Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 2.8 km
Ascend 22 m
Descend 23 m

Explore Leeuwarden in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Leeuwarden

Sight 1: Museumhuis Van Eysinga

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The Eysingahuis is a monumental building on the Koningsstraat in Leeuwarden in the Dutch province of Friesland.

Wikipedia: Eysingahuis (Leeuwarden) (NL), Website

406 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Us Heit

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Us Heit may refer to:Us Heit (stadtholder), nickname of stadtholder William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg Us Heit (statue), a statue of sculptors Bart van Hove and Willem Molkenboer in Leeuwarden, Netherlands Us Heit (prayer), the Lord's Prayer in Frisian Us Heit (beer), a Dutch beer brand owned by De Friese Bierbrouwerij in Bolsward Us Heit Double Wheat Beer

Wikipedia: Us Heit (NL)

267 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Natuurmuseum Fryslân

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The Natuurmuseum Fryslân is a nature museum in the city of Leeuwarden in the Dutch province of Friesland.

Wikipedia: Natuurmuseum Fryslân (NL), Website

222 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Pier Pander Museum

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The Pier Pander Museum is a museum in the city of Leeuwarden for the artistic legacy of the Frisian sculptor Pier Pander (1864-1919). The establishment of the Pier Pander Museum in Leeuwarden in 1954 is due to Nicolaas Petrus de Koo.

Wikipedia: Pier Pander Museum (NL), Website

64 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Prinsentuin

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The Prinsentuin is a park on the north side of the city center of Leeuwarden, in the Dutch province of Friesland.

Wikipedia: Prinsentuin (Leeuwarden) (NL)

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Keramiekmuseum Princessehof

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The Princessehof Ceramics Museum is a museum of ceramics in the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. The museum's name comes from one of two buildings in which it is housed: a small palace built in 1693 and later occupied by Marie Louise, dowager Princess of Orange. The other annexed building is the Papinga stins, a former stronghold from the 15th century. The museum buildings are of interest, and so are its collection of tiles, pottery, and ceramic sculpture.

Wikipedia: Princessehof Ceramics Museum (EN), Website

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Oldehove

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The Oldehove is a leaning and unfinished church tower in the medieval centre of the Dutch city of Leeuwarden.

Wikipedia: Oldehove (tower) (EN), Website

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Pier Pandertempel

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The Pier Pander Temple is an art temple in the city of Leeuwarden in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is a national monument.

Wikipedia: Pier Pandertempel (NL), Website

462 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 9: Us Mem

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Us Mem is a bronze sculpture by the Dutch sculptor Gerhardus Jan Adema (1898-1981). It is located on the Harlingersingel in Leeuwarden.

Wikipedia: Us Mem (NL)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Vrouwenpoortsbrug

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The Vrouwenpoortsbrug is a monumental bridge on the west side of the city center of Leeuwarden, the capital of the Dutch province of Friesland.

Wikipedia: Vrouwenpoortsbrug (NL)

449 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Paleis van Justitie

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Palace of Justice Leeuwarden is a courthouse in Leeuwarden.

Wikipedia: Paleis van Justitie (Leeuwarden) (NL)

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