Leiden
Leiden is a university city that is known primarily as the town in which Rembrandt van Rijn was born. This is where the world-famous old master took his first steps on the path towards an amazing life as a painter. But Leiden is much more than this…
Not to miss in Leiden
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![Pieterskerk church]( "Pieterskerk church")
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![The Leiden Citadel]( "The Leiden Citadel")
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![Museum de Lakenhal]( "Museum de Lakenhal")
Discover more than 400 years of art and history in Leiden’s municipal museum.
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![Leidse hofjes]( "Leidse hofjes")
Countless idyllic inner courts and gardens lie hidden from sight behind high walls and closed gates.
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![Morspoort city gate]( "Morspoort city gate")
Find a table on a terrace on the western edge of the city right next to the centuries-old city gate.
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![The Zijlpoort]( "The Zijlpoort")
In summer, the Zijlpoort is an excellent place to have a cocktail and enjoy the view of the boats sailing by.
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![Hooglandse Kerk]( "Hooglandse Kerk")
The Hooglandse Kerk was never completed and yet it is a beautiful monumental church in Leiden.
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![National Museum of Ethnology]( "National Museum of Ethnology")
Discover a treasure trove of world cultures in one of the world’s oldest ethnological museums.
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![The Leiden bridges]( "The Leiden bridges")
The Visbrug and Koornbrug are the two most beautiful bridges in Leiden.
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Discover Leiden
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Discover Leiden as seen through the eyes of the locals with this series of secrets of the city.
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Canals of Leiden
After Amsterdam, Leiden is the city with the greatest number of bridges, canals and moats. Discover Leiden from the water.
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Discover the beginning of De Stijl in Leiden
Leiden is the city in which Theo van Doesburg created the foundation for De Stijl. It is also where you will find Museum De Lakenhal.
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Apart from Amsterdam, Leiden’s inner city has the greatest number of waterways and bridges in the country. Every summer an amazing parade of boats and other floating vehicles sail through the city’s canals. The inner city is also lined with gentlemen’s houses, university buildings and museums with surprising exhibitions. Naturally this student town boasts a broad variety of attractive terraces, restaurants and cafes.
The area around Leiden also has plenty to offer. Go sailing on the Kagerplassen lakes, sun bathing on Katwijk’s beach or ride a bicycle through the flower-bulb region. All these Dutch highlights are just a 30-minute ride away from Leiden’s town centre. In short, there are many reasons to visit Leiden.
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