Leeuwarden City Walk Audio Guide in 7 Languages on your Phone
- 3–4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 7 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
WHY CHOOSE FOR US? More than an audio tour - your complete Leeuwarden city guide in one app. Some audio tours cost a little less. With CityAppTour, you simply get more: 51 richly detailed stories, audio & written text, photos, spoken navigation, practical city information and carefully selected local tips. Follow our 5.3 km route through the historic centre of Friesland's capital and discover the leaning Oldehove, Waag, Blokhuispoort, Frisian culture, Beerenburg and the city that starts and finishes the legendary Elfstedentocht. Our stories go beyond short facts, giving you the background, details and context that bring Leeuwarden to life. - 51 richly detailed stories in audio & text - Spoken navigation between stops - Photos, city info & food and drink tips - Works offline - Yours to keep - the tour never expires - Explore at your own pace More stories. More information. More freedom.
Inclusions
What's included
- App with Audio Guide in 7 languages on smartphone
- GPS guidance
Itinerary
The historical center of Leeuwarden is easily explorable on foot, making it the perfect city for an audio tour. You will be amazed by the many unique stories that are hidden behind the medieval facades, courtyards, cobbled streets, and picturesque canals. Stories that have been carefully gathered for you. Let yourself be guided along all the interesting and beautiful places Leeuwarden has to offer and learn all about the history of this city and how the city got his own verion of the leaning Pisa Tower.
In the past, De Waag was the center of trade. There has been a weigh house in Leeuwarden since 1483, but the current weigh house building was constructed around 1595. De Waag was in use until 1880, after which weighing took place in the Beurs- en waaggebouw (Stock Exchange and Weighing Building) at Beursplein. Nowadays, the weigh house building houses a cozy lunchroom with a sunny terrace.
When visiting Leeuwarden, you must not miss the city's iconic landmark: the Oldehove. The tower was built in 1529 and leans more than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Admire it from both the inside and outside, and once you reach the top, you'll have a beautiful view over the city.
Until ten years ago, the Blokhuispoort still served as a penitentiary, but nowadays, it has been transformed into a cultural business center. In an inspiring environment, approximately 100 creatives work independently and often collaborate, and you can also find dining and drinking establishments like Café de Bak and Proefverlof.
The church is dedicated to Saint Boniface and was built in 1882/84 according to a design by the architect P.J.H. Cuypers. The church is not very old, but it is very beautiful. The interior of the Catholic church is richly decorated with painted wall panels, as many as five altars, enormous stained glass windows, and numerous unique ornaments.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The audio tour starts at this point.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- City App Tour
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You will receive instructions to activate your self-guided tour in a separate email
- Don't forget to bring a headphone
- Walking distance: 5.3 km - 46 stories are told
How it compares in Leeuwarden
- Its from-price is 60% below the median of the 8 city tours we list in Leeuwarden.
- It is longer than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden is the capital of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands, a canal town with a leaning tower, a ceramics museum and the Wadden Sea near.
Leeuwarden, or Ljouwert in Frisian, is the capital of Friesland, the province in the north of the Netherlands with its own language and traditions. Canals ring the old centre, where brick merchants' houses and narrow streets surround the Oldehove, a church tower begun in 1529 that was never finished and leans noticeably.
