Round Rhenen: The Martino Ice Route

From Doorn you immediately cycle over the Utrechtse Heuvelrug. In the nineteenth century, there were several tobacco plantations here on the relatively warm southern slope, such as Plantation Willem III. This plantation was founded in 1853, but tobacco cultivation became less profitable in the early 1900s. In the semi-open landscape there are still a few characteristic barns where the tobacco leaves were dried. Amerongen Castle has a history dating back to 1286. When you visit the castle, you will learn all about the eventful lives of the castle owners and the historic interior. You will also learn more about Wilhelm II, the former German emperor. The Zuylestein estate dates back to the fifteenth century. You also drive along the floodplains of the Lower Rhine.