Bergen is a town in the province North-Holland, located between the beach of the North Sea and the cheese city of Alkmaar. The municipality has known cores as Egmond, Schoorl and Bergen. The latter is mainly known as an artists’ village by artists such as Charley Toorop, Leo Gestel and Tjipke Fisher, poet Roland Holst and others who where the founders of the art movement called the School of Bergen. Bergen is a great place for lovers of culture, good food and
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at blooming and surroundings
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drinks, shopping, cyclists and walkers. The versatility makes Bergen a nice place to stay. The same goes for Bergen aan Zee, Egmond aan Zee and Hargen with a variety of beach pavilions. blooming beach is located behind the Parkweg and is the southernmost beach club of Bergen aan Zee. Hiking and biking trails lead you through beautiful dune area.
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blooming hotel is an ideal starting point for exploring Bergen, Schoorl and Egmond and to experience the dunes. Take an easy half an hour hike on bloomings' own terrain with the kids. Or a bike ride to the centre of Bergen (5-10 minutes), the dunes in Schoorl
(20-25 minutes), Bergen aan Zee (20-25 minutes) or follow the most beautiful mtb route of the Netherlands (15 km single track through the dunes of Schoorl). The start of this mtb track is located only 150 meters from the hotel.
cycling in Bergen
blooming hotel is an ideal starting point for exploring the dune area surrounding Bergen. Buy a tourist map from our reception and follow one of the signposted routes or go exploring. Bicycles can be hired at blooming or you can bring your own and stall it in the covered bicycle racks.
Bergen and surroundings
Bergen is a special village on a beautiful location in the forest, which is what has attracted several artists to the village.
The tourist information of Bergen (located in the hall of Museum Kranenburgh) offers several routes along places that are full of art history. Download the route and it will tell you all about the School of Bergen. If you prefer a paper map then you can follow an art route which takes you to the various galleries around town.
The village offers a bubbling centre and you can find various small boutiques and restaurants around the ruin. Only three kilometers away you will find the beach of Bergen aan Zee.
You'll find the climbing dune with a height of 51 meters in the neighboring village Schoorl. This sand formation gives you direct access to the dune and forest area adjecent to it. In the dune are near the beach lies the Kerf, a hole in the dunes where the sea flows into the dunes with high tide.
