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A small, picturesque town full of galleries and half-timbered houses.
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Textiles, salt and factories that became museums.
4 museumsTwente was once the "Manchester of the Netherlands", full of cotton mills and weaving sheds. When the textile industry disappeared, the factories stayed. Today they house museums, studios and homes. Under the ground lies another treasure: salt.
Enschede is Twente's largest city, approx. 2 hours by direct train from Amsterdam and Utrecht. In Enschede you will find Rijksmuseum Twenthe, with art from the Middle Ages to today, and De Museumfabriek, about technology, nature and the region's textile history. The local train quickly takes you to Borne, where the Bussemakerhuis shows how a textile manufacturer lived, and to Delden, with the Salt Museum. Almelo has its own town museum. Between the towns lie estates, fields and wooded farmland, perfect for cycling.
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Art from the Middle Ages to today, from old masters to contemporary work, in a museum with a beautiful garden.
Technology, nature and the history of Twente, in an old factory complex in the Roombeek district.
How salt forms, how it is extracted and why Twente is rich in it.
The home of a textile manufacturer, furnished as it was around 1900.
The history of Almelo and the textile industry, with changing exhibitions.
Buy your tickets online and plan the rest of your day around them.
All museums in Twente. Click a museum for the route.
Twente lies in the east of Overijssel, on the German border. Small towns and estates are close by.
A small, picturesque town full of galleries and half-timbered houses.
Route by public transport ↗Twickel estate, the Salt Museum and a quiet centre.
Route by public transport ↗Hanseatic town on the IJssel, with books, spiced cake and medieval streets.
Route by public transport ↗Travel times are indicative. Live times on 9292.nl ↗.
Enschede has hotels for every budget, with country-estate hotels and B&Bs all around. Twente is a cycling paradise, with signposted routes past castles, water mills and small villages. Germany is just around the corner.
Restaurants, shops and hotels near the museums, picked for museum visitors.