walking Municipality of the Year.

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Searching for Boulders in the Loonse Land

| Samantha Pellis
Searching for Boulders in the Loonse Land

Hidden between the vast natural areas of the Loonse and Drunense Dunes and Huis ter Heide lies an intimate landscape, the Loonse Land. Straight through this Loonse Land runs the Keienspoor: a special walking route especially for children.

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Lovely walks in The Brand

| Samantha Pellis
Lovely walks in The Brand

That Wandelgemeente Loon op Zand has many special natural areas is no surprise by now. South of De Loonse en Drunense Duinen lies De Brand. A special piece of nature that is different in everything from the well-known Dunes.

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Walking in historic Plantloon

| Samantha Pellis
Walking in historic Plantloon

Welcome to the Plantloon Estate, perhaps the best kept secret in the municipality of Loon op Zand. This natural cultural landscape is located north of De Loonse en Drunense Duinen. History is an important part of nature here.

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Walking along traces of war past

| Lobke Timmermans
Walking along traces of war past

That the National Park De Loonse en Drunense Duinen has a rich past is no surprise to most people. For a hundred years the nature reserve has enjoyed the protection of Natuurmonumenten. A lot has happened in those hundred years.

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