Rotterdam & Delft Daily Walking Tour

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

n responsible for water policy and management in this part of South Holland once temporary accommodation place of Napoleon Bonaparte

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.

e of the biggest philosophers, theologians, scholars, priest from 16th century. Many public buildings , structures and education institutions are named against this famous Rotterdammer.

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”

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

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…

Once ( end of 19th century) the highest " skyscraper" in Europe and one of the rare building survived Rotterdam Nazi 14th May 1940.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Modern energy sustainable underground train station “symbiosed” with new city hall above station. Retrospective of Delftware blue ceramics art and history.

greatest Delft citizens along with painter Johannes Vermeer.

Historical building from the begin of 16th century, headquarter of local water management organization from 1645

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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.

The port and memorial area dedicated to “Beguines”, semi-closed sisters order similar to nuns

Dutch “Pisa’s Tower” , the oldest church in Delft from 1246 with 75 m tall tower that leans about two meters from the vertical

Former City hall from 1620, one of the two main buildings placed on the main Delft’s market

Information point about great painter’s work, style of painting, meaning of paints, personal life…

Monument dedicated to great Dutch philosopher, jurist, humanist, writer, diplomat and one of the founders of international law

The 2nd highest sacral building in Netherlands (108 m), funeral place of the Willem The Orange and members of Dutch royal family

Catholic church from 19th century

Worldwide famous majolica pottery mostly known about its thousands shades of blue color art — history, workshop, exhibition place, selling