Great beer and delicious chocolate, mussels in abundance and delicious cheeses. Winding canals, charming windmills, and bike-friendly landscapes. Belgium and The Netherlands have a lot to offer for everyone – including football lovers!
When it comes to booking a football trip, the focus can often be on countries such as Spain, Germany, and Italy. Belgium and the Netherlands, on the other hand, are two countries that are easy to pass over, but in terms of price, make for an extraordinarily nice alternative to the above-mentioned top leagues.
Multiple matches in one weekend
Good infrastructure, geographical proximity, and the ability to watch more than one match on the same weekend are other advantages of these two northern European countries. Something that Nickes.Com's customers have realised the value of. This weekend our partners at Football Weekends magazine have taken a 30-strong group of football lovers to Belgium where they will see Anderlecht in the Jupiler Pro League and a couple of lower league games in a busy weekend!
Find out where the next Football Weekends trip is going in May!
Giants of Dutch football
One undeniable giant of Dutch football can be found in Amsterdam. It's a great experience to watch a game at the Johann Cruyff ArenA and the atmosphere is fantastic! Ajax are widely known for their successful youth academy where many legends started their careers.
But Ajax is not the only top club in the promised land of tulips and windmills. With 24 national league titles and triumphs in both the European Cup and the UEFA Cup , PSV Eindhoven, along with Ajax and Rotterdam club Feyenoord, are one of the three giants of Dutch football.
Geradus Rance was one of the Nickes customers who saw PSV live at the Philips Stadion and was very pleased with his trip. "Eindhoven is a very clean and modern city with an interesting history. The city also felt very safe and secure. The arena is modern and you can see well from all parts of it," he said.
Check the Dutch fixtures here!
Glenn Poulton also went from England to the Netherlands, where the clash between PSV and Ajax was the obvious highlight. He, too, was extremely satisfied with the experience in general and Nickes.Com's service in particular.
"Nickes couldn't have been more helpful in organising our trip. Their service was impeccable and it felt comfortable to put everything in their hands. A weekend of football in Holland is also very affordable compared to many other leagues,” said Glenn.
Football and food!
Maybe it's time for you to discover the underrated football destinations Belgium and Holland? The above-mentioned teams are just examples from our selection. For the Belgian league, we can also arrange tickets and packages to, for example, Club Brugge (in an incredibly beautiful city!), Ghent, Standard Liège and Mechelen and in Holland there is the opportunity to visit clubs such as Vitesse, Heerenveen and Heracles. We recommend a guided tasting walk as a complement to the football; Taste delicious cheeses and quality chocolate and enjoy some of the world's best beers.
Check out the Belgian fixtures here!