Leiden & The Hague: Pilgrims, Rembrandt and Royal History

This is a 5 minute walk away from Leiden Central Station. Your tour of the city starts here.

This is the same type of mill that the parents of Rembrandt owned.

Let's find out more about it.

This is a much used concert hall.

You will learn more about its history (going back to the 12th century!) and current use.

It is an iconic building that we cannot miss during the tour. Your guide will tell you about it!

It is located on top of a hill and adds to the particular character of Leiden.

There you will learn about the Father of the Fatherland, Willem van Oranje, and his role in the 80 years war: the Dutch revolt.

I will tell you something about the building and its history. Among others, this museum has the most famous paintings of Johannes Vermeer inside.

Here I will tell you about the significance and history of this place. With some luck, we might see some of our ministers (or prime minister) walking by!

You will learn about the significance of this place and some funny history.

This statue has to do with our constitution! You will hear more about it.

Quite a classy street! We will walk a bit and pass multiple embassies, an art museum, a famous hotel, the temporary senate building, a statue gallery of the Dutch heads of states and some more interesting (royal) buildings.

Based on the flag, we can find out if he is currently in the country. Let's see!

What is that stork doing on top of it?

This is the only head of government in the world that has been eaten by an angry mob! That sounds a bit weird, but you'll find out what happened.