--- Naarden is a town and former municipality in Het Gooi in the Dutch province of North Holland. Naarden has a long history, which started around the year 1000. The city has been fought for several times in wars,
--- in the Eighty Years' War, in the disaster year 1673 and during the French period 1813. Naarden is one of the best preserved fortified towns in Europe and especially famous for its special and well-preserved star shape.
--- The fortress has six bastions, a double wall and a double canal belt. There is good walking on the defenses. A tour around the works is also possible. The extensive fortress designed by Adriaen Anthonisz, of which
--- large parts from the 17th century are still present, is freely accessible for the most part. The fortress is part of the New Dutch Waterline and also houses the Dutch Fortress Museum in the Turfpoort bastion.
--- Here the visitor can see what a fortress looked like during use, and also view the collection of objects from 1350 to 1945. During the frequent activities in the museum, both indoors and outdoors, visitors can
--- also experience what life was like in a fortress. The Waterliniepad runs around the fortress, making the scope of the works clearly visible.