Etiket: Callantsoog
On an old bicycle: meatball new on the menu at the first beach pavilion Callantsoog
Callantsooger Piet Vos wanted to bring tourism to his village and built the first hotel there in the 1930s. The guests, of course, came for the beach. Together with fellow…
With a great show of force, raid and arrest in Callantsoog: suspect turns out to be innocent
Last night the police raided a farmhouse on the Callantsogervaart in Callantsoog with a great show of force. The villages on the coast were startled by a police helicopter. Someone…
Half a century of legal nudist beach in Callantsoog
It’s a party for the nudist: the first legal nudist beach in the country has been around for fifty years. The arrival of the beach was not without a struggle,…
Head-on collision N9 near Callantsoog, road partially closed
This morning two cars collided head-on on the N9 near Callantsoog. The drivers of both cars were taken to hospital with unknown injuries. The N9 has been partially closed due…
Ons Dorp: Roaring engines in the dunes at Callantsoog
The sand sprays up in the dune area of Callantsoog during a motocross race in the 1950s. The public is flocking to this unique event. This must have been special…
Ons Dorp: Hollywood in 1942 of wooden summer houses Callantsoog
During World War II in 1942, the Germans worked on coastal defenses to resist an Allied invasion. Entire coastal villages were evacuated for the construction of the Atlantic Wall and…
Giant kites color the sky in Callantsoog: “35 meter long octopus”
The blue sky on the beach of Callantsoog was brightened up today by countless kites. During the Kite Festival, specimens in the form of teddy bears, octopuses and fish went…