Tourist attractions Culemborg

The late-Gothic former monastery of St John of Malta and a neighbouring house from the 18C bring together religious art collections tracing the history of Christianity in the Netherlands from its beginnings to today (liturgical vestments, manuscripts..

This museum has a rich section on painting and the decorative arts from Utrecht and its surrounding area. Some furnished rooms are dedicated to the decorative arts in the years 1625, 1750 and 1975. Gold and silversmiths’ work , a dolls' house fr..

Restored after the death (1985) of the owner Madame Schröder, this house was built in 1924. Internationally famous, it illustrates to perfection the architectural trends of the De Stijl movement to which the architect G. Rietveld belonged: elemen..

Built from 1321 to 1382 in the Gothic style and restored at the start of the century, this campanile influenced many native belfries. It is the highest one in the country. It was once linked by an arch to the nave of the cathedral that was destroyed ..

The very shady canals in the centre of Utrecht (Oudegracht and Nieuwegracht) have the peculiarity of being bordered by a quay much lower than street level. There are vaulted cellars there.

This museum is in the old Maliebaan station and brings together films, pictures, documents and models on the history of Dutch railways. More than 60 locomotives, wagons and trams are exhibited on the disused tracks. As well as a signal box and a stat..

This canal is crossed by many bridges and crosses the town from one side to the other. At its start it joins the Rhine and the Vecht. It is one of livelier centres in the town, both on its upper and lower quays. Among the attractive buildings along t..

This sound museum is set up in the old Buurkerk church hall and has a magnificent collection of mechanical music instruments from the 18C to the 20C. There you will see old metronomes, music boxes (some with automata), pianolas and "orchestrio..

The tall silhouette of the transept of the old cathedral was miraculously preserved at the time of the hurricane in 1674. These two Gothic parts (1254-1517) were built on the site of the cathedral of St Martin, which was destroyed by fire. Notice the..

This attractive Romanesque church (1048) was affected by the Walloon Protestant worshippers in 1656. Janskerk and this one are the only remains of four churches which once formed a cross around the cathedral and formed the Cross of Bernold (a Bisho..

This museum contains the collections assembled by the university since its foundation in 1636: anatomical objects and wax models, medical instruments (collections of dental and ophthalmic medicine in the Open Depot section), stuffed animals, foss..

Located a little way outside the town, this ruined castle is surrounded by ditches and has preserved the remains of a square keep as well as a round tower from the 15C. The castle park was laid out in 1852 by J.D. Zocher and is on the list of listed ..

This museum traces the history of the town and especially recalls the excavations carried out on the site of the old Dorestad.

This balustraded mill is located near to Lek. Its base forms an arch which has a striking resemblance to that depicted by Jacob van Ruysdael in a picture on show at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Situated in the centre of a beautiful park and encircled by a moat, this castle served as the residence of the former German emperor, William II, from 1920 until his death in 1941. Built in the 14C, the castle was modified in 1780. One tower at the S..

This small national museum of glass is housed in a villa. It includes beautiful collections of glass and crystal from Leerdam (19C-20C) but also from other countries, notably Scandinavia and Italy (from the 18C onwards).

This castle was built between 1677 and 1686 by William of Nassau-Odijk. The interior is by Daniël Marot. In 1713 the Treaty of Utrecht was signed here. Now restored, the building is now a cultural centre. On either side of the alley which leads to ..

Built at the end of the 19C in the neo-Renaissance style, the university encompasses the old capitulary room of the cathedral ( kapittelzaal, 1409) and a large modern amphitheatre ( Aula ). It was here that the Union of Utrecht was signed on January..

This impressive Baroque façade belongs to the foundation built in 1756 as a school for orphans. Turning around, you will see on the left an attractive collection of low brick houses belonging to a hospice ( Kameren Maria van Pallaes ) founded in 1651..

Similar to the Oudegracht, this canal is lined with elegant houses. There is the Hofpoort, the Baroque door of the Courthouse (17C) and an old pretty house at no. 37. Further on at no.63, is the Catharijneconvent museum. From the bridge, there is an ..