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Thanks to social media, you may have a bucket list of European places you'd love to visit. However, there is a treasure trove of 'non-touristy' places the

From Bergen to Córdoba, our tipsters share brilliant breaks in some of Europe’s less famous cities

A portraitist best known for painting the wealthy merchant classes, Hals is celebrated here for his character work on musicians, actors and drinkers

Until a financial crash, the city was Holland's crown jewel. But its moment of glory was preserved – and that is its great appeal today

Frans Hals’s “The Lute Player” (1623-4). Some of Hals’s most popular paintings depict characters he encountered in the taverns of Haarlem, the Netherlands.…

His grinning subjects can be hard to take seriously. But a major exhibition argues that Frans Hals is an old master on par with Rembrandt and Vermeer.

Whether it’s the city’s annual showcase of cinema or a TV lockdown political satire, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

This article looks at the 5 best places to retire in Netherlands.

Climate crisis activists have dreamed up a campaign that they bombastically call a “treaty” to ban advertising of high-carbon products – in other words, anything they, or their sponsors, don’t like.  These groups are not working alone; they are politically funded and politically motivated.

We spotlight eight paintings in the London show that Vincent singled out for special praise