Sneek Discovery Tour: The Water Gate That Stayed
120 min
1.8 km
10 stops
About this tour
Sneek made its living on water, then kept one water gate after the others came down. A self-guided water-town walk with quizzes in the StepQuests app.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Waterpoort
The Waterpoort is the symbol of Sneek. The gate was built around 1492 together with the rampart around the town, and in 1613 it got its elegant shape with the…
De Kolk
De Kolk is the town basin just outside the last water gate. On a summer day the quays are full of boats. Further on you see the water of Hoogend, where a golde…
Fontein van Fortuna
In the water of Hoogend stands Fortuna, the goddess of luck. The statue is by German artist Stephan Balkenhol and belongs to 11Fountains, the project that gave…
Martinikerk
The Martinikerk is the oldest church in Sneek. A first church of tuff stone stood here as early as the eleventh century. Around 1300 a westwork was added, whic…
Stadhuis
Sneek town hall dates back to 1478. Look at the statues and decoration on the front. For a short time Sneek was even the capital of Friesland, from August 1498…
Marktstraat
Look above the shop fronts: the narrow houses still stand on medieval plots. At street level it is an ordinary shopping street, but the width of the façades te…
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GPS-guided walking route
Interactive quizzes at each stop
Fascinating stories and facts
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