Tourist attractions Oudewater

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.

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 ..

This road which follows the Hollandse IJssel has picturesque views over the watery landscape with its marshy banks, and over the thatched farmhouses built below the level of the dykes.

The road is shaded by willows and runs alongside the river whose banks are covered with flourishing plants. Attractive farms line the road: they are thatched with reeds and are accompanied by conical haystacks covered with small roofs.

These lakes cover a vast area. The stretches of water are much loved by practitioners of watersports and the twisting road which runs between them shows off a countryside which is most attractive with its subdued light, its rural almost wild appearan..

This museum contains paintings (Jan Toorop, the Golden Age, the Barbizon and La Haye schools) and objects (intruments of torture, toys) illustrating the history of the city and its hospice. The bas-relief on the entry gate ( Lazaruspoortje , 1609) re..

This south-facing Gothic structure from the 15 C, restored in the 19 and 20 C, has a heavily decorated sandstone facade flanked by turrets and topped by a gable with a balcony. The steps in front of it (1603) are in the style of the Renaissance. The ..

The magnificent stained glass windows (16-17 C) of the Church of St. John are worthy of renown. Founded in the 13 C, the church was rebuilt after fires (1361, 1438 and 1552) and enlarged each time: this is the longest church in the country (123 m)...

This enormous brick-built castle (the largest in the Netherlands),is surrounded by a moat and dates from the 14C and 15C. Burnt down by Louis XIV's soldiers, it was rebuilt from 1892 onwards by the architect P.J.H. Cuypers in the neo-Gothic style. ..

This archaeological park has three areas recalling life as it was for the Dutch people during the prehistoric, Roman and medieval periods. Local people in traditional costume bring the past to life. Crops and plants reflect each period with reconstru..

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 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 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..

The scales are in the public weigh house, a Renaissance building with a stepped gable and brick mosaic tympanums. In the 16C, women suspected of witchcraft were brought here from afar to be weighed in the presence of the bourgmestre: if their weight ..