Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Haarlem, Netherlands
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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: Amsterdamse Poort
Book Ticket*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.
Sight 2: Museum Haarlem
Museum Haarlem is a city museum on Groot Heiligland 47, Haarlem, Netherlands, located across the street from the Frans Hals Museum. It shares its front door with the ABC Architectuurcentrum Haarlem, which is located next door. The museum is devoted to presenting and preserving the cultural history of Haarlem and the surrounding region.
Sight 3: Frans Hals Museum
![Frans Hals Museum](/static/images/wikipedia/Netherlands_Haarlem_Frans-Hals-Museum.jpg)
The Frans Hals Museum is a museum in the North Holland city of Haarlem, the Netherlands, founded in 1862, known as the Art Museum of Haarlem. Its collection is based on the city's own rich collection, built up from the 16th century onwards. The museum owns hundreds of paintings, including more than a dozen by Frans Hals, to whom the museum owes its name. The Frans Hals Museum has two historic locations in Haarlem city centre: the main location on Groot Heiligland and Location Hal on Grote Markt, composed of the adjacent 17th-century Vleeshal and 19th-century Verweyhal. On Groot Heiligland is the 17th-century Oudemannenhuis with regent's rooms. It houses the famous paintings by Frans Hals and other ancient, modern and contemporary art, as well as the museum café. Location Hal regularly hosts exhibitions of modern and contemporary art.
Sight 4: Proveniershof
The Proveniershuis is a hofje and former schutterij on the Grote Houtstraat in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Sight 5: Nieuwe Kerk
![Nieuwe Kerk](/static/images/wikipedia/Netherlands_Haarlem_Nieuwe-Kerk.jpg)
The Nieuwe Kerk is a historical Protestant Reformed church dating from the 17th century on the Nieuwe Kerksplein in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Sight 6: The Body Building
The Body Building is a work of art on the Houtplein in Haarlem that has stood on the southeast side of the square since 1990, in front of the ABN-AMRO office. After the restructuring of the southern part of the Houtplein and its surroundings in 2023, the telephone booth was placed back on the other side of the square on the southwest side that year.
Sight 7: Frederikspark
Frederikspark is a city park in the Dutch city of Haarlem. The park is located in the Haarlemmerhoutkwartier district and is bordered on the north side by the Baan, on the east by the Kleine Houtweg, on the south by the Paviljoenslaan and the garden of the provincial government building and on the west by the Dreef.
Sight 8: Man voor het vuurpeleton
During the Second World War, on 7 March 1945, fifteen captured resistance fighters were executed by the Germans at the Dreef in Haarlem as a reprisal. Civilians were forced to watch.
Sight 9: Paviljoen Welgelegen
Villa Welgelegen is a historical building in Haarlem, the Netherlands, which currently houses the offices of the provincial executives of North Holland. Located at the north end of a public park in the city, it is an example of neoclassical architecture, designed by Abraham van der Hart and unusual for its style in the Netherlands.
Sight 10: Haarlemmerhout
![Haarlemmerhout](/static/images/wikipedia/Netherlands_Haarlem_Haarlemmerhout.jpg)
The Haarlemmerhout is the oldest public park of the Netherlands. It lies on the south side of Haarlem, on the same old sandy sea wall that is shared by the public park Haagse Bos in The Hague and the Alkmaarderhout in Alkmaar.
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