Tourist attractions Bolsward

This renaissance palace (1614-1717) has a graceful facade with a steepled fore-building fronted by an 18C gable. The small octagonal belfry contains a carillon . In the Marriage Hall ( Raadzaal ), admire the door by J Gysberts, who also decorated t..

This elegant construction dates from 1613. Made from brick decorated with sandstone, it protected the port entrance. Its central part forms a bridge over the Geeuw and is flanked by two turrets which overlook the thin roofs. It is inset with arches.

This stunning small museum has paintings (oils, watercolours) and drawings by the self-taught artist Jopie Huisman. This Friesian rag and bone man and scrap metal merchant was born at Workum in 1922. His paintings are often moving and show a great in..

This charming structure was built in 1591 in the Dutch Mannerist style. It is graced with a double gable and topped by an elegant octagonal tower. The walls of the 18 C council chamber (the Raadzaal) and the wedding hall (the Trouwzaal) are covered i..

Eise Eisinga, a wool comber who was fascinated by astronomy, undertook in 1774 the construction of an ingenious device that made the movement of the stars appear on the ceiling of his living room (finished in 1781). He was able to achieve a surprisin..

This dock, now a marina, is lined with picturesque houses and warehouses. On the north quay, note several fine stones on the façades. The town hall ( stadthuis ) stands on the south side. This building, dating from the 18C, is topped with a bas-relie..

This museum will delight you with its many reconstructions of local interiors featuring painted furniture and everyday objects typical of the town, its rich collection of traditional costumes, its series of tiles and ceramic pictures and its pictures..

This vast Gothic church, now protestant, dates from the 15C like most Friesian belfries. Its tower is topped with a pitched roof. Inside, located in the chancel, you will notice the 15C stalls , whose admirable sculptures encapsulate innocence and t..

This small museum is home to a restored country grocery store, a rural abode and an 1885 schoolhouse. Further on, the charming 13 C church on a knoll, surrounded by a graveyard, has been restored.

This old farm, named Yzeren Kou is typically Friesian and is open to the general public. It is a large building, home to an enormous grange and cowshed. The outbuilding is raised to make space for the dairy.

In this pottery centre founded in 1594, you can see an exhibition and visit the studios.

The public weigh house is a pretty construction from 1698 which now has, on the ground floor, the tourist office. The two grainstores are occupied by a part of the Friesian ceramics museum ( Fries Aardewerkmuseum "de Waag" ).

This former farm and its carpentry workshop (1845) are open to the public. Across the street, the village church, topped with a pointed belltower, has been attractively repainted.

Built in the 16C and converted in the 18C, the town hall has an attractive rococo façade with high green shuttered windows and a flight of steps richly sculpted with heraldic lions.

Dedicated to Friesian navigation, this museum has an attractive collection of model boats used in the 18 and 19C; reconstructed interiors of pleasure boats; paintings from the 17, 18 and 19C; workshops for making masts and sails and navigation instru..

The main square, flanked by the town hall, the church of St Gertrude and the public weigh house , is a picturesque collection of buildings.

The town hall's high façade dates from the 18C. The old town hall is a small Renaissance building and is decorated with sculpted stone.

This vast Gothic building built in the 16 and 17C has an impressive isolated belfry crowned by a tiny onion dome. The interior has an attractive 18C pulpit and nine stretchers ( gildebaren ) whose paintings illustrate the activities of the Guilds. Th..

This pretty 17C building is topped by stepped dormer windows. It contains the Warkums Erfskip , a museum which traces the history of the town and predominantly that of navigation and the pottery industry (everyday ceramics, typical of Workum).

This is a restored church dating from the 12 and 13C built of tufa and brick. It is fronted by a tower with a pitched roof, bordered it to west by a hemicycle of low houses. The interior is rustic, and contains many worn paintings in the chancel (aro..