The municipality of Velsen represents the heart of the region of the IJmond and it is divided in seven city agglomerates: IJmuiden, Driehuis, Velsen-Zuid, Velsen-Noord, Santpoort-Zuid, Santpoort-Noord and Velserbroek, everyone of them has its own identity. Velsen rises to the border of the national park South-Kennemerland and in the vicinity of Haarlem, capital of the province of North-Holland. With its characteristics, the municipality of Velsen is considered the more complex and multiform municipality on the coasts of the North Sea.
Click on a photo for more information about the attractions in the IJmond region:
 Waterland Estate |
 Beeckestijn Estate |
 Velserbeek Estate |
 Duin en Kruidberg |
 Cornmill de Zandhaas |
 Ruïnes of Brederode |
 National Parc Zuid Kennemerland |
 Tata Steel |
 The locks of IJmuiden |
 CrematoryWesterveld |
 Hansje Brinker |
 The old village Velsen |
 Harbor of IJmuiden |
 Noord-Pier beach |
 Fort island IJmuiden |
 IJmuiden beach |
 Bunker museum IJmuiden |
 Pier of IJmuiden |
 NH Hotel Marquette |
 Church Beverwijk |
