Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Leiden, Netherlands
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2.4 km
23 m
Explore Leiden 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 LeidenIndividual Sights in LeidenSight 1: De Grachtwacht
The Grachtwacht is a citizens' initiative in Leiden that strives to keep the canal clean and wants to make people aware of the city nature in and around the canals.
Sight 2: Bethlehemskerk
The Bethlehem Church is a church building on the corner of Lammermarkt and Marktsteeg in the Dutch city of Leiden. The building was designed by the Dutch architect aren't van 's-Gravesande.
Sight 3: Museum De Lakenhal
Museum De Lakenhal is the city museum of fine art and history in Leiden, Netherlands. One highlight is its collection of fijnschilder paintings from the Dutch Golden Age. Just like the city, the museum combines a classical appearance with a contemporary character. The broad collection ranges from early works by Rembrandt van Rijn and Lucas van Leyden's Last Judgement to modern classics of De Stijl and artworks created by contemporary artists such as Claudy Jongstra, Atelier van Lieshout and many others.
Sight 4: De Valk
De Valk is a tower mill and museum in Leiden, Netherlands.
Sight 5: Bevrijdingsmonument
The Liberation Monument in the Dutch city of Leiden is a monument commemorating the liberation from the German occupation.
Sight 6: Paviljoenshof
The Paviljoenshof is a complex homes in the Dutch city of Leiden. The court can be reached by a gate between the Villa De Kroon and Café Eigenzorg café on Stationsweg. The complex consists of 33 contiguous courtyard houses spread over 4 rows with a common inner garden.
Sight 7: National Museum of Ethnology
The National Museum of Ethnology, is an ethnographic museum in the Netherlands located in the university city of Leiden. As of 2014, the museum, along with the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, and the Africa Museum in Berg en Dal, together make up the National Museum of World Cultures.
Wikipedia: National Museum of Ethnology (Netherlands) (EN), Website
Sight 8: Naturalis Biodiversity Centre
Naturalis Biodiversity Center is a national museum of natural history and a research center on biodiversity in Leiden, Netherlands. It was named the European Museum of the Year 2021. Although its current name and organization are relatively recent, the history of Naturalis can be traced back to the early 1800s. Its collection includes approximately 42 million specimens, making it one of the largest natural history collections in the world.
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