About this tour
Explore the winding streets of Harderwijk. Discover where world-famous scientists graduated and how the city protected itself from the Zuiderzee waves.
Itinerary
9 guided stops on this route
The Vischpoort
The gatekeeper doubled as lighthouse keeper from 1851 onward — one building, two jobs. Look for the small metal fish embedded in the pavement under the gate.
The Vischmarkt
⭐ Harderwijk is known as a culinary city — the tradition of good food goes back centuries. The trees on this square create an almost French atmosphere.
City Wall & Waterfront
The wall is built with 'kloostermoppen' — large medieval bricks named after the monasteries where they were originally made. The Afsluitdijk, completed in 1932…
The Market & Old Town Hall
In the basement, there used to be prison cells — justice was quite literally underground. The building has six large columns at the front, a typical feature of…
The Linnaeus Tower
The tower dates from 1570 and was originally the stair tower of the Commandery of the former Johannite Monastery at 's Heerenloo. The memorial stone shows the…
Marius van Dokkum Museum
It is the only museum in the Netherlands dedicated to a living artist. The building dates from the 17th century and served as the university's dissection room…
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