Explore two of the oldest Dutch cities in one day. Vibrant cities, nowadays with opposite architectural images but still telling stories about turbulent times. ” The greenest Dutch city” attributed as the biggest European port where potatoes “struggle each others” and city probably the most attributed to Dutch Royal family once upon time ( with only 6000 inhabitants) one of the biggest towns in Lowlands.
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Meeting Point
Rotterdam Cruise Terminal or Rotterdam Central Station or customer's hotel in Rotterdam (or Delft)
- - Rotterdam Cruise Terminal ( Wilhelminakade 909, 3072 AP Rotterdam)- in front of the main entrance - Rotterdam Central Station ( Stationsplein 2, 3013 AJ Rotterdam ) - in front of the main entrance - customers hotel in Rotterdam or Delft - information should be provided to your tour guide at least 24 hours before tour
Rotterdam Central Station
Modern architecture pearl, the main railway station of Rotterdam city receiving an average of 170 000 passengers daily. One of the greatest city’s architectural highlights
Schieland House
The 17th century building former headquarter of Waterschap Schieland, institution responsible for water policy and management in this part of South Holland once temporary accommodation place of Napoleon Bonaparte
Big Church/ St. Lawrence Church
Late Gothic style building from 1525 and in the same time the oldest building in city of Rotterdam. One of the several rarely buildings survived nazi bombing on May 15th 1940.
Erasmus of Rotterdam’s Monument
Monument honored to Desiderius Erasmus Roterdamus alias Erasmus of Rotterdam, one of the biggest philosophers, theologians, scholars, priest from 16th century. Many public buildings , structures and education institutions are named against this famous Rotterdammer.
Markthal (Market Hall "The Horseshoe")
Modern building situated on one of the biggest Rotterdam’s Squares in the shape of horseshoe — closed market combined with living space and facilities, also nicknamed “The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam”
Kijk-Kubus (The Cube Houses)
Atypical tree-looking buildings with cube-shaped apartments on the top of the supporting columns. Because of its form only 3/4 of the inner space is suitable and usable for common living
Old Harbor
One of the oldest ( but not the oldest one!) ports of Medieval Rotterdam, former river mouth of river Rotte to New Meuse river. Nowadays favorite gathering place of Rotterdam citizens with plenty of coffee bars, restaurants, taverns, disco clubs…
De Witt Huis (The White House)
One of the oldest ( but not the oldest one!) ports of Medieval Rotterdam, former river mouth of river Rotte to New Meuse river. Nowadays favorite gathering place of Rotterdam citizens with plenty of coffee bars, restaurants, taverns, disco clubs…
Willemsbrug (The Red Bridge)
Also called “The Red Bridge” dedicated to Willem III is one of the three Rotterdam’s bridges connecting central and Northern part of the city with Southern districts.
De Hef (The Elevator)
Huge steel construction meaning “The Lift” once served like “rotating” and “lifting” train bridge across river New Meuse. The bridge was in service before the rail tunnel has been dogged through under the river
De Boeg (WW2 memorial)
The war memorial placed at right embankment of the river New Meuse. It commemorates the 3500 persons on board of Dutch merchant ships who lost their lives in World War II.
Leuwhaven Maritime Museum
An open air maritime museum. The great collection of steamships, docking cargo machines and equipment, ship engines and other objects related to or connected with the navy and shipping from the middle of the 19th century to 70’s of the last century.
Erasmus Bridge
This hanging bridge is the youngest bridge in Rotterdam crossing New Meuse…and for sure the most popular and known bridge. One of the greatest symbols and images of this city also called “The Swan” or ” The Harp” , 139m high with the biggest and heaviest “opening part” of the bridge in Europe, 80 m long.
...Transportation from Rotterdam to Delft by train...
From Rotterdam Central Train Station we shall transport to Delft. Trip takes ca. 20 minutes. After arriving to Delft we shall continue wit our itinerary. The train (retour) tickets are tour included.
Delft Train Station
Modern energy sustainable underground train station “symbiosed” with new city hall above station. Retrospective of Delftware blue ceramics art and history
Boat tour through city of Delft
Boat tour is optional. It takes ca. One hour and price is tour excluded. Common price of this activity coasts ca 50 EURO up to 6 persons.
Oostpoort ( Easterner Gate)
The only city gate from medieval times still remaining in Delft
Meisjeshuis (Girls Orphanage)
Girls orphanage from 1578 in service until 50’s of last century
Anton van Leevenhoek’s Monument
Monument dedicated to trader, scientist and founder of microscope and one of the greatest Delft citizens along with painter Johannes Vermeer.
Waterschap van Midden Delftland
Historical building from the begin of 16th century, headquarter of local water management organization from 1645
Het Wapen van Savoyen ( The Arms of Savoy House)
Former Latin language school and military barracks nowadays Archive of City of Delft
Geertruyie van Oosten Monument
Monument honored to stigmatized mystical beguine from the 14th century
Prinsenhof
Residence, headquarter and place of death assassinated leader of Dutch revolution and father of the nation Willem The Orange.
Bagijnhof
Memorial area dedicated to “Beguines”, semi-closed sisters order similar to nuns
Old Church
Dutch “Pisa’s Tower” , the oldest church in Delft from 1246 with 75 m tall tower that leans about two meters from the vertical
Windmill "The Rose"
Known landmark of city and the only remaining windmill of a total of 18 sometimes used to operate in Delft
City Hall of Delft
Former City hall from 1620, one of the two main buildings placed on the main Delft’s market
Guild House of St. Luke ( Vermeer Centre )
Information point about great painter’s work, style of painting, meaning of paints, personal life…
Hugo Grotius Monument
Monument dedicated to great Dutch philosopher, jurist, humanist, writer, diplomat and one of the founders of international law
New Church
The 2nd highest sacral building in Netherlands (108 m), funeral place of the Willem The Orange and members of Dutch royal family
Maria van Jasse Church
Catholic church from 19th century
....Transportation by train from Delft to Rotterdam....
Turning back to Rotterdam , our tour departure point. Drop of point depending of customer's preferences ( Cruise terminal, train station or customer's hotel). Train tickets are tour included.
Ending Point
Rotterdam
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
- Train transportation Rotterdam - Delft -Rotterdam
- Entrance tickets to Cube Houses, Rotterdam
- Coffee or thee within or after tour
- lunch
- souvenirs
- boat tour tickets in delft ( max. 6 persons)
- up on customer's request this tour be customized (e.g more participants)
- calculated tour time exceeds proposed tour time ( ca 8.5 hours) due variable time table of train connections and optional customers interest in attractions such e.g. boat tour, visit certain facilities, museums etc.
- please inform me about potential tour participants with partial move immobility or any similar kind of problems
Please bring with you:
- raining and wind jackets. Weather conditions in Netherlands varies especially between March and May and October and December. Thus do not forget it ! Please know umbrellas in Netherlands are NOT useful !!!
- comfortable shoes
Saturday, Sunday, Monday whole day available.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday after 4 PM.
As the tour guide I work already 25 years. Within last 15 years I am specialized for the groups and /or individual visits and guides within states of Benelux (The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg ) . My clients are mostly for interested for daily city tours in bigger cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg (city) but not only - "smaller cities" such as Rotterdam, Delft, Volendam, Zaanse Schaans, Den Hague, Waterloo, Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, natural tourist attractions, architectural attractions, historical places and religious heritage anywhere else within the area could be organized and guided depending on your wishes.
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