Tourist attractions Leerdam

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).

The slate roofs of this red brick fortress flanked by four square towers rise in solitary state out of the greenery. The castle (1357-1368) was surrounded by a perimeter wall from 1385 and in the 15C, it was made into a prison. Grotius was incarcerat..

On the facade (18 C) of this house, which is also called Huize Matthijs-Marijke , note the stone sculpture representing Christ and several children between the founders of the orphanage.

This charming little walled gate, square and boasting a high roof topped with a bellturret, dates back to 1597 and was enlarged in 1770. This is the only remaining one of the four city gates. From there, you can see a tall mill named De Hoop : The H..

The central square is dominated by the former neoclassical town hall (1860), which houses the office of tourism and the Gorcums Museum . Note at no. 23 the small Baroque gate named Hugo Grootpoortje, a remnant of the house in which the illustrio..

This museum contains collections dealing with the town's history as well as paintings, sculptures, scale models, toys and pieces of silverware. The municipal collection "the arts after 1945" holds mainly the creations of modern artists and ..

Surrounded by water, this neighbourhood preserves the form of bastions and walls laid out as a walk. It is crossed by the Linge, which forms a picturesque harbour there: the Lingehaven .

This 15 C church is especially notable for its high Gothic tower ( St-Janstoren ) from the beginning of the 16 C, whose form is a bit concave: at the time it was constructed, it could be seen that the structure sagged and an attempt was made to strai..

Near the 15C Gevangenpoort (prison-gate), you will see this old town hall, now a restaurant. It has a graceful Renaissance façade with a stepped gable, a flight of steps in front and is topped by two heraldic lions. In the same street, at no.37 you..

This vast shaded esplanade extends south of the Waterpport, a water gate that was torn down in 1894 to widen the road. There you'll find the pier for boat rides. This spot provides a pretty view of the Dalempoort, the mill and the river. To the south..

As you walk down the main street, make sure you see this Renaissance house with caryatids.

The house of Maarten van Rossum has been converted into a museum and has a picturesque façade from 1535 with tympanums decorated with medallions, angle turrets and crenellations. The results of excavations from Roman times are on show inside.

This restored and abundantly decorated 14C church has an impressive belfry-doorway from the 15C which stands 63 m tall.

Pretty houses adorn the town of Schoonhoven. Especially noteworthy is no.37 in the Lopikerstraat, its 1642 façade is decorated with a double stepped gable and red shutters.

This building stands beside the canal. Built in the 15C (it has since been modernised, it is topped with a high tower topped with a belltower (carillon).

This museum contains an attractive collection of wall clocks from Friesland and Zaanstad, French pendulum clocks from the 18C as well as a large number of watches. There is also a collection of silverware dating from the 17C to the 20C, a control r..

Located close to the docks, the fish market is surrounded by 17C houses. A covered market (or Visbank) dating from 1796 still stands here.

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.