In the surroundings you can enjoy nature by a walk through the newly landscaped area “Het Zaanse Rietveld” or by bike to follow one of the many routes. What do you think for example of a bicycle tour of the nursery area of Boskoop with a visit to the nursery-museum?
Or a nice walk among the mills of the 4 mills in Aarlanderveen? These are still working mills!

The center of Alphen aan den Rijn is a 10 minutes drive. There are plenty of restaurants and terraces to find, but you can also go shopping or to the cinema.

At a stone’s throw away from Maria’s Lust is the archeological park Archeon and the bird park Avifauna is also in Alphen aan den Rijn available.

Maria’s Lust is perfectly situated for making trips in the Green Hart of Holland or further on.
In spring you can visit the ‘Keukenhof’. Or you can go to the North Sea beach, which is splendid, even when the weather is not that good.
The unique location, makes it easy to reach the big cities within 40 minutes drive.

Here some tips:

The big cities:
- Amsterdam (42 km)
- Rotterdam (40 km)
- Utrecht (38 km)
- Den Haag (31 km)
- Gouda (18 km)
- Leiden (18 km)

The North Sea Beach:
- Scheveningen (35 km)
- Katwijk aan Zee (26 km)