Nearest Airport
: Amsterdam airport 'Schiphol'
at 80
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Nearest Ferry
: Den Hoorn
at 4
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Nearest Train
: Den Helder
at 5
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Nearest Motorway
: Den Oever/Den Helder
at 15
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Nearest Beach
: beach
at 2
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Car: not necessary
Texel is the largest and most varied of the Dutch North Sea islands. It is 25 km long, 9 km wide, with 13,808 residents, 1 lighthouse, about 35,000 sheep and lambs, 1 Ouwe Sunderklaas on Dec. 12th, 41 fishing boats, 6 museums, 1 female mayor, more than 30 km of beaches, 2 ferries, 150 km of bicycle paths, 1 villa park 'De Witteberg,“ many hectares of forest and dunes, and the most days of sunshine throughout the year in all of the Netherlands - what more can one say? Simply that you can sail, surf, ride, hike, dive, bowl, swim, drive go-carts, paddle kayaks and canoes, sail catamarans, fish, play golf, tennis, Ping-Pong, or squash, fly gliders, light aircraft, parachute, or simply enjoy a vacation!
Other Activities: Parachuting, go-carts, light aircraft and glider flying, bowling