Tourist attractions Schoonhoven

Among the canalside meadows and reeds stand 19 windmills over a 2km stretch, made famous by their number, size and the beauty of the marshy plain. Bearing witness to the never-ending battle against the rising water, they have since 1997 been on Unesc..

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.

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)...

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..

The present Protestant church (1460-1502) was built in the Brabant Gothic style. The massive, square tower , unfinished, is crowned by four clock faces. The carillon includes 49 bells. The interior is vast and imposing. The Renaissance (16 C) sta..

Banker Simon van Gijn (1836-1922), a great lover of art, bequeathed this beautiful house (1729) with all its contents to the city. An elegant 18 and 19 C decor, rich furniture, Flemish tapestries (reception room), paintings, silverware, glassware, ch..

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..

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).

You will see the Renaissance façade (1601) of this house. Its tympanums are decorated with shells and there is a recess containing a statue of Lady Luck. Other façades dating from the town's era of prosperity (end of the 16C) are spread out along the..

This Renaissance building has a lateral façade preceded by a flight of steps and topped by a stepped gable.

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 ..

When leaving Nieuw-Lekkerland, you will see below the dyke on your right large farmhouses often in the shape of a T, covered in thatch and with a haystack protected by a small roof. Orchards surround the farmhouses.

This park contains a mill ( Walmolen 't Slot ) dating back to 1832 that was used to grind grain and built on the site of a castle destroyed in 1577 (slot: strong castle). In the park, note the tree planted when Queen Wilhemina came of age (1898).

At the sign of the Moor (moriaan), which evokes a tobacco shop, this Renaissance house (ca. 1625) has been transformed into a museum of pottery and pipes ( Aardewerk- in Pijpenmuseum ). There you'll find a reconstructed and fully stocked tobacco shop..

The Jeruzalemkapel (15 C) occupies the corner of the Patersteeg. On the opposite corner, note the former orphanage (the Weeshuis , 1642), now a library, that presents a facade of gables and volutes next to gate topped with a bas-relief representin..

The town hall , with its characteristic tall silhouette, dominates the middle of the central square. The square houses several markets, notably the cheese market and the handicrafts market . No. 27, the "Arti Legi" building, houses the ..