View on the old Hanseatic League city Kampen from above during a beautiful summer sunset at the river IJssel in Overijssel.
The city’s layout, a testament to medieval urban planning, shows a grid-like pattern with winding streets and alleys that diverge and converge, reminiscent of its bustling trade days. The river IJssel runs adjacent to the city,  once acted as the city’s lifeblood, with merchant ships ferrying goods in and out, linking Kampen to the broader Hanseatic network.
The mix of narrow townhouses, interspersed with open squares and gardens, presents a harmonious blend of urban and green spaces. Some of these houses, with their stepped gables and ornate facades, hearken back to the prosperity of the Hanseatic era.
                                
 
                                I'm a freelance photographer with a passion for landscape photography and everything concerning the theme mobility. I shoot a lot of my work in the Dutch IJsseldelta region , but also during my trips abroad to eg Iceland, Norway and Scotland . I also have an extensive.. Read more…
 
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