Location: Hilversum
Top Things to do in Hilversum
The 10 Best Things to Do in Hilversum, The Netherlands
Hilversum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɪlvərsɵm] ( listen)) is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilversum is part of the Randstad, one of the largest conurbations in Europe.
Restaurants in Hilversum
1. JT Bioscoop Hilversum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 112 reviews
Reviewed By j00st78 - Sofia, Bulgaria
Decided to take my wife to the movies one night while seeing family and friends in the Netherlands. Took the VIP treatment (2.50 EURO extra per person) and watched a movie in very comfortable seats, great sound and high quality screen.
The only thing that really annoyed me is the stupid break halfway the movie. Is that really needed?
2. Raadhuis Hilversum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 76 reviews
Reviewed By PipingAngel - Liege, Belgium
This very famous Dudok's building is a wonder of creative harmony between the horizontal and the vertical lines in a very rich composition. Look carefully at the details, like the bright blue, dark red and gold ceramic tiles, giving life to the Colonnade and the side entrance.
3. Filmtheater Hilversum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By j_h_mersmann - Hilversum, The Netherlands
The Filmheater Hilversum is situated downtown and knowing the right route quite easy to reach by car. You park your car near the parking station.
The Film theater is a cozy building in front a small square providing sufficient facilities. Concerning the cinema it is according to average standards but not state-of-the-art techniques as new cinemas compromise.
4. The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Overall Ratings
4 based on 304 reviews
Beeld en Geluid (The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision) has one of the largest audiovisual archives in Europe. The institute manages over 70 percent of the Dutch audiovisual heritage. The collection contains more than 850.000 hours of Television, radio, music and film from the beginning in 1898 until today. Thousands of hours from this collection are made available to the public in the Sound and Vision experience, a museum located right on top of the archives. Temporary Exhibitions also take place here. Visitors can read the news, be a real star on stage or act in a soap opera. Dutch radio and Television personalities take visitors on a virtual tour in the world of radio and TV and give them a glimpse behind the scenes. While the kids are singing, dancing, producing or acting, parents and grandparents can sit down in an easy chair and enjoy the video and audio material from the early days of film until now.
Reviewed By elcorte - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
For years we planned to go and finally today was the day. After a very friendly reception by the hosts we started our visit. The floor with so called interaction would be interesting for kids, but I have my doubts. You sit in cubicles looking for interesting fragments. Nice, but you could do this at home as well. We were looking for more background information. Books about the subject bring more pleasure than this museum. Being a cameraman didn't work, because the equipment was faulty. Same thing for being a DJ. Same thing again for being a showmaster... nothing worked properly.
A photo with a celebraty had a cheap low quality outcome. A few of the artifacts on display were intersting, but the majority were old dusty cloths without any stories to them. The youtube floor was covered by computers with a survey... after filling these tedious lists out you could earn credits for making a youtube film. Boring. I am glad that at the time we were there it was very empty. That saved us queues that would be there, waiting for another disappointment. The museum shop was filled with cheap promotion material. OK, that's it, NEXT!
5. Goois Natuurreservaat
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By HaraldPetry
Not much to say here, but this is a very nice nature reserve park. I love coming here. Great for nice walks, bike rides, romantic get togethers and just relaxing. There are a lot of wild animals to see (if you know where to look).
6. Landgoed Zonnestraal
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
The Sanatorium Zonnestraal by architect Duiker is one of the earliest and most important examples of architecture of the Modern Movement. Apart from a high point in architectural history, the complex is also an important social landmark. Conceived as a follow-up colony cure tuberculosis sufferers prepare for their reintegration into society, is the brainchild of Sunbeam trade unionist Jan van Zutphen (1863-1958). His ideal is realized with money that the diamond workers union brings together the TB Patients on its members to help.Monthly tourEvery last Sunday of the month there are tours (1 ½ hour) provided by a professional guide. These tours start at 12.00 hours and 14.00 hours from Dresselhuis Pavilion (nr. 19). One should specify in advance to Landgoed Zonnestraal
Reviewed By RuurdvanElburg - Hilversum, The Netherlands
This building is a beautiful set of buildings which reflect a special period in the architectural era of the 20th century of the Nteherlands. There are organized tours around the facilities which where used for patients suffering of tuberculosis during the aftermath of the Second World War. It very nicely shows how the medical world thought about the disease as well as how the patients were cared for. The architecture is very special indeed.
7. Hoorneboegse Heide
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By RuurdvanElburg - Hilversum, The Netherlands
This is a treurt beautiful part of Nature which is accesible by foot (walking or running) bike or horse! It stretches around the city of Hilversum by the so called Voetstappenpad (indicated with signs and approximately 25km long) there is also cattle (highlanders) and rabbits to be steen IF lucky. You can go there anytime during the day!
8. Natuurmonument Corversbos
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By Jake043 - Hilversum, The Netherlands
Walking distance from town centre and the railway station,the forested area is excellent for a walk on clearly marked paths and routes.On a good day you might spot some buck and always some birdlife.For bee keepers some interesting facilities
9. Museum Hilversum
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 41 reviews
10. Sint- Vituskerk
Overall Ratings
4 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By Marcella P - Chester, United Kingdom
This is just for info really, Vituskerk is not open in winter other than when Mass is on, but if you wish to go in and pray, the Mariakapel can be accessed via a side entrance during the day
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