Brochure - Leiden

Rembrandtwandeling
Rembrandt walk
city break programmes
Leiden Marketing is pleased to be of service with the organization of a
city break in the city of Leiden. There are a lot of possibilities. To inspire
you will find two sample programmes.
Programme example 1
10.00 – 11.15
Visit to the De Valk
Windmill Museum
You can see, read and hear about
the techniques, history, craft and
lifestyle of a mill owner in 1743,
in this flour mill dating from 1743.
11.15 – 12.30
Boat tour though Leiden’s
historic city centre
An ideal way to see Leiden is from
the water. A boat tour will take
you past many of Leiden’s historic
monuments and imposing canalside
buildings.
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch
For suggested venues, please see
the overview on page 60/61.
13.30 – 15.00
Almshouses tour
Leiden has no less than 35
almshouses. This city walk will
show you a selection of Leiden’s
most charming and picturesque
almshouses.
15.00 – 16.30
Visit the Hortus
botanicus Leiden
More than four centuries of
collecting, maintaining and
studying have resulted in Leiden
University’s beautiful study
garden with plants from all
corners of the world.
16.30 – 17.30
Time for shopping
Leiden has a wide range of stylish
shops in an attractive setting;
ideal for a day’s shopping.
17.30 End of programme
Return home or to your hotel.
Programme example 2
10.30 – 12.00
Rembrandt walk
The Rembrandt walk will show
you Rembrandt’s early years, and
will introduce you to the Leiden of
the 17th century.
12.00 – 13.00
Lunch
For suggested venues, please see
the overview on page 60/61.
13.00 – 14.30
Visit one of the Leiden museums
Dinosaur skeletons, masterpieces
by Rembrandt and Lievens, Wajang
dolls from Indonesia, medical
history from blood-letting to breast
prostheses, treasures from Japan
and all there is to know about the
Relief of Leiden: you can discover
all this in Leiden’s museums.
14.30 – 15.30
Tour of the Hooglandse Kerk
This is one of Leiden’s most
imposing churches, famed for its
elegance.
15.30 – 16.30
High tea in one of Leiden’s most
stylish establishments.
16.30 – 17.30
Time to shop
It is those unusual little boutiques
in the narrow side streets of
the historic centre that make
shopping in Leiden such a treat.
17.30 End of programme
Return home or to your hotel.
Rondleiding door de Hooglandse Kerk
Tour of the Hooglandse Kerk
De Hortus botanicus Leiden
The Hortus botanicus Leiden
Vrije tijd om te winkelen
Time to shop
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