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Shopping for Genuine Blue Delft Pottery in Delft

February 17, 2012 by
Blue Delft Pottery

Delft Is Famous the World Over for Its Blue and White Delftware: Delft is a city that pottery collectors will be familiar with.  This picturesque city in the South Holland province (Zuid-Holland) is best known for its blue and white tin-glazed pottery known as Delftware. Origin of Delft Pottery Delft pottery was introduced to the Netherlands by Italian migrant potters who brought with them their Majolica (Italian tin-glazed pottery) pottery skills.  They settled around Delft and Haarlem … [Read more...]

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Shopping on your Amsterdam Vacation

January 15, 2010 by

Your Amsterdam Shop - What to Buy: Shoppers for gifts and souvenirs in Amsterdam will be happy to know that there hundreds of tourist shops where you can buy anything from chocolates to tulip bulbs or Delft porcelain.  However, don't be in a hurry to buy as the tourist shop may not be the best place to purchase the genuine items. If chocolates, cheese or other foodstuff are what you're after, you may be better off going to an ordinary supermarket where prices will be cheaper. On the … [Read more...]

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