Hattem’s central location makes it easy to visit from wherever you are staying in the Netherlands. Even though small, it was once part of the mighty Hanseatic League of trading towns and cities across northern Europe. Come with me on a wander down picturesque lanes past windmills, pocket-sized homes, imposing fortified town walls, ghost houses and bakeries. There are also plenty of places to stop on the way to pull up a chair, order a coffee and watch the world walk, or cycle, past.