Pay a visit to Holland and you'll discover it's not just cheese and clogs. Travel through the amazing polder landscape of reclaimed land, studded with windmills and vibrant fields of tulips, to visit typical Dutch villages such as Volendam or the ancient fishing harbour of Marken, where you can still see locals wearing traditional Dutch dress and clogs. Discover the Hidden Village where Jewish refugees sheltered from the Nazis during the Second World War. For enthusiastic historians, reminders of war are everywhere – pay a visit to Arnhem, made famous in the film “A Bridge too Far” and the Airborne Museum, explaining the events of the Battle of Arnhem.

If it's cities you're after, your first port of call has to be Amsterdam, a fabulous city with a laid back atmosphere and plenty of sights – 17th century gabled houses lining an enchanting network of romantic canals, pretty bridges, and cobbled streets, and home to the Rijksmuseum, Dam Square and Anne Frank’s House. Witness cutting demonstrations at a genuine diamond factory, not to mention the chance to purchase at wholesale! Also worth a visit is the beautiful preserved medieval canal city of Delft, famous for its blue pottery, which has been made here for over 350 years.