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Makkum :
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Makkum Travel guide
Makkum : Michelin's recommendations
Makkum is a picturesque fishing port located beside the IJsselmeer and crossed by a canal. It has naval shipyards. Since the 17C, stanniferous enamelled pottery has been produced here, especially the tiles whose more rustic style is reminiscent of Delft.
Tourist attractions Makkum : Things to see and do
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Waag (Town Hall)
NL - 8754 Makkum
The public weigh house is a pretty construction from 1698 which now has, on the ground floor, the tourist office. The two grainstores are occupied by a part of the Friesian ceramics museum ( Fries Aardewerkmuseum "de Waag" ).
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Tichelaars Aardewerk-en Tegelfabriek
NL - 8754 CG Makkum
In this pottery centre founded in 1594, you can see an exhibition and visit the studios.
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Afsluitdijk (North dyke)
NL - 8754 Makkum
The statue of the engineer Lely , designer from 1891 of the project to close off the Zuiderzee, crowns the side of Den Oever (entrance to the dyke). On the sea side, a breakwater protects a cycle track and a road. Below the dyke, on the IJsselmeer..
Hotels Makkum
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De Waag
Markt 13 NL - 8754 CM Makkum
This intimate hotel is situated in Makkum near the IJsselmeer, a 20-minute drive from Sneek. Waag features free Wi-Fi, a terrace and a bar with darts and a billiard table. All of the rooms at De Waag have a flat-screen cable TV and a work desk. Gues..
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It Ankerplak
Bleekstraat 36 A NL - 8754 CL Makkum
This cosy hotel in an authentic renovated building is located in the historical centre of harbour town Makkum. Directly located near the sea and the most beatiful beach of Friesland. There are many watersports activities, as well as culinary and cult..
