Vlieland (Frisian: Flylân) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. The municipality of Vlieland has only one major town: Oost-Vlieland (Frisian: East-Flylân).

Vlieland is one of the West Frisian Islands, lying in the Wadden Sea. Counting from west to east, it is the second island in the chain; after Texel and before Terschelling. Vlieland was named after the Vlie.

Travel

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Vlieland can be reached by ferry from the Frisian town Harlingen. The ferry ride takes about 1,5 hours and takes you across the Wadden Sea and even a bit over across the North Sea.

Landscape

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The majority of the landscape of the island consists of dunes, but there are some forests and small meadows. And of course there is a lot of sandy beach. In fact a large part of the island, the western part, consists mainly of sand. It's also referred to as the Sahara of the north.

Tourism

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Tourism is the main source of income on Vlieland. There are approx 15 hotels, and several hundreds of apartments and holiday homes. Vlieland has 2 campgrounds.

External links

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• Municipality of Vlieland
• Tourist Office website

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