Prefer to visit multiple provinces? Great idea!

The Netherlands is full of place names and hotspots that carry a color within them. Groenlo. De Gele Kanarie. Witteveen. Zoutelande. And let's immediately link those places to a flavor or color of the Tony's bars.

So we did the opposite of what you normally do: we started at the chocolate aisle. Ten bars, ten colors, and for each color, we looked for a place in the Netherlands where that same color is in the name. A village, a hotel, a beach bar, a two-star restaurant—if the name fits, it counts. Then we turned it into a route you can drive in a single loop, with the addresses you need to visit at every stop. Sleeping, eating, coffee, and at a few stops, a very good reason to stick around a bit longer.

View the road trip here

Friesland is also well-suited for quiet travel. In the Waterland of Friesland, much revolves around peace, water, sweeping vistas, and small towns that you pass through without rushing. Along dikes, lakes, and canals, the surroundings feel open and clear. This makes the region suitable for those who want to get away for a few days without too many stimuli.

You don't have to do much here to still feel like you're getting away from it all. Lunch by the water, a detour via a village like Sloten or Hindeloopen, and an evening stroll along the quay are enough to make a short trip worthwhile. Precisely because the pace is slower here, details stand out more: a boat gliding slowly past, the sound of reeds in the wind, a terrace where time seems just a little less important.