Jaap van 't Veen's photos

Empúries, not only archaeological excavations. Flowering Judas tree.

The ruins of Empúries are located right on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

Peratallada is a Middle-Aged town, well known for its carved stone buildings and narrow streets and passageways.

Martinikerk (St. Martin's Church), dating back to 1421, has an impressive nave with a wooden vault and 30 slender columns. Many of these columns do have splendid frescoes of saints (see 'note')

City hall of Bolsward, built between 1614 and 1617 by Bolsward craftsmen.

Schokland - a UNESCO world heritage site - with the church of the island, seen from the polder with lots of common dandelions.

Cala Culip in Cap de Creus Natural Park, seen from 'geological route 15'.

Lighthouse at Cap de Creus, built in the 19th century.

One of the curious rocks in Cap de Creus Natural Park, called the Camel.

Panorama photo of Girona, taken from the terrace of AC Hotel Palau de Bellavista.

River Onyar with the 'hanging houses' and both the Cathedral and Sant Feliu Church, seen from the Bridge of the Old Fishmongers (Pont de les Peixateries Velles), designed by Gustave Eiffel.

Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes: bell tower, dating back to the 12th century, is 27 metres high.

Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes: interior of the bell tower (12th century)

Monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes on the slopes of the Verdera mountain.

(Old) sheep fold and haystack in the forests around Hoog Buurlo.

Memorial for resistance fighters (verzetstrijders) from Apeldoorn, which was unveiled in 2010. (In the background 'Het Koetshuis' once part of the rural estate 'Marialust'.)

Oranjepark: hoarfrost on the trees.

The Verzetsstrijderspark is a city park in my hometown Apeldioorn. Locally it is also known as Marialust , named after the former estate on that location. Since 2009 the pond of the park is decorated with a fountain, the so-called Kwartjesfontein . The name arose because the fountain was (partly) financed by contributions from Apeldoorn citizens in the form of a kwartje (= a former Dutch coin of 25 cents). The fountain was unveiled on 31 August 1932 by then Princess Juliana, but in the Oranjepark , another citypark. After 50 years, the fountain was removed from the park, but was preserved. Once again, a fundraising campaign was held among companies and residents, allowing the Kwartjesfontein to spout again after a thorough restoration. On 31 August - the date of the former Queen's Day in the Netherlands - 2009, the fountain was put into operation by Princess Margriet.