This place was beautiful and full of history. Small museums, shops and restaurant made this place very nice.

Imagine a six-pointed fortress in the middle of the 17th century Groningen swamps, guarding and cutting off the only access to the city. Impossible to besiege, let alone capture. This very important place in the religious wars is restored as it was in 1742, and...More

Bourtange is probably best visited on a sunny day. It will make for a nice walk around the fort wall and in the small village. It is quite similar to Naarden but much much smaller, only a few short streets. But the walk along the...More

The fort is in an excellent condition, frequently events are organised, we visited the christmas market, which was nicely organised with a mix of stalls

Our family went on a rainy excursion to this star fort. Most of the stores in the village were closed. But we had an excellent lunch at the restaurant and walked around the fort to see the church (open) and windmill outside. It was amazing...More

This reconstruction of how the fortifications looked in 1742 was made in the 1970s.The pentagon form of the fort and the surrounding canals are clearly visible. It is not hard to imagine why this fortress retained its function well into the 19th century (given up...More

Amazing place with a lot of history and lots of cool stuff to look at. Only that all information was in either Dutch og German at the museums. There was a movie theater that showed a short film clip of the history of the place,...More