Sneek/Snits is the center of the Friese Meren lake district, which occupies the southwest of Friesland. The lakes are connected by canals and channels and are ideal for summer water recreation. At the junction of July-August, a week-long sailing regatta takes place here. There are old things: 16th-century town hall in Rococo style, St. Martin church. The water image of the town is emphasized by Maritime Museum of Frisians (boat models, silverware, paintings).
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The museums of Holland are, of course, not the museums of France, which is worth one Louvre or Orsay, but still there are interesting places here. But the visiting card of the town is the Water Gate (1613) - two well-made turrets left over from the Middle Ages. Makkum is the second center of Dutch ceramics after Delft. In fact, it is almost the same as there, blue and white. But it also produces red-brown tiles. The Tegelfabriek Royal Manufactory, which has been operating since 1594, organizes tours and shows the whole process.
Tichelaar McKum pottery brand shops can be found throughout the country. There is a small Tile Museum (Fries Aardewerkmuseum). A little further from McKum there is also Workum, where located Jopi Huysman (1922-2000) Museum. He was such a rural original, he believed in reincarnation, he painted simple understandable things and did not want to sell his paintings to anyone.
There are many old buildings in the surrounding villages. From Leeuwarden to Makkum it is better to get through Sneek by train, and then by bus 98. Stavoren (Stavoren) - the town was founded long before our era and was the residence of the Frisian leaders. Then it became a Hanseatic city. Now Stavoren stands on the canal between the IJselmeer and the Frisian lakes.
Heerenveen (Heerenveen/Hearren-fean) is the skating and, in general, sports center of the country. Thialf Stadium (1967) was the world's first indoor ice rink and remains the benchmark to this day. In 1986, it was covered with a roof, and immediately almost all world records were broken. True, then high-mountain skating rinks appeared in Canada, and Heerenveen's records were not destined to have a long life.
In addition to skating, football is developed in Heerenveen: the local Abe Lenstra stadium (1993) is probably the only one of its kind - it accommodates more people than the population of the entire city. In 2006, the Sportstad complex (gym and swimming pool) was put into operation in the city. Lemmer - Nearby is a UNESCO site called D.F. Woudagemaal (Woudagemaal Pumping Station).
It is valuable because it is the largest steam powered pumping station in the world. It worked, however, only 47 years (1920-1967), after which it was replaced by an electric one. The interior of the station is reminiscent of the ugly style of the architect Berlage.
