2 Hours Walking Tour Throughout History and Highlights of Hoorn
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- 2 heures
- Annulation gratuite jusqu’à 24 h avant
- 2 langues
- Confirmation immédiate
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Step into the storybook streets of Hoorn, once one of the wealthiest cities of the Dutch Golden Age. This 2-hour walking tour takes you through centuries of trade, shipbuilding, religion, and resistance. Hear about heroic sailors, explosive naval battles, the shadow of the VOC, and the clash between Remonstrants and Gomarists. Walk past the Hoofdtoren and former VOC warehouses where ships once set sail for the East Indies. See the weigh house, the controversial statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, and the mighty church that sparked riots. Learn how the Baltic grain trade quietly made Hoorn richer than spice. Your expert guide brings local legends, architecture, and hidden history to life — from underground tunnels to a pirate who climbed the Spanish flagship’s mast. The tour is conducted in English. Dutch is available upon request.
Inclus
Ce qui est inclus
- Expert local guide
- Visit to historical landmarks and hidden sites
- 2-hour walking tour of Hoorn
Non inclus
- Food or drinks
- Transport
- Gratuities for the guide
- Entrance tickets
Itinéraire
The Maria Tower is a historic tower originally used for storing gunpowder in the 17th century. It is one of the city's oldest buildings and offers a glimpse into Hoorn's military and maritime past.
De Doelen is a former target building on the Achterstraat in the centre of the North Holland city of Hoorn . The building consisted of two parts, one for the Sint-Sebastiaansdoelen and one for the Sint-Jorisdoelen.
The VOC Warehouses were used by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the 17th and 18th centuries to store valuable goods like spices, silk, and tea.
Provincial guesthouse and meeting place for regional rulers
Former Reformed church, site of religious conflict and riots
Gable stones recall the heroic Battle of the Zuiderzee
(Main Tower) – Iconic harbor defense tower from 1532
The Boys from Bontekoe refers to a group of young sailors from Hoorn who were part of the famous 17th-century Dutch expedition led by Willem Ysbrandtszoon Bontekoe.
Former seat of regional government, now a museum (exterior visit)
Renaissance building once key to Hoorn’s grain trade
Annulation
Annulation gratuite jusqu’à 24 heures avant le début de l’expérience, avec remboursement intégral.
Avis
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Les notes proviennent de 6 avis recueillis par notre partenaire de réservation. Ce sont les mots des voyageurs, dans l’ordre où ils ont été écrits — jamais réorganisés pour flatter l’expérience.
À savoir avant de partir
- Point de rendez-vous
- Look for the guide with the orange umbrella. Meeting point in between the station and the park He/she will stand next to the small statue inside the park in front of the central station.
- Prise en charge
- Tout le monde se retrouve au point de départ ; il n’y a pas de prise en charge.
- Type de billet
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Taille du groupe
- Jusqu’à 15 voyageurs
- Opéré par
- 360 Haarlem Tours
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for People with mobility impairments
How it compares in Hoorn
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 16 experiences we list in Hoorn.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 5 of 16.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Hoorn
Hoorn, on the IJsselmeer north of Amsterdam, was a Golden Age trading port, and its harbour, gabled houses and steam tram recall that era.
Hoorn was a base of the Dutch East India Company, and its seventeenth-century wealth is plain in the streets around the harbour. The Roode Steen square holds the old weigh house and a statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, the company's governor-general, who was born here. A squat harbour tower, the Hoofdtoren, guards the entrance to the basin. Cape Horn takes its name from the town, after the navigator Willem Schouten, born in Hoorn, first rounded it in 1616.
Top-ranked sights in Hoorn: Museum Steamtram Hoorn-Medemblik.
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