How to Tour Delft, Holland

Delft is a charming and very old town in The Netherlands (often called Holland.) Delft is known for its exquisite porcelain: hand painted, beautiful and expensive. As are many Holland towns, it is crisscrossed by canals and those canals are used extensively for transportation. Streets are narrow and give rise to thousands of bicyclers traveling to and fro.With all of its old world charm, Delft offers the tourist so many options for exploring. Let's look at some.

Things You'll Need

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Map
  • Tourist maps from the VVV, (pronounced vay vay vay); the ubiquitous tourist information agencies
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Instructions

  1. Seeing Delft

    • 1

      Start in the old town and follow the Historic Walk through the maze of streets using your tourist map. Most of the Dutch speak English, so don't worry about getting lost.

    • 2

      See Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles at Rottersdamweg 196, a porcelain factory. It is open to the public from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from October to April and closed Sundays

    • 3

      Visit the Huis Lambert van Meerten Museum at Oulde Delft 199. It's open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Tues through Saturday and Sundays 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. This museum has a large collection of Delft and other tiles.

    • 4

      Start exploring by seeing the Nieuwe Kerk, open Monday through Friday with varying hours, so check ahead of time at the VVV.

    • 5

      Walk to Renaissance Stadhuis opposite the Niewe Kerk. You can climb the 370 steps of the tower for spectacular views.

    • 6

      Walk a bit west to Wynhaven, an old canal that leads to Hippolytusbuurt and the Gothic Oude Kerk, perhaps the town's finest building, with an unhealthily leaning tower.

    • 7

      Eat at Kobus Koch on Markt, a gem of a café/restaurant on the Beestenmarkt and sample the apple cake with cream.

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