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    Delft

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    Delft

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    Delft is located between The Hague and Rotterdam and is known for three things: its blue and white Delft Blue pottery, the painter Jan Vermeer, and the history of the House of Orange.

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    Delft is located between The Hague and Rotterdam and is known for three things: its blue and white Delft Blue pottery, the painter Jan Vermeer, and the history of the House of Orange. William of Orange was assassinated here in 1584; the royal family's burial place is located in the Nieuwe Kerk on the market square.The city has a population of around 110,000 and is home to a Technical University. Its center, with canals, the 1620 City Hall, and the Oude Kerk with its leaning tower, can be easily explored on foot.
    Delft has a population of around 110,000 and is situated between The Hague and Rotterdam on the Rhine-Schie Canal, approximately 15 kilometers from the North Sea coast. On the Market Square, the City Hall, built in 1620 by Hendrick de Keyser, and the New Church, with the tombs of the House of Orange, face each other. A few minutes away are the Old Church with its leaning tower and the Prinsenhof, where William of Orange was assassinated on July 10, 1584. The Oostpoort gate, the only one of eight former city gates, remains from the medieval city wall.

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    Oude Kerk
    Church

    1Oude Kerk

    The city's oldest church dates back to the 13th century. Its brick tower clearly leans to the west. The painter Jan Vermeer is buried in the church.
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    Nieuwe Kerk
    Church

    2Nieuwe Kerk

    The church on the market square is the burial place of the Dutch Royal House. Its construction began in the 14th century; Hendrick de Keyser designed William of Orange's mausoleum from 1614; his son Pieter completed it eight years later.
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    Royal Delft (De Porceleyne Fles)
    Museum

    3Royal Delft (De Porceleyne Fles)

    Founded in 1653, the manufactory still produces Delft Blue today. The facility includes a museum and tours, where you can watch the painters at work.
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    Vermeer Centre Delft
    Museum

    4Vermeer Centre Delft

    Opened in 2007, the center does not display originals, but explains the life, techniques, and visual symbolism of painter Johannes Vermeer – with reproductions, audio tours, and a light studio.
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    Restaurants in Delft

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    Kek – The coffee bar of Delft

    Coffee bar with brunch and homemade pastries on the Voldersgracht, just behind the Market Square.
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    De Botanie

    Restaurant and café with breakfast and cocktail bar on Choorstraat in the center.
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    HANNO – Groots Café

    Large café with gastropub cuisine and bar on Doelenplein.
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    Delft Blue, Vermeer and the Oranjes

    Delft BlueThe blue-and-white pottery made the city world-famous. Among the historic factories, De Porceleyne Fles, founded in 1653 and now Royal Delft, still operates and offers a museum and tours.VermeerThe painter Jan Vermeer lived in Delft and is buried in the Oude Kerk. The Vermeer Centrum explains his work and the symbolism of his paintings.The Delft ThunderclapIn October 1654, a gunpowder magazine exploded with approximately 40,000 kilograms of gunpowder. Hundreds of people died, and a third of the houses in the city center were destroyed.

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    Delft is located on the railway line between The Hague and Rotterdam and is perfect for a day trip from both cities. Explore the old town on foot; the Royal Delft factory is south of the city center.

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    Den Haag

    Den Haag

    The Hague is the Netherlands' seat of government and parliament, royal residence, and a city by the sea: The seaside resort of Scheveningen, with its historic Kurhaus, is part of the city. Visitors come for the medieval Binnenhof, for Vermeer and Rembrandt in the Mauritshuis, and for the miniature city of Madurodam.The city, with around 566,000 inhabitants, is capital of Zuid-Holland province; its center lies about six kilometers from the North Sea. As seat of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague is also a center for international law.
    South Holland

    South Holland

    South Holland is the most densely populated province of the Netherlands, uniting two very different major cities: the port city of Rotterdam and the seat of government, The Hague. In between lie the historic centers of Leiden, Delft, Gouda, Dordrecht, and Schiedam.Along the North Sea coast, behind the dunes, are seaside resorts such as Katwijk and Noordwijk. Southeast of Rotterdam stand the windmills of Kinderdijk, a UNESCO World Heritage site. In the south of the province, bridges and dams connect the islands of the Rhine Delta.
    Rotterdam

    Rotterdam

    Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands, home to Europe's largest seaport, and the destination for all seeking modern architecture. Because a German air raid on May 14, 1940, almost completely destroyed the city center, the core was rebuilt after the war – with structures like Piet Blom's Cube Houses, the Markthal, and the Erasmus Bridge.The city, with around 671,000 residents, is located in Zuid-Holland province within the Rhine-Meuse Delta. The Nieuwe Maas divides it into northern and southern parts; on the south bank, the former port area Kop van Zuid has grown into a district with skyscrapers, museums, and hotels.
    Leiden

    Leiden

    Leiden is the oldest university city in the Netherlands and Rembrandt's birthplace – a canal city on the Oude Rijn with an unusual density of museums. In the Hortus Botanicus of the university, founded in 1575, the first tulips bloomed on Dutch soil in 1594.The city, with around 130,000 inhabitants, is located approximately 18 kilometers northeast of The Hague and 45 kilometers southwest of Amsterdam. Every year on October 3, it celebrates the end of the Spanish siege of 1574, traditionally with the carrot stew Hutspot.
    Kinderdijk

    Kinderdijk

    In Kinderdijk, about 15 kilometres east of Rotterdam, 19 18th-century windmills stand along the canals – an ensemble that has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997. They were built around 1740 to drain the Alblasserwaard polder.Today, two diesel pumping stations handle most of the work, but some windmills are still operational. The name means “Children's Dike” and refers to a legend from the St. Elizabeth's Flood of 1421: A cradle with a sleeping child is said to have been washed ashore here, kept balanced by a cat.