Sneek Discovery Tour: The Water Gate That Stayed

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…