2 Hours Walking Tour Throughout History and Highlights of Hoorn

The Maria Tower is a historic tower originally used for storing gunpowder in the 17th century. It is one of the city's oldest buildings and offers a glimpse into Hoorn's military and maritime past.

De Doelen is a former target building on the Achterstraat in the centre of the North Holland city of Hoorn . The building consisted of two parts, one for the Sint-Sebastiaansdoelen and one for the Sint-Jorisdoelen.

nd 18th centuries to store valuable goods like spices, silk, and tea.

Provincial guesthouse and meeting place for regional rulers

Former Reformed church, site of religious conflict and riots

Gable stones recall the heroic Battle of the Zuiderzee

The Boys from Bontekoe refers to a group of young sailors from Hoorn who were part of the famous 17th-century Dutch expedition led by Willem Ysbrandtszoon Bontekoe.

Former seat of regional government, now a museum (exterior visit)

Renaissance building once key to Hoorn’s grain trade