Archeon, Netherlands

Archeon medieval bakery

Archeon is an archeological living museum in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands. It opened in 1994.

Archeon brings the past to life in various historical settings from various historical periods of Dutch history with reenactors playing the parts of people from those times. Among the periods portrayed are the Stone Age, the Roman times and the Medieval period. In there is an arena, the gladiator fight starts at 14:30.

Archeon is host to several festivals such as the Midsummer Fair, the Midwinter Fair and the Roman Festival.

See also

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Archeon.

Coordinates: 52°06′55″N 4°39′04″E / 52.1154°N 4.6512°E / 52.1154; 4.6512

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, July 11, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.