The Gooi is an ancient cultural landscape on higher sandy grounds, where forests and heathlands preserve traces of centuries of settlement and land use. Burial mounds hidden among the woods recall the area's prehistoric past, while old village greens, historic farmhouses and tree lined lanes reflect its later development. Today, heathlands, forest edges, quiet ponds and sandy paths create a varied landscape with constantly changing views around Blaricum and Laren.

Eemland forms a striking contrast, opening into a wide and peaceful landscape of peat meadows, dikes, drainage canals and long straight fields. For centuries, the area was shaped by water management and extensive grassland farming, with farms built on slightly higher ground. The River Eem provides a natural line through this open landscape, while the wetlands and shores towards the Eemmeer add another layer of water rich nature.