Rotterdam/Albrandswaard
Albrandswaard is a municipality of 25,000 people (2019) in South Holland, found directly south of Rotterdam, separated from it by the Nieuwe Maas river.
Understand
Albrandswaard is a municipality formed in 1985 through the merging of Rhoon and Poortugaal. Rhoon is a small village founded alongside a dike, which saw large expansions added to itself after the Second World War, while Poortugaal was a small farmers village that too saw large expansions after the Second World War. Upon merging, Poortugaal ceded about half its land to Rotterdam, that being the area now known as Hoogvliet. Nowadays the area is an extension of Rotterdam, being well-connected to its city centre via the Rotterdam Metro lines C and D .
Get in
By car
Albrandswaard is divided from Rotterdam by the A15 highway, which serves the towns with an exit for Hoogvliet and Pernis (17), as well as Rhoon (18). The suburb of Portland in the east of the municipality is serviced by exit 19. The A15 meets the A4 directly above Poortugaal and the A4/A29 directly east of Portland. These connect to Den Haag, Leiden and Amsterdam (A4) and Bergen op Zoom (A4/A29). The A15, meanwhile, connects to Spijkenisse and Brielle in the west, and Sliedrecht, Tiel and Nijmegen in the east.
By public transit
Albrandswaard has two stations in the municipality itself and three in Hoogvliet, these being 1 Zalmplaat C D , 2 Hoogvliet C D , 3 Tussenwater C D , 4 Poortugaal D and 5 Rhoon D . Line C connects to Spijkenisse on the other side of the Oude Maas and to Rotterdam Beurs, which in turn connects to Rotterdam Centraal, where many train services terminate. Line D connects to Rotterdam Centraal directly and terminates there. Switching to line E between Slinge and Rotterdam Centraal will get you as far as Den Haag.
Get around
The metro lines, especially line D will get you to most places in the municipality. Pretty much everything else is within walking distance of the metro stations, but buses service the area as well. Line 602 services most of Rhoon and Poortugaal, terminating at Poortugaal Metro and Portland, while buses 78 and 80 service most of Hoogvliet.
See
Do
Buy
Eat
- 1 Abel., Albrandswaardsedijk 196, Rhoon, ☏ +31 105 015 00, info@abel-restaurant.nl. 10:00 - 23:30.
- 2 Tasman., Albrandswaardsedijk 160, Rhoon, ☏ +31 105 015 01, info@tasman.nu.
- 3 De Arend, Dorpsdijk 248, Rhoon, ☏ +31 105 015 323, uiteten@dearendrestaurant.nl. Tu-Su 12:00 - 23:00.
- 4 Fountain, Strawinskiplein 15, Rhoon, ☏ +31 105 012 031. 16:30 - 20:30.
- 5 BIGGO Restaurant (Het Kasteel van Rhoon), Dorpsdijk 63, Rhoon, ☏ +31 105 018 896, info@hetkasteelvanrhoon.nl.
- 6 McDonalds Rotterdam Charlois, Driemanssteeweg 10, Rotterdam, ☏ +31 104 801 636. M Tu 07:00-02:00, F Sa 24 hr.
- 7 KEES, Kruisdijk 8, Poortugaal, ☏ +31 105 015 511.
- 8 Het Wapen van Poortugaal, Dorpsstraat 16, Poortugaal, ☏ +31 104 474 341, info@cafewapenvanpoortugaal.nl. Tu-Su 16:00-21:30.
- 9 De Wagenmaker, Achterweg 21, Poortugaal, ☏ +31 105 016 515.
- 10 Het Tramhuis, Groene Kruisweg 819, Hoogvliet, ☏ +31 102 232 422, info@croissanterie-het-tramhuis.nl.
- 11 Sense of China, Middenbaan Noord 202, Hoogvliet, ☏ +31 104 383 588, info@senseofchina.nl.
- 12 Me Moeder, Cloese 203, Hoogvliet, ☏ +31 102 959 292, info@brasseriememoeder.nl.
Drink
Sleep
- 1 Het Wapen van Rhoon, Dorpsdijk 42, Rhoon, ☏ +31 105 015 230.
- 2 Het Kasteel van Rhoon (Rhoon Castle), Dorpsdijk 63, Rhoon, ☏ +31 105 018 896. €150.
- 3 Het Spui, Havendam 3, Rhoon, ☏ +31 107 891 139, info@hotelhetspui.nl. Check-out: 07:00 - 11:00. €99.
- 4 Bastion Hotel Rotterdam Zuid, Driemanssteeweg 5, Rotterdam, ☏ +31 104 101 000. €56.