Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Leiden, Netherlands

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 1.8 km
Ascend 15 m
Descend 13 m

Experience Leiden 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 LeidenIndividual Sights in Leiden

Sight 1: Morspoort

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The Morspoort is the western city gate of Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, located on the Morssingel. The stone gate was built in 1669 in Mannerist style according to a design by the Leiden architect Willem van der Helm.

Wikipedia: Morspoort (NL)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: De Put

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Windmill De Put on the Galgewater in the Dutch city of Leiden is a 1987 replica of the post mill of Jan Jansenzoon Put.

Wikipedia: De Put (Leiden) (NL), Website

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: National Museum of Ethnology

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Wereldmuseum Leiden, is a Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands located in the university city of Leiden. As of 2014, the museum, along with Wereldmuseum Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, and Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, together make up the National Museum of World Cultures.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Ethnology (Netherlands) (EN), Website

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Bethlehemskerk

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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.

Wikipedia: Bethlehemkerk (Leiden) (NL)

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Museum De Lakenhal

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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.

Wikipedia: Museum De Lakenhal (EN), Website, Url

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Groeneveld

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The Groeneveld Foundation is one of the youngest courtyards in the Dutch city of Leiden. The courtyard is located on the Oude Vest near the Leidse Schouwburg. The courtyard was founded in 1878 by Eduard Cornelis Groeneveld and built in 1882.

Wikipedia: Groeneveldstichting (NL)

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Sint Elisabethgasthuishof

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The Sint Elisabeth Gasthuishof is a courtyard in the Dutch city of Leiden. The courtyard consists of twelve houses from the second quarter of the 17th century. Entrance to the courtyard is a striking gate with sandstone frame. The court is located in the former St. Elisabeth Gasthuis.

Wikipedia: Sint Elisabeth Gasthuishof (NL)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Coninckshofje

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The Coninckshof is one of the courtyards of the Dutch city of Leiden. The courtyard is located at Oude Vest 15. The courtyard was founded in 1773 and consecrated in 1777 by Cecilia Coninck. It stands partly on the grounds of the former Saint Ursula Monastery. Originally, the courtyard had six houses, but it was later expanded to seven houses. In 1861, four more houses were added. The courtyard is a national monument and has been registered in the monument register since 1968. The courtyard has a gatehouse, stone pump and regent's room.

Wikipedia: Coninckshof (NL)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Sint Stevenshofje of Convent van Tetterode

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Sint Stevenshofje of Convent van Tetterode

The Sint Stevenshofje or the Convent of Tetterode is a courtyard on the Haarlemmerstraat in the city center of the Dutch city of Leiden.

Wikipedia: Sint Stevenshofje (NL)

110 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Groot Sionshof

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The Groot Sionshof, or van Swietenhof, is a courtyard on the Sionsteeg in the city center of the Dutch city of Leiden. It was founded in 1480 by Hugo van Zwieten and Luydgaert Claesdochter van Bosschuyzen. In terms of foundation, it is the second oldest surviving courtyard in Leiden, but it is no longer on its original site: it was moved from the Papengracht to the Sionsteeg in 1668 due to dilapidatedness.

Wikipedia: Groot Sionshof (NL)

44 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Rijksmuseum Boerhaave

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Rijksmuseum Boerhaave is a museum of the history of science and medicine, based in Leiden, Netherlands. The museum hosts a collection of historical scientific instruments from all disciplines, but mainly from medicine, physics, and astronomy.

Wikipedia: Museum Boerhaave (EN), Website

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Vrouwekerk

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Vrouwekerk

The Vrouwekerk or Vrouwenkerk, originally known as the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, was a 14th-century church in the Dutch city of Leiden. In the early 17th century, the church was attended by the Pilgrims as well as by the first colonists to settle on Manhattan.

Wikipedia: Vrouwekerk (EN)

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