On 15 April 2022 Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, reopened its doors after a four-year renovation. The 17th century palace has been sustainably renovated, the interiors have been restored and the rooms redecorated. After the reopening visitors could choose two routes: through the seventeenth-century chambers of King Stadtholder William III or through the …
The Prinsenhof in Groningen
The former royal residence closest to my home is just about a 20 minute walk. The Prinsenhof in Groningen with its garden, the Prinsentuin. The Prinsenhof The site used to be the residence of the villicus, the representative of the sovereign, back then the Bishop of Utrecht. Afterwards for years the buildings housed religious groups. …