Texel

Updated 04.14.2006

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Texel is a little island of the Waddeneilanden (isles of Wadden), Netherlands. All this area was once part of the mainland, before a great inundation broke the coast dune, just where Texel is now, and kept these islands surrounded by the northern sea. Texel is really a birdwatching paradise, almost entirely run as an ornithological reserve and a natural park, here you can see an enormous quantity of sea birds and waders, the flights of wild gooses obscure the sky and the fields. I have spotted a lot of the Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia), Shelducks (Tadorna tadorna), Storks (Ciconia ciconia), Curlews (Numenius arquata), Godwits (Limosa limosa) and much more. The natural environment is that of the oceanic sand dune line with vast sand beaches, and is really well preserved.

Two good addresses are:

	Molenbos, Posteweg 224, De Cocksdorp, phone 222316476 fax 222316377, a little hotel at the border of a natural reserve.
	Oosterbaan, Dorpsstraat 12, Oost-Vlieland, phone 222451295, a very good restaurant with fish and shellfish specialities just on the pier.
	De Koog, Badweg 200, Restaurant-Grancafé NOORDZEE, Tel. 222 31 77 00, on the dune, with panoramic view, cheap.
	Oudeschild, Haven 8, Visrestaurant " 't PAKHUUS", phone 222 313581 an old both on the pier, moderately expensive.
	Oosterend, Oesterstraat 6, Resataurant Rotisserie " 't KERCKEPLEIN", phone 222 318950. Fireplace in the dining room, old fashioned, very relaxing, expensive.
	Den Hoorn, Herenstraat 34, Culinaire Verwennerij "BIJ JEF", phone 222 319624, modern style, smart, expensive.

Texel photos by Susanna Golinelli

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