Nederlandse Spoorwegen

Getting There From Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, a direct intercity train service run by

( ns.nl) whisks passengers to Leeuwarden in two hours and 10 minutes. Where to Stay In Leeuwarden, the former 1885 post office and an adjoining bank building reopened three years ago as the 82-room Post-Plaza Hotel & Grand Café ( 31-58/215-9317; post-plaza.nl; doubles from US$130).