"This stunning Golden Age house has a hidden asset: during the persecutions of the Protestant Reformation, the merchant owner had an entire Catholic church constructed under the eaves. (You don’t need to be a believer to appreciate it, but if you are, they still hold Mass the first Sunday of every month except in July and August). Top billing goes to said attic space, now restored to its 1862 glory, and the audio tour, packed with strange and surprising facts about how the owners lived. Best of all, the foot traffic is about one-twentieth of what you'll encounter at the Rijksmuseum. We're sold." - Clodagh Kinsella, Jennifer Ceaser
Photo by Arjan Bronkhorst