Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Haarlem, Netherlands
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4.7 km
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Experience Haarlem in Netherlands in a whole new way with our 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 HaarlemSight 1: De Adriaan
De Adriaan is a windmill in the Netherlands that burnt down in 1932 and was rebuilt in 2002. The original windmill dates from 1779 and the mill has been a distinctive part of the skyline of Haarlem for centuries.
Sight 2: Catharijnebrug
The Catharijne Bridge is a swing bridge in the center of the Dutch city of Haarlem. The bridge was built between 1902 and 1903 and was designated a national monument on July 27, 1999. The bridge connects the Koudenhorn with the new road over the Papentorenvest, which was built in the same period. The bridge was designed by municipal architect Jacques Leijh.
Sight 3: Bakenesserkerk
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.
Sight 4: PHIL Haarlem
PHIL., also known as the Philharmonie, is a concert hall in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The Philharmonie is located on the corner of Klokhuisplein and Lange Begijnestraat in the centre of the city. Until 2001, the building was known as the Concertgebouw.
Sight 5: Schuur
De Schuur is a theater in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Sight 6: Waalse Kerk
The Waalse kerk is a historical church dating from the 14th century on the Begijnhof in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Sight 7: St. Josephkerk
The St. Joseph kerk is a church dating from the 19th century on the Jansstraat in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is located across from the Janskerk (Haarlem).
Sight 8: Jansridder
Geertgen tot Sint Jans, also known as Geertgen van Haarlem, Gerrit Gerritsz, Gheertgen, Geerrit, Gheerrit, or any other diminutive form of Gerald, was an Early Netherlandish painter from the northern Low Countries in the Holy Roman Empire. No contemporary documentation of his life has been traced, and the earliest published account of his life and work is from 1604, in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck.
Sight 9: Janskerk
The Janskerk or St. John's Church is a former church in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Today it houses the North Holland Archives.
Sight 10: Wijngaardtuin
The Wijngaardtuin is a public city garden in the center of the city of Haarlem.
Sight 11: Godfried Bomans
Godfried Jan Arnold Bomans was a Dutch author and television personality. Much of his work remains untranslated into English.
Sight 12: Hoofdwacht
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Sight 13: het Prinsenhof
The Hortus Medicus is a city garden and former medical herb garden in Haarlem at the Prinsenhof and the Jacobijnestraat.
Sight 14: Corrie ten Boom Museum
The Ten Boom Museum is a museum in Haarlem, the Netherlands, dedicated to The Hiding Place, the subject of a book by Corrie ten Boom. The house where the museum is located was purchased and restored in 1983 by the Corrie ten Boom Fellowship, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation governed by a board of directors. Mike Evans serves as the chairman of the Board.
Sight 15: Hofje van Oorschot
The Hofje van Oorschot is a hofje on the Kruisstraat 44 in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Sight 16: Luthers Hofje
The Lutherse Hofje is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Sight 17: Frans Loenen Hofje
The Frans Loenenhofje is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands, on the Witte Heren straat.
Sight 18: Künckel kabinetorgel
The H.H. Anna and Maria Cathedral is the cathedral of the Old Catholic Diocese of Haarlem at Kinderhuissingel 78, in the Garenkokerskwartier. The building has been designated a national monument because of the Künckel organ, the municipality of Haarlem has given the building the status of municipal monument.
Sight 19: Olympia
The Kinderhuissingel is a canal in the center of the Dutch city of Haarlem. The canal runs from the Schotersingel to the Zijlsingel, southwest of Haarlem station along the Kenaupark.
Sight 20: Hannie Schaft
Woman in the Resistance is a monument in memory of Hannie Schaft in the Kenaupark in the Dutch city of Haarlem. The bronze statue was made by Truus Menger-Oversteegen, her friend and fellow resistance fighter during the war. Commemoration of the communist Hannie Schaft met with resistance in the 1950s and the statue was only realized in 1982.
Sight 21: Kenaupark
The Kenaupark is a park in the center of the Dutch city of Haarlem. It is part of the stronghold in the defenses around the old city. The park was designed in 1865 by Jan David Zocher. It is named after Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer, because of her alleged role in the Siege of Haarlem (1572-1573).
Sight 22: Huis Barnaart
The Barnaart House is a monumental mansion at Nieuwe Gracht 7 in Haarlem. It has been open to the public as a museum (house) since 2021.
Sight 23: Hofje van Noblet
The Hofje van Noblet is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Sight 24: Hofje van Staats
The Hofje van Staats is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands, on the Jansweg 39, close to the Haarlem railway station.
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