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Score: 8.6

The oldest Inn of the village is a cosy restaurant which is well know for its excellent kitchen and season specialities.
The bar/restaurant can be reached through the lounge of "Hotel Aalsmeer".

Westeinderplassen/ Westeinder lakes

One third of the municipality is taken up by the Westeinder lakes. These lakes are ideal for rowing, surfing, sailing and swimming. Those with a license can drive a motorboat or go water skiing. Boats are available for hire. There is a recreation park for day-trippers at Vrouwentroost, which boasts a grassy field, picnic places and surfing facilities. The Oosteinder lakes are a protected nature reserve with a wide diversity of flora and nesting sites for birds. It is freely accessible by boat.

In addition Aalsmeer has two swimming baths, the indoor and outdoor pool 'De Waterlelie' and the natural swimming pool 'Het Oosterbad'

Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer/ Flowers auction Aalsmeer 'The world marketplace for flowers and plants'

Every day Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer sets the world price for flowers and plants. This happens by bringing supply and demand together by means of the auction clock- a fascinating process during which large and small batches of flowers are sold within fractions of seconds. Each day, 19 million flowers and two million plants are sold through 13 clocks at 'Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer'. It takes place within an area of almost one million m2. This means that Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer has the largest trade building in the entire world!

As a visitor to Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer, you will walk over a specially designed gallery. You can take a look at the auction without being noticed. Enjoy the gorgeous flowers, experience the hustle and bustle of auction. Come and take a look at Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer! More information: www.vba-aalsmeer.nl

Opening hours
You can visit the auction between 7.30 and 11 a.m. The best time to visit is between 7.30 and 9.00 a.m. The auction is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer
Legmeerdijk 313
Postbus 1000
1430 BA Aalsmeer
www.aalsmeer.com
info@vba.nl

Main events Aalsmeer:
Bloemencorso Aalsmeer/ Flower Parade Aalsmeer
Every year in September a long stream of flower-decorated floats will be parading through Aalsmeer. The annual parade will take place every first weekend in September. Over a million flowers will be used to make up a mobile presentation provided by hundreds of volunteers from twenty committees from Aalsmeer and vicinity to the hundreds of thousands of viewers.