Dordrecht Discovery Tour: Oldest Holland, Where Three Rivers Meet

Grote Kerk

The Grote Kerk is the landmark of Dordrecht. The tower is about 65 metres high and leans just over two metres out of true. That is why it never rose any higher…

Stadhuis

The town hall started in 1383 as a cloth hall, where the fabric trade took place. From 1544 the town council met here. The building got its sober classical faç…

Groenmarkt

The Groenmarkt is an old market street beside the town hall. Behind the shop fronts there are often much older houses than you would think. One of them is De G…

Scheffersplein

The Scheffersplein was built over the old Tolbrug bridge. The water of the Voorstraathaven still flows under your feet. On the north side the long Voorstraat b…

Voorstraat

The Voorstraat is the oldest main street in Dordrecht. The houses on the south side back onto the Voorstraathaven. Walk into one and see how closely the town w…

Het Hof van Nederland

Het Hof began in 1275 as an Augustinian monastery. In 1572 the First Free States Assembly met here, in the monastery's old refectory. A group of towns then cho…