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The Wall House, Groningen. All photos courtesy of Marketing Groningen The Martini Tower Groninger Museum The world's smallest hotel, Eenrum

Low country highlights

It may seem tucked away in the north of the Netherlands, far from all the action, but that has perhaps been a benefit to Groningen

A cross-border incursion

The Lower Rhine region, which straddles Germany and the Netherlands, is full of pleasant surprises.

All the flavour of Flanders

The Belgian coast is a mysterious gem with poise and quiet confidence, as Rebecca Lowe discovers.

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