Delft Discovery Tour: The Court Shot and Vermeer's Tower
120 min
1.3 km
10 stops
About this tour
Delft is the court town where William of Orange was shot, and the painter town that still shows Vermeer's church tower. A self-guided centre route with quizzes in the StepQuests app.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Nieuwe Kerk
Paid church interior. Tower extra. Markt 80, 2611 GW. Combined church tickets with the Oude Kerk sit on oudeennieuwekerkdelft.nl. Tower 108.75 m. William burie…
Markt
Public square. No ticket. Markt, 2611 Delft. About 120 by 50 metres. Thursday general market. Look at both short ends of the square. Former weigh house at Mark…
Stadhuis
Public facade. Interior is civic and wedding space. Markt 87, 2611 GS. Fire 4 March 1618. Hendrick de Keyser rebuild 1618-1620 around Het Steen, a count's pris…
Vermeer Centrum
Paid exhibition. Voldersgracht 21, 2611 EV. Daily 10:00-17:00 on the usual list, closed 25 December. Opened 2007 on the site of a former guild hall. Not Vermee…
Voldersgracht
Public canal street. No ticket. Voldersgracht, 2611 EV. Named for fullers who cleaned cloth. Guild of Saint Luke sat here. Vermeer Centrum is at number 21.
Oude Kerk
Paid church interior. Heilige Geestkerkhof / Oude Delft, 2611 HP. Tower begun 1325, 75 m, lean of almost 2 m. Vermeer buried 15 December 1675. Exact grave unkn…
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GPS-guided walking route
Interactive quizzes at each stop
Fascinating stories and facts
Lifetime access to the tour
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