An Empress and Anne Frank - A Love Of Zandvoort

Zandvoort is a special place and one that has been visited by people from all countries and all walks of life for two centuries - from Empress Elizabeth of Austria who stayed there in 1885 to Anne Frank who as a young girl enjoyed trips to Zandvoort beach with her mother and elder sister. There is a wonderfully happy photo of them eating ice cream on Zandvoort beach.

If you have ever visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, you will know what a special place that is too. I have been twice over the years and every time there has been a long queue, such is the popularity of Anne's remarkable and moving diary.

If you have not yet been to the Anne Frank House, then you should - and if you are ever in Zandvoort then you can do a day trip as Amsterdam is only 30kms away.

Ice Cream In Zandvoort

Zandvoort offers a wealth of opportunity for eating ice cream - ideal for adults and children alike on those warm, sunny days. In Zandvoort you can find ice cream parlours and ice cream kiosks down in the village but even if you are on the beach you don't miss out .... the beach pavilions all sell ice cream and there are also ice cream vendors who drive up the beach on sunny days, usually in a tractor towing a small ice cream cart behind. It's a wonderful sight! Here's a photo of one we took on Zandvoort's south beach (naturist beach section).

There is one particular ice cream parlour in Haltestraat which we always call in at when we are in Zandvoort. It's called "San Remo" and the Italian couple who run it are total ice cream enthusiasts who make their own ice cream including a very special 'secret recipe' which they call "Dolce Vita". It's a chocolate ice cream but with a difference - delicious!

You can just grab an ice cream cone or ice cream tub as a take-away treat or you can sit down inside the parlour and enjoy a fabulous ice cream sundae at your leisure - like the one in the photo that we shared!

If you're an ice cream sundae fan, it's a place not to miss.