Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 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
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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: Teylers Museum
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Teylers Museum is an art, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. Established in 1778, Teylers Museum was founded as a centre for contemporary art and science. The historic centre of the museum is the neoclassical Oval Room (1784), which was built behind the house of Pieter Teyler van der Hulst (1702–1778), the so-called Fundatiehuis. Pieter Teyler was a wealthy cloth merchant and banker of Scottish descent, who bequeathed his fortune for the advancement of religion, art, and science. He was a Mennonite and follower of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Sight 3: De Waag
The Waag (Waegh) is a former Weigh house in Haarlem that today serves as a café catering to tourists.
Sight 4: Grote of St. Bavokerk
The Grote or Sint-Bavokerk is a late medieval church building in the Dutch city of Haarlem, located on the Grote Markt. It was dedicated to St. Bavo until the Reformation. The medieval cruciform church, which stands in the middle of the old center of the city, was built in the Brabant Gothic architectural style. On the cross of transept and nave is a 78-metre-high wooden crossing tower covered with lead, late Gothic crossing tower. The church belongs to the 'Top 100 of the National Monument Conservation Agency' from 1990.
Sight 5: De Vleeshal
The Vleeshal is a historical building dating from 1603 on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Sight 6: Guldenbergspoortje
The Guldenbergspoort at Grote Houtstraat 9 in Haarlem was the gateway to the former Carmelite monastery, which existed from 1249 to 1578. The monastery complex largely covered an area the size of the block bordered by the Grote Houtstraat, the Anegang, the Warmoesstraat and the Spekstraat. On the corner of the Spekstraat and the Warmoesstraat stood the "Oude Vleeschhal", which was not part of the monastery complex.
Sight 7: Hofje van Loo
The Hofje van Loo is a hofje on the Barrevoetstraat 7 in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Sight 8: Vredestempel
The Peace Temple in Haarlem is a monument in the shape of a Roman temple built in 1648 on the occasion of the Peace of Münster. The building is located in the Hortus Medicus and is located right behind the former guest houses of the town hall. The colonnade was built on the occasion of the conclusion of the Peace of Westphalia, but mainly because of the Peace of Münster, which is part of the Peace of Westphalia. It has been designated as a national monument as part of the boundary of the Hortus Medicus.
Sight 9: het Prinsenhof
The Hortus Medicus is a city garden and former medical herb garden in Haarlem at the Prinsenhof and the Jacobijnestraat.
Sight 10: Frans Hals Museum Hal
Frans Hals Museum - Hal is one of the two locations of the Frans Hals Museum, located on the Grote Markt, Haarlem, Netherlands, where modern and contemporary art is on display in alternating presentations. The emphasis is on contemporary photograph and video presentations, with the focus on Man and society.
Sight 11: Archeologisch Museum Haarlem
The Archeologisch Museum Haarlem is a museum in the cellar of the Vleeshal on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands, dedicated to promoting interest and conserving the archeological heritage of Kennemerland.
Sight 12: Vishal
De Vishal is a historical building dating from 1769 on the Grote Markt in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Sight 13: Harry Mulisch
Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into 38 languages so far.
Sight 14: Laurens Janszoon Koster
The statue of Laurens Janszoon Coster is a memorial in the Dutch city of Haarlem. The statue is called Lautje by the inhabitants.
Sight 15: Schuur
De Schuur is a theater in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Sight 16: 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 17: 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 18: De Koepel
The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in Haarlem, Netherlands. It is one of three Panopticon-style buildings situated in the country. One of three designed by Willem Metzelaar, the building was completed in 1901. A Rijksmonument, the prison closed in 2016. After the prison's closure, the building, along with the one at Arnhem, was used to house asylum seekers to the Netherlands.
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