Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Vlissingen, Netherlands

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 27 m
Descend 28 m

Explore Vlissingen 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.

Individual Sights in Vlissingen

Sight 1: Het Wooldhuis

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The Wooldhuis is a monumental villa at the head of the Boulevard Evertsen in Vlissingen, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The villa was built in 1931-1932 to a design by architect Dirk Roosenburg, commissioned by the mayor of Vlissingen C.A. van Woelderen. The ensemble consisting of Wooldhuis, the adjacent garden and garden wall and the associated staff residences Waailust and De Zandlooper have been a national monument since 1997.

Wikipedia: Wooldhuis (NL)

711 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: Watertoren

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Watertoren

The water tower in Vlissingen, in the Dutch province of Zeeland, is located at Badhuisstraat 187 and was built in 1894 by the N.V. Vlissingsche Duinwaterleiding in neo-Renaissance style. The water tower has a height of 35 meters and a water reservoir of 300 m³. The tower is made of red brick. The water tower is a national monument and registered under number 508765 in the monument register.

Wikipedia: Watertoren (Vlissingen) (NL)

387 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Onze Lieve Vrouw en St Jacob

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Onze Lieve Vrouw en St Jacob

The Church of Our Lady Queen of the Holy Rosary and Saint James was a Roman Catholic church on the Singel in Vlissingen, in the Dutch province of Zeeland.

Wikipedia: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Heilige Rozenkrans en Sint-Jacobus de Meerderekerk (NL), Website

1047 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 4: Sint Jacobskerk

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Saint James the Great Church is a large Protestant church in the city of Flushing, Netherlands. The building is on the Old Market ; around are the streets called Branderijstraat and Lepelstraat. The original Roman Catholic church of the city, it has belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church since 1572, which became the Protestant Church in the Netherlands in 2004.

Wikipedia: St James the Great Church (EN), Website

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Reptile Zoo Iguana

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Reptile Zoo Iguana is a foundation that collects and exhibits reptiles, amphibians and arthropods.

Wikipedia: Reptielenzoo Iguana (NL), Website

154 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Beurs

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Beurs Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY-SA 3.0 nl

The Beursgebouw is located on the Beursplein in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, in the province of Zeeland.

Wikipedia: Beursgebouw (Vlissingen) (NL)

510 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: De Gevangentoren

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De Gevangentoren Marc Ryckaert (MJJR) / CC BY-SA 3.0 nl

The Prison Tower on the boulevard in Vlissingen, in the Dutch province of Zeeland, is a remnant of the Westpoort from the 16th century. The tower, which is also known as the 'Bomb Proof', is alternately made up of layers of brick and natural stone and has a pointed roof. Nowadays, the national monument is used as a café-restaurant.

Wikipedia: Gevangentoren (Vlissingen) (NL), Website, Url

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