City Gems in Netherlands

Hello everyone, I am an expat looking for recommendations of cities to visit and maybe live in.

Recently I discovered Deventer which Ive never heard of it before and wow, I truly loved it. unfortunately, is too far from my job (Dordrecht) but this left me wondering if there are any other city gems that I dont know about and would worth to explore.

As I mentioned my job is in Dordrecht so it will have to be no more than 1hr away by train. I live in Breda right now and there are a lot of things I love about (neighborhoods, less dense populated or at least the houses seems more spread out, the green ) but also the vibes and shops are not right for me, I ideally like something more chill, or more artisty/hipster vibes and here is a party city and seems a little “upscale “ so the shops are not very artisty

For the size I don’t enjoy big cities like The Hague or Rotterdam, so smaller is better.

Other cities I love: Haarlem, Maastricht, Den Bosch.

Things im looking for:

• small to mid size city • ⁠green (national parks arounds), or a lot of parks, green streets, canals, etc. • ⁠artisty shops/ vibes • ⁠dutch charm (love old architecture and traditional dutch houses)

Hope to hear some recommendations 🙂 Cheers!