Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Haarlem, Netherlands

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 3.2 km
Ascend 30 m
Descend 26 m

Experience Haarlem in Netherlands in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in HaarlemIndividual Sights in Haarlem

Sight 1: Amsterdamse Poort

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The Amsterdamse Poort is an old city gate of Haarlem, Netherlands. It is located at the end of the old route from Amsterdam to Haarlem and the only gate left from the original twelve city gates.

Wikipedia: Amsterdamse Poort, Haarlem (EN)

493 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Teylers Museum

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Teylers Museum is an art, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science. The historic centre of the museum is the neoclassical Oval Room (1784), which was built behind the house of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), the so-called Fundatiehuis. Pieter Teyler was a wealthy cloth merchant and banker of Scottish descent, who bequeathed his fortune for the advancement of religion, art, and science. He was a Mennonite and follower of the Scottish Enlightenment.

Wikipedia: Teylers Museum (EN), Website

45 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: De Waag

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The Waag (Waegh) is a former Weigh house in Haarlem that today serves as a café catering to tourists.

Wikipedia: Waag, Haarlem (EN)

182 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Grote of St. Bavokerk

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The Grote or Sint-Bavokerk is a late medieval church building in the Dutch city of Haarlem, located on the Grote Markt. Until the Reformation, it was dedicated to Saint Bavo. The medieval cruciform church, which stands in the middle of the old center of the city, was built in the Brabant Gothic architectural style. On the cross of the transept and nave is a 78-metre-high wooden crossing tower covered with lead, late Gothic crossing tower. The church belongs to the 'Top 100 of the National Monument Conservation Agency' from 1990.

Wikipedia: Grote of St.-Bavokerk (NL)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Guldenbergspoortje

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The Guldenbergspoort at Grote Houtstraat 9 in Haarlem was the entrance gate to the former Carmelite monastery, which existed from 1249 to 1578. The monastery complex largely covered an area the size of the block of houses bordered by the Grote Houtstraat, the Anegang, the Warmoesstraat and the Spekstraat. On the corner of the Spekstraat and the Warmoesstraat stood the "Oude Vleeschhal", which was not part of the monastery complex.

Wikipedia: Guldenbergspoortje (NL)

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Wilhelminakerk

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The Wilhelmina Church in Haarlem is located in the center of the city on the Gedempte Oude Gracht. The church building was designed by Arie de Maaker and built just after the First World War. The church was inaugurated on August 31, 1921 (Queen's Day).

Wikipedia: Wilhelminakerk (Haarlem) (NL), Website

333 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Hofje van Loo

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Hofje van Loo

The Hofje van Loo is a hofje on the Barrevoetstraat 7 in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Hofje van Loo (EN), Website

379 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Vredestempel

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The Peace Temple in Haarlem is a monument in the shape of a Roman temple built in 1648 on the occasion of the Peace of Münster. The building is located in the Hortus Medicus and is located right behind the former guest houses of the town hall. The colonnade was built on the occasion of the conclusion of the Peace of Westphalia, but mainly because of the Peace of Münster, which is part of the Peace of Westphalia. It has been designated as a national monument as part of the boundary of the Hortus Medicus.

Wikipedia: Vredestempel (Haarlem) (NL)

19 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: het Prinsenhof

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The Hortus Medicus is a city garden and former medical herb garden in Haarlem at the Prinsenhof and the Jacobijnestraat.

Wikipedia: Hortus Medicus (Haarlem) (NL)

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Frans Hals Museum Hal

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Frans Hals Museum - Hal is one of the two locations of the Frans Hals Museum, located on the Grote Markt, Haarlem, Netherlands, where modern and contemporary art is on display in alternating presentations. The emphasis is on contemporary photograph and video presentations, with the focus on Man and society.

Wikipedia: Frans Hals Museum - Hal (EN), Website

7 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: De Vleeshal

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The Vleeshal is a historical building dating from 1603 on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Vleeshal (EN)

4 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 12: Archeologisch Museum Haarlem

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Archeologisch Museum HaarlemJane023 21:22, 29 November 2010 (UTC) / CC BY 3.0

The Archeologisch Museum Haarlem is a museum in the cellar of the Vleeshal on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands, dedicated to promoting interest and conserving the archeological heritage of Kennemerland.

Wikipedia: Archeologisch Museum Haarlem (EN), Website

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Vishal

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De Vishal is a historical building dating from 1769 on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: De Vishal (EN), Website

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Laurens Janszoon Koster

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The statue of Laurens Janszoon Coster is a memorial in the Dutch city of Haarlem. The statue is called Lautje by the inhabitants.

Wikipedia: Standbeeld van Laurens Janszoon Coster (NL)

26 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 15: Harry Mulisch

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Harry Mulisch

Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into 38 languages so far.

Wikipedia: Harry Mulisch (EN)

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Schuur

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Schuur The original uploader was Guusbosman at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

De Schuur is a theater in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Toneelschuur (EN), Website

16 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: PHIL Haarlem

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PHIL Haarlem Thomas Jakob / CC BY-SA 3.0

PHIL Haarlem, formerly known as the Philharmonie, is a music house in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The PHIL is located on the corner of Klokhuisplein and Lange Begijnestraat in the city centre. Until 2001, the building was known as the Concertgebouw.

Wikipedia: Philharmonie Haarlem (NL), Website

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Bakenesserkerk

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The Bakenesserkerk is a former church and seat of the local archeological workgroup in Haarlem, Netherlands, on the Vrouwestraat 10. Its characteristic white tower can be seen in cityscapes of Haarlem. The entrance is opposite the rear entrance to the Teylers Hofje.

Wikipedia: Bakenesserkerk (EN)

483 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 19: De Koepel

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The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is one of three Panopticon-style buildings situated in the country. One of three designed by Willem Metzelaar, the building was completed in 1901. A Rijksmonument, the prison closed in 2016. After the prison's closure, the building, along with the one at Arnhem, was used to house asylum seekers to the Netherlands.

Wikipedia: Koepelgevangenis (Haarlem) (EN)

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