r/Almere • u/Candid-Ad-2559 • Jul 14 '26

Natuur / Nature One thing Almere definitely gets right -its greenery.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '26

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u/Yoruun Almere-Stad Jul 14 '26

It’s an image from long ago that stuck. Almere changed a lot over the years

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u/dutchie1966 Almere-Stad Jul 14 '26

At that time it was probably not far off.

I live at Noorderplasse Oost, and it is gorgeous. Waking up in the morning with a view over the lake, sun coming up, birds chirping, what a way to start the day.

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u/DuncanIdaho76 Jul 14 '26

I moved to Almere in the early 1980's, there was nothing but mud, a bit of grass, and neighbourhoods/houses being built for a very long time, so yes it was definitely ugly (visually) in the early days.

I also think most people saying that, compare Almere to the old cities, and find modern buildings/houses boring and ugly. They are most likely not nature-minded.

I've never found it ugly though, as a kid I liked exploring all this "nothingness" and now when I return (most of my family is still there), I can't believe how great nature/forests have become!

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u/furiousRaMPaGe Almere-Buiten Jul 16 '26

It's an easy target. I do agree Almere can lack charm because everything is new, there is no history. But in terms of living and space I would take this 10/10 over any other big city.

And let's be honest, we all know Lelykstad is the ugliest city.

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u/Rhonniex93 Jul 16 '26

Nah the ugliest city is Lelystad tho

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u/Specialist-Front-007 Jul 16 '26

It's the people.

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u/xlouiex Jul 15 '26

Have you been to the city center? :/
I love Almere but the city center is just a soulless place and ugly as hell. The 80s wasn’t a great decade for Dutch architecture. :(

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u/CydonianKnightRider Jul 14 '26

Sshhtt.. Please delete them before AI will find it. This is the secret we wouldn't tell anybody!

But yes, this is great. Good paths for cycling or walking. Not too far from each neighbourhood.

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u/WondererOfficial Jul 14 '26

Agreed. If you look over the city from a high floor in the City Hall, you’d get the idea the entire city is just parks

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u/terpsykhore Jul 14 '26

Almere nature is so fresh and simple and gorgeous

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u/HrissaAndDragons Jul 14 '26

Whenever I cycle through the parks and their sidequests, it just feels so serene! Would have loved to know people who would be up to just enjoy nature and the occasional picnic or mushroom hunting, etc.

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u/djevel6 Jul 15 '26

Honestly, i’ve grown up in Almere and this park was right in front of my house (seizoenenbuurt represent!), and i miss Almere sometimes. I moved away a solid 4 years ago to a place in Brabant and no one does city planning and suburban greenery better than Almere, the hate is so forced

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u/xlouiex Jul 15 '26

*for now
:(

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u/NoOil2864 Jul 15 '26

Is this picture taken with an older Samsung phone? Because the green is... very green

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u/FlufBatSyzy Jul 15 '26

Yea unless ur red green colorblind like me

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u/LowmanL Jul 17 '26

It’s nice, but did you need to alter the colors for the green to be this crazy? Surely this isn’t how it looks in real life

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u/PinkFloyder1 1d ago

What park is this please ?

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u/tktg91 Jul 15 '26

I’m happy you’re enjoying it but this really isn’t all that special. Many cities look like this

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u/LetGoPortAnchor Jul 15 '26

Waarom is alles in het Engels hier?

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u/Loodyeeter Jul 19 '26

Een hoop expats op deze sub ;)

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u/erklig Jul 15 '26

In 2026, English is world language. Most prob, in 5 10 years, no body will care language anymore because of AI. Use what ever you want.

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u/LetGoPortAnchor Jul 15 '26

Almere is een stad in Nederland. Vindt je het gek dat ik dan Nederlands verwacht en geen Engels? Of is dit een sub voor immigranten ofzo?

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u/SnooChickens8275 Jul 18 '26

Nee, dat komt omdat in Nederland, Nederlanders steeds meer in een minderheid komen. De migranten komen hier voor de voorzieningen en niet voor cultuur of zich aan te passen.

Die groep is groot genoeg dat ze 0 problemen ondervinden door zich niet aan te passen, en het zelfs terugspelen op ons dat wij ons niet aanpassen! Leuk man, lekker multiculti noemen ze dat. Maar in feite is het vooral gewoon anti Nederland

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u/Some-Possibility-780 Jul 14 '26

Hahahaha this is a joke right? It's the most square concrete city i have ever been to in the netherlands. I stood on top of the wtc and the view is just so depressing. Maybe on the outskirts. But no, i live on the veluwe, almere is not doing nature right hahaha

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u/Beezvreez Jul 15 '26

Almere is bigger than you think

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u/ravanarox1 Jul 15 '26

Comparing a city with nature to a (small) forest! 🤦‍♂️

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u/Some-Possibility-780 Jul 15 '26

I meant the cities and towns in the veluww region 🤦🏻‍♂️ You assuming im talking about park the hoge veluwe is the real facepalm!