Western Netherlands GuideThe Western Netherlands is the region that most foreign visitors to the Netherlands attend. Quite frankly, many of them don't even see any other part of the country at all. HotelsFind hotels in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hilversum, The Hague, Alkmaar and more. AmsterdamAmsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. With more than one million inhabitants in its urban area, it is the country's largest city and its financial, cultural, and creative centre. RotterdamRotterdam is a city in the province of South Holland in the west of the Netherlands. HilversumHilversum is a medium-sized city in the Gooi area of North Holland, the Netherlands. North HollandNorth Holland is a province in the West of the Netherlands. It is bordered by South Holland on the south, Utrecht on the southeast, Flevoland in the east and Friesland in the northeast. South HollandSouth Holland is a province in the Netherlands. South Holland consists of the southern half of the historic county of Holland. UtrechtUtrecht is a central province of the Netherlands. With its 1359 square kilometers it's the smallest province in the country. FlevolandFlevoland is the Netherlands' youngest province, almost completely formed through land reclamation in the 20th century. Groene HartThe Groene Hart is a green rural region in the middle of the Randstad conurbation.