Tourism
Lelystad has several tourist attractions, including:
- The replica of the 17th-century ship Batavia at the Batavia Shipyard.
- Batavia Stad outlet shopping centre (Batavia Stad Outlet expansion to the waterfront).
- Hanzestad Compagnie a fleet of historical sailing ships
- Lelystad Nature Park
- National Aviation Theme Park Aviodrome
- Modern architecture, for example the Zilverparkkade and Agora Theatre
Lelystad hosts many one-day events like the Lelystad Airshow, the Water Festival, the National Old Timer Day, Lelystad Speedway, Architecture day and several sports events. On the Midland Circuit many motor-, karting- and stock car racing events and several autoclub meetings are held. On the coast there are several marinas.
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Famous quotes containing the word tourism:
“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)