Nes is the second largest village on the island of Ameland

Ameland

Ameland is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes. It is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands Terschelling to the West and Schiermonnikoog to the East...

, one of the West Frisian Islands

West Frisian Islands

The West Frisian Islands are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, along the edge of the Wadden Sea. They continue further east as the German East Frisian Islands and are part of the Frisian Islands....

 and part of the Netherlands.

It constitutes as the main village of the eastern, roman-catholic part of Ameland. In the past, the catholic Amelanders ran into many conflicts with the Western, protestant Amelanders, living in Hollum

Hollum

Hollum is a Dutch village on Ameland, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated on the westernmost part of the island.Prominent in the town is a Reformed church with foundations from the 12th century and a lighthouse, which is 59 m high, dating from 1880. Also a notable feature are the...

 and Ballum. Nes is now a vibrant tourist-village with many little shops and restaurants, even a microdistilleryhttp://ambachtelijkedestilleerderijnes.webklik.nl/page/homepage. As it is the place where the ferry from the mainland arrives, a lot of tourists stay here and enjoy the sights.