Experience Texel from home

In 2014 divers on the bottom of the Wadden Sea near Texel found hundreds of beautiful objects from the 17th century near a wreck. They called the wreck the Palmwood wreck. Join them on a voyage of discovery to the story behind the palmwood wreck. 

Sheep farmer Jan Willem Bakker talks about the area De Hoge berg, the highest point on Texel that originated in the ice age. Listen to his story and pay a visit to the sheep farm when you are on Texel.

For the Germans, Texel was an important link in the defense of Western Europe and the possible repulsion of an invasion from England. There were more than 500 bunkers on the island during the war. A number of bunkers are still there and can be visited online.

On Texel you will find more than 200 (archaeological) national monuments, more than 100 municipal monuments and two protected townscapes. This is also home to the only Dutch Maritime Archaeological Monument of Shipwrecks.

Did you know that you can also go mountain biking on Texel? There is a route of in total 100 km across the island (shorter stretches are possible). You will cycle through the dunes, the forest and the beautiful nature reserves. An active and challenging way to explore Texel. The gentlemen in the movie will tell you all about it.

In 1729 Klaas Jacobsz Daalder buys this house and lives here with his wife and children. Klaas climbed from young sailor to commander on the whaling. This current national monument has been inhabited by whalers for 60 years. In the meantime it has become a cultural heritage. This documentary explains how that happened.