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Urk used to be an island and still is a very traditional fishery village. There is a lighthouse, a fishery museum and the old part of the town is still very authentic and pleasant to walk around in.
Outside Urk there is a stone reservation. A place where a lot of stones which were laid there during the last ice age can be seen.
There are only busses going to Urk from IJsselmeer, on Sundays you can use the harbor for free, on all the other days you have to pay a small fee.
Urk is just a small town, only 17.000 inhabitants, and everything you would want to see there is within walking distance of the harbor. Or you can rent a bike of course, but if you plan on staying on Urk you can do with out.
When you come to Urk make sure you try some fish. There are several restaurants of which one, Mes Amis, is in the top 50 of Netherlands's best restaurants.
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