Flevodelia, part 3

The Land Art tour of Flevoland province continues. But to access the next works, both located on remote Noordoostpolder and unconnected to the rail network, I had to start from another province, Overijssel. The city of Kampen was my jumping off point for the northeastern portion of Flevoland, accessed via a bridge 9 km to the north. I then traversed the southern edge of the reclaimed land mass to reach the two large-scale objets d'art, both located at its eastern edge. After visiting those, I returned to Overijssel, making for the town of Meppel via the southern section of the substantial Weerribben wetlands reserve. A few days later, I began a very circuitous journey to the next and final piece. This involved a riverine jaunt south to the ancient city of Zwolle, the entire route following the LF-9. 

Flevodelia, part 1

 

 

Flevoland, the Netherlands' 12th and youngest province, is generally given short shrift in travel guidebooks, as it has few genuine "attractions" other than the former islands of Urk and Schokland, both of which were incorporated into the land mass that became the Noordoostpolder in the mid-20th century. But in fact the flat expanses of Flevoland harbor a unique set of nine "land art" installations that exploit the possibilities of the landscape as a medium, while some reflect on its history. I've already seen the Green Cathedral, now I wanted to see the others. They provided a perfect pretext to explore. So I worked out an itinerary where I could visit one or two per ride, then park my bike at the nearest train station. I started by cycling from Amsterdam to Almere, the province's westernmost city, with a couple of land art pieces within cycling distance, found another amidst the vast polderland, then two more near the town of Lelystad.