Gouda Heritage Walk: Cheese, Clay, and Light
40 min
1.4 km
10 stops
About this tour
Three crafts turned a small Dutch canal city into a name known across the world. Self-guided in the StepQuests app: GPS between stops, stories you read on your phone.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Gouda Markt
The tourist cheese market runs Thursday mornings, April through August, exact dates at goudakaasstad.nl. Gouda received its city charter from Count Floris V in…
Stadhuis
Stadhuis van Gouda, Markt 1, built 1448–1459, in use from 1450. One of the oldest Gothic town halls in the Netherlands. Architect: Jan Keldermans (from Mechele…
De Goudse Waag
De Goudse Waag, designed by Pieter Post in 1668. The facade relief 'weighing business in marble' is by sculptor Bartholomeus Eggers. Currently houses the Gouda…
Sint-Janskerk
Sint-Janskerk, Achter de Kerk 22, the longest church in the Netherlands at 123 metres. 72 stained-glass windows totalling 1,755 m², the world's largest survivi…
Museum Gouda
Museum Gouda, Achter de Kerk 14 / Oosthaven 9, in the former Catharina Gasthuis, first recorded 1310. Current Dutch Classicist facade from 1665. Attributed to…
Westhaven
Gouda's clay-pipe industry began around 1600 and grew to ~300 workshops by the 18th century, making Gouda Europe's leading pipe-manufacturing city. De Moriaan,…
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GPS-guided walking route
Interactive quizzes at each stop
Fascinating stories and facts
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