Photos of Windswept Ameland

April 1518 2022 (4 days)


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Ferry AmelandThe ferry to the Wadden island Ameland
The tower of NesThe freestanding church tower of Nes
Commanders housesThe old commanders houses date back to the whaling period
Old housesOne of the historic houses of Nes
Dike guardsThe statue of the Dike guards
BallummerbochtView of the Wadden Sea at Ballummerbocht
Church tower BallumThe freestanding church tower of Ballum
FarmhouseOne of the old buildings in Ballum
Horse lifeboatA demonstration of how the lifeboat was launched in the past
Church HollumThe church building of Hollum on Ameland
Horse monumentIn 1979 eight horses drowned while bringing a lifeboat to the sea
Beach AmelandThe vast beach on the west side of Ameland island
Bunker museumA small museum is housed in one of the bunkers on Ameland
DefenseFrom the bunkers the island had to be defended during the war
LighthouseThe striking red and white lighthouse of Ameland
View lighthouseFrom the lighthouse the view covers almost the entire island
55meterhigh towerThe lighthouse was built in 1880
Hollum dunesThe beautiful nature reserve Hollum dunes
Lighthouse from dunesView of the Ameland lighthouse from the Hollum dunes
MarshyThe hiking trail is impassable without getting wet feet
The SpijkerpadA boardwalk bridge over a piece of nature with brackish seawater
Boardwalk bridgeThe Spijkerpad is a hiking trail towards the sea
Dunes AmelandThe passage to the beach and sea
t OerdNature reserve t Oerd on Ameland
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