2 Hours Walking Tour Throughout History and Highlights of Hoorn
About This Tour
Discover Hoorn on a 2-hour walking tour through one of the Netherlands’ great historic trading cities. Stroll past medieval towers, former VOC warehouses, grand...
Duration: 2 Hours · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Moderate · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Not included · Wheelchair access: No · City: Hoorn · Languages: Dutch, English
Know before you go: STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE; ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY; Not wheelchair accessible; Infants must not sit on laps; Infant seats unavailable; Not recommended for People with mobility impairments
About Hoorn
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What's Included
- 2-hour walking tour of Hoorn
- Expert local guide
- Visit to historical landmarks and hidden sites
Not Included
- Food or drinks
- Transport
- Gratuities for the guide
- Entrance tickets
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Maria Tower (Kruittoren) – Medieval defense tower St. George & St. Sebastian Gates (De Doelen) VOC Warehouses (Onder de Boompjes) – Where valuable pepper and spices were stored VOC Chamber Hoorn (Muntstraat) – Headquarters of Hoorn's East India Company branch Statenlogement - Provincial guesthouse and meeting place for regional rulers Grote Kerk (Great Church) – Former Reformed church, site of religious conflict and riots Warehouses on Oude Doelenkade – Named for ships that sailed to the Baltic and Mediterranean Bossu Houses – Gable stones recall the heroic Battle of the Zuiderzee Hoofdtoren (Main Tower) – Iconic harbor defense tower from 1532 Sculpture: Ship Boys of Bontekoe – Fictionalized heroes from a famous 17th-century voyage ’t Schippershuis Café – Where the Dutch hit “In ’t Kleine Café aan de Haven” was written Roode Steen Square – Execution site, Coen statue, and Hoorn’s historic heart Westfries Museum – Former seat of regional government, now a museum (exterior visit) De Waag (Weigh House) – Renaissance building once key to Hoorn’s grain trade
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Hoorn, NL · Tour start: Hoorn, NL — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
