Jaap van 't Veen's photos

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.

Dekema State: drive way from the Dekemawei to the mansion with lime trees pruned like a candelabrum. (De oprijlaan met gecandelaberde linden, ook wel 'zwarte singel' genoemd'.)

Sneek: Water gate (Waterpoort) seen from Hoogend.

Kasteel Rechteren/Castle Rechteren is situated along the road from Dalfsen to Ommen. The castle was already built in the year 1320. The castle is not open for visitors.

Barceloneta - Carrer de Meer, after a shower of rain.

Flowering hyacinths between Schagerbrug and Callantsoog.

'Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming' (Our Lady of the Assumption), commonly called Mariakerk with its stunning interior of brick ceilings, wall paintings, Stations of the Cross, altars and stained-glass windows.

Hunebed 'D54' is located at the foot of the Havelterberg.

Sagrada Família, some of the many stained glass windows.

Barceloneta: the church of St. Michael was built between 1753 and 1755.

Dwarsgracht, just a hamlet nearby more well known Giethoorn in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It has canals and lots of narrow bridges; transportation is mostly by boat.