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Haarlem: Wine from Cellar to Tap
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Haarlem: Wine from Cellar to Tap

Haarlem once brewed beer for export. The wine trade stayed quieter: a Gierstraat cellar from 1867, a family slijter on the Wagenweg, then tap walls and a glass on the market. This ten-stop walk of about 2 km starts at Grapedistrict Zijlweg, then Le Mortier, The Harlem Social Club, Wijnbar VIQH, Bar Selona, Wijnkoperij Okhuysen, Cafe Colette, Diga Damstraat, Rebel Rebel, and Slijterij Van Balen. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.

120 min

3.0 km

€9.99

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Haarlem: Brick and a Second Bavo
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Haarlem: Brick and a Second Bavo

Haarlem dressed its market in Lieven de Key brick, then Catholics built a second Bavo outside the walls, then a Jugendstil station and a panopticon finished the skyline. This ten-stop walk of about 3 km starts at the Koepelkathedraal, then the Vleeshal, the Vishal, the Hoofdwacht, St. Josephkerk, the Toneelschuur, PHIL Haarlem, Hodshon Huis, De Koepel, and Station Haarlem. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.

120 min

3.2 km

€9.99

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Matera: The City That Lived in the Rock
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Matera: The City That Lived in the Rock

Cisterns, cave homes, and rock churches in Matera's Sassi. A self-guided walking tour in the StepQuests app, about two hours from Piazza Vittorio Veneto to San Pietro Caveoso. GPS and written stories. No live guide.

120 min

1.6 km

€9.99

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Lecce Food Tour: Rustico to Pasticciotto
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Lecce Food Tour: Rustico to Pasticciotto

Lecce snacks in baroque stone: rustico, pasticciotto, iced coffee with almond milk. A self-guided food walk with quizzes in the StepQuests app.

47 min

1.7 km

€9.99

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Giethoorn: The Canals Are Peat Holes
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Giethoorn: The Canals Are Peat Holes

The canals are peat holes. The village learned to live on the leftover strips. This ten-stop walk of about 1.2 km starts at De Oude Aarde, then Binnenpad 40 and 63, the Doopsgezinde gemeente, 't Olde Maat Uus, Binnenpad 60, Binnenpad 70 and 80, Punterbouw Schreur, and Langesteeg. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.

40 min

1.3 km

€9.99

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Kinderdijk: The Mills That Kept the Polder Dry
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Kinderdijk: The Mills That Kept the Polder Dry

These mills kept the polder dry. This ten-stop walk of about 1.8 km starts at the Wisboomgemaal, then Nederwaard mills 1 to 3, Overwaard mills 1 to 5, and De Blokker. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.

47 min

1.9 km

€9.99

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Zaanse Schans: The Mills Still Grind
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Zaanse Schans: The Mills Still Grind

The mills still grind. The village was rebuilt here so you would see what the Zaan already was. This ten-stop walk of about 1.5 km starts at the Zaans Museum, then Catharina Hoeve, the Albert Heijn shop, Zaanse Tijd, De Huisman, De Gekroonde Poelenburg, De Kat, De Zoeker, Het Jonge Schaap, and De Bonte Hen. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.

41 min

1.4 km

€9.99

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Groningen: The A, the Folkinge, and the Museum in the Canal
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Groningen: The A, the Folkinge, and the Museum in the Canal

Ships used the A. The Folkinge kept a synagogue. The museum sits in the canal. This ten-stop walk of about 1.5 km starts at the Akerk, then the Korenbeurs, Vismarkt, Hoge der A, the A-brug, the Gotisch Huis, Folkingestraat, the synagogue, the Groninger Museum, and the Herebrug. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.

45 min

1.7 km

€9.99

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Groningen: The Grey Tower and the New Square
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Groningen: The Grey Tower and the New Square

The old grey tower still runs the square. The Forum is the neighbour that arrived in 2019. This ten-stop walk of about 1.5 km starts at the Martinitoren, then the Martinikerk, Martinikerkhof, Grote Markt, Stadhuis, Goudkantoor, Forum, Prinsenhof, Prinsentuin, and the Academiegebouw. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.

42 min

1.4 km

€9.99

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Rotterdam Food Tour: Kapsalon to Apple Pie
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Rotterdam Food Tour: Kapsalon to Apple Pie

Rotterdam cooks with other people's recipes and one invention of its own. This ten-stop walk of about 4 km starts at El Aviva, where the kapsalon was first stacked, then Wester Paviljoen, Koekela, Kiem Foei, Bram Ladage, Bazar, Warung Mini, a Markthal fish stall, Goudstroop stroopwafels, and Dudok apple pie. Dish first. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.

80 min

4.4 km

€9.99

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Kop van Zuid: The Port Moved South
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Kop van Zuid: The Port Moved South

The working port left the south bank. A bridge named for Erasmus joined the two Rotterdams. This ten-stop walk of about two kilometres starts on Willemsplein, looking south at the land the docks abandoned. You stand on the Erasmusbrug, then De Rotterdam, De Link, Las Palmas, the Cruise Terminal, Hotel New York, the World Port Center, Montevideo, and Fenix on Katendrecht. Offices, a hotel, a cruise hall, and a house of leaving and arriving sit where ocean liners used to load. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.

43 min

1.7 km

€9.99

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Delfshaven: The Harbour the Bombs Missed
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Delfshaven: The Harbour the Bombs Missed

Delft dug a harbour to dodge Rotterdam's tolls. Pilgrims left from this quay. The mill still grinds malt. Ten stops sit in that old pocket: the Oude of Pelgrimvaderskerk, Stadsbrouwerij De Pelgrim in the former town hall, the Zakkendragershuisje, the lock at Aelbrechtskolk, the grain warehouse that now holds the Dutch Pinball Museum, Piet Heynsplein, the Achterhaven basin, the Voorhaven quay, the malt mill De Distilleerketel, and Station Delfshaven. The historic core is a pocket the bombs skipped. Self-guided in the StepQuests app. GPS between stops. Stories you read on your phone.

37 min

1.3 km

€9.99

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