Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Alkmaar, Netherlands

De Groot or the Mill of Piet is a round stone windmill in the Dutch city of Alkmaar. The mill was built as a shore mill on the Clarissenbolwerk near the former Kennemerpoort and still dominates the cityscape there.

Wikipedia: De Groot (Alkmaar) (NL)

Christ King is a statue and war monument in the Dutch city of Alkmaar.

Wikipedia: Christus Koning (Alkmaar) (NL)

Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk is a landmark formerly Protestant church in Alkmaar, Netherlands, now in secular use. The building is located on the Koorstraat. It is mostly closed in the winter and open for tourists in the summer months or by appointment.

Wikipedia: Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk (Alkmaar) (EN)

Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel was a Dutch engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first operational submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry.

Wikipedia: Cornelis Drebbel (EN)

The Mennonite Church is a monumental hall church at Koningsweg 12 in Alkmaar, North Holland. The building was built on the initiative of pastor Hans de Ries, it is one of the oldest stone Mennonite churches in the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Doopsgezinde kerk (Alkmaar) (NL), Website

The Dutch Cheese Museum is a museum in the Waag of Alkmaar. The museum opened on April 21, 1983 and attracts 35,000 visitors annually.

Wikipedia: Hollands Kaasmuseum (NL), Website

The Saint Dominicus was a Roman Catholic church at the Late 9 in Alkmaar.

Wikipedia: Sint-Dominicuskerk (Alkmaar) (NL)

The only synagogue in Alkmaar is located on the Hofstraat, right in the historic center of this city. The building is a national monument.

Wikipedia: Synagoge (Alkmaar) (NL), Website

The former Volksbadhuis of the Dutch city of Alkmaar is a municipal monument in the center of the city. The property, opened in 1892, was the first municipal bathhouse in Alkmaar. At the same time with the bathhouse, villas were also built in the Emmakwartier which had a private bathroom. To take a bath in the bathhouse, ƒ 0.50 had to be paid.

Wikipedia: Volksbadhuis (Alkmaar) (NL)

The Kapelkerk is a medieval church in the old town of Alkmaar, on the river Laat. Originally, the Catholic St. John's Chapel stood on this site, hence the name "Chapel Church". The church is used by the Dutch Reformed Churches in Alkmaar for weekly worship services. In February 2016, this church congregation bought this church from the Protestant Church of the Netherlands, which guarantees its continued existence as a church building. In January 2019, the church was transferred to the Chapel Church Foundation.

Wikipedia: Kapelkerk (Alkmaar) (NL), Website

The fish market in Alkmaar is a national monument that consists of several stone galleries and covered fish banks. In the first half of the 19th century, the building served as a trading office and fish stall. The fish was stored in the galleries and displayed on the stone fish benches for the market.

Wikipedia: Vismarkt (Alkmaar) (NL)

The St. Laurentius Church in the Dutch city of Alkmaar is a Roman Catholic church.

Wikipedia: Sint-Laurentiuskerk (Alkmaar) (NL)

The Remonstrantse kerk is a church in the city of Alkmaar in the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Remonstrantse kerk (Alkmaar) (DE), Website

All that remains of the Schermerpoort is the Schermerhek, the two natural stone pillars with sandstone decorations. The Schermerpoort was a city gate in the Dutch city of Alkmaar. The remains are the only remnants of the seven city gates that Alkmaar has had. The pillars stood in front of the actual gate. On 16 December 1969 they were registered in the Register of Monuments as a national monument.

Wikipedia: Schermerpoort (NL)