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Welcome to Delft

Discover Delft New - From the air! DelftXpress – the Delft blue train KammAir provides A tourist train, painted Delft blue, between round trips and day various tourist attractions – from April-October, trips from Rotterdam every hour between 10am-4pm. Route: Sint- Airport. The Delft Up Agathaplein (10am). Station Centrum (10.15am), and Down package Royal Delft (10.30am) and Botanical Garden € Tourist Information Point comprises a canal trip combined with a (10.45am). Price: 4 (ticket valid for the whole flight over the historic town centre. The day). Tel. 015 256 82 18; www.delftxpress.nl If you would like to know what complete programme takes approx. 3 is going on in Delft, you simply hours. Price: € 75 p.p. Tel. 06 2694 7176; must pay a visit to the Tourist www.kammair.nl Information Point (TIP). They have Get into a Cycle Taxi information about everything there Cycle through the city centre without having to is to see and to do in the city. pedal yourself - the Cycle Taxi. Daily in the city The employees will be able to deal By scooter centre from April-October. You can stop empty with all your questions about Ride through our dy- taxis on and around the Markt. Price: € 1 per museums, hotels, restaurants, namic Delft on the 3 min. p.p. There is also an Alleys Route, an East events and markets. ultramodern scooters India Route, and the Almshouses' Route. Can be of Dagtochten booked on tel. 015 214 14 40; www.velotaxi.nl Tourist Information Point (TIP) Combinatie Delft. Hippolytusbuurt 4, 2611 HN Delft Price € 6.50 p.p. per half day (2 hours). tel.: 0900 5151 555 (€ 0.40 per minute) Tel. 015 213 64 03; tel. from abroad: +31 (0)15 215 40 51 www.uitindelft.nl Canal trips e-mail: [email protected] During the canal trip (45 min.), a multi- lingual guide tells you about Delft, about www.delft.com By horsetram its special buildings and their history. A historic route with From April-October, every hour from Opening hours historic transport - 11am-5pm. Start/return: Koornmarkt 113. April - September Sun-Mon 10am-4pm for groups only. Price: € 5.75/€ 3 p.p. (3-12 yrs). Special Tue-Fri 9am-6pm Can be booked on packages and group packages. Also pedalo Sat 10am-5pm tel. 015 256 18 28; hire, € 12.50 per hour per 4-person pedalo. October-March Sun 10am-3pm www.delftsepaardentram.nl Tel. +31 (0)15 212 63 85; Mon 11am-4pm www.rondvaartdelft.nl Tue-Sat 10am-4pm Bank Holidays 10am-4pm, 24 and 31 Dec to 3pm, closed 25 and 26 Dec and 1 Jan.

City Walks trip. Daily from 7 Apr to 30 Sept; during Oct, only in weekends, starting at 11.30am (€ 10). Research has demonstrated that Delft is the most popular Dutch city for walking. You can choose one Guided city walks An experienced guide takes you of several themed walks - on your own, in groups, around all the important and beautiful sites of Delft. guided, or combined with a trip on the Delft canals. 30 March to 29 Sept, Wed, Fri, and Sat from 2-3.30pm (€ 5). Registration/start of all walks at the TIP; Individual city walks For those who prefer to discover max. 30 people, Dutch and English-speaking guides. Delft by themselves, there are four walks, each with their own theme - History, Vermeer, Royal Family, Group outings Delft is just the right place for and Famous Delft Painters, Authors and Scientists. imaginative group trips. How would you like a On sale from the TIP (€ 2.20). chocolate workshop where you make your own chocolates? The organisations who deal with Delft City Tour With this package you explore the city groups are listed on page 11. for 2 hours, combining a guided city walk and a canal 2 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:21 Pagina 3

City of Delftware, the House of Orange and Vermeer

You need not look any further - this is the city with something for everyone. All year round, we offer some- thing for the culture lover, the funshopper, the historian, the scientist, the gourmand, and the sporty. Our city has it all - green squares and romantic canals, quiet almshouses, pleasant terraces, fun shops, exclusive restaurants and attractive hotels. And we haven’t mentioned the museums yet! This is the city of the world-famous Delftware, of William of Orange and of Johannes Vermeer. You have arrived in Delft.

The Markt is one of the most beautiful

Ontdek de andere kleuren van Delft squares in the Netherlands, framed by wandelroute historie the 17th century gables, the wonderful in Delft Stadhuis (Town Hall), and the imposing Nieuwe Kerk with the mausoleum of William of Orange. It takes you back in time. The atmosphere is relaxed and typically Dutch, just like the pancakes and the ‘poffertjes’ The Stadhuis on the Markt, built in 1620 around the13th-century tower Het Steen. you find on the menus. The city’s liveliness is enhanced by its relatively young and days, and as a textile city, where fine Delft City walk ‘History in international inhabitants - the various worsted was made. Where the barges used Delft’ is available knowledge institutes, including the Technical to be loaded with textiles, barrels of beer from the TIP in University of Delft with more than 13,000 and Delftware on the canals, you are now Dutch, English, students, contribute to that. welcome on flat barges with colourful German and French. terraces. Rich past The Medieval structure is still recognisable India Company and the town was home Welcome to Delft. Beware - you would not in the old city centre. Where possible, the to famous scientists, such as Hugo Grotius, be the first to fall for our picturesque and centre is a car-free zone, enabling you to and painters like Johannes Vermeer. As romantic city. explore the pleasant city centre on foot. the home base of the Dutch East India Most sights and attractions are within wal- Company, the largest trading company in king distance of each other. Monumental the world, Delft became familiar with houses are an explicit memory of Delft’s Chinese porcelain, which was to be the rich past. More than 750 years old, the city inspiration for the famous Delftware. But enjoyed its heyday in the Golden Age. In even before those days, Delft already

Ontdek de andere kleuren van Delft those days, Delft was a rich merchants’ experienced international fame. As a city wandelroute bekende Delftse schilders, town with its own lodge of the Dutch East of beer, with 150 breweries in its glory schrijvers en wetenschappers in Delft

Famous citizens of Delft was the right-hand man of the statesman Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. In the political- polished miniscule lenses that enlarged to religious conflict with Prince Maurits, ‘the City walk ‘Famous 266 times, and then mounted them on a Oracle of Delft’ chose the side of Van Delft painters, au- clever device - the microscope. Vermeer is Oldenbarnevelt. In 1618, Maurits had Hugo thors and scientists’ likely to have depicted his fellow citizen in Grotius and Van Oldenbarnevelt arrested, is available from the his paintings ‘The Geographer’ and ‘The As- and the latter was beheaded. Grotius was TIP in Dutch, English, tronomer’. After Vermeer’s death, Van Leeu- given a lifelong sentence and was locked German and French. wenhoek was appointed as his trustee. Van up in Loevestein Castle. After two years, he Leeuwenhoek is buried in the Oude Kerk. managed to escape from the fort by hiding in an empty book chest. There is a statue of Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), international Hugo Grotius on the Markt in front of the lawyer, historian, philosopher and diplomat Nieuwe Kerk, where he is buried. 3 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:21 Pagina 4

DELFT POTTERY DE DELFTSE PAUW

• Original entirely handpainted Delftware • ENTRANCE AND GUIDED TOUR FREE OF CHARGE • Show- and salesroom • Factory prices

OPENING HOURS Season 1/4 - 31/10 1/11 - 31/3 Monday - Friday 9.00 - 16.30 9.00 - 16.30 Saturday - Sunday 9.00 - 16.30 11.00 - 13.00

Delftweg 133 • PO Box 400 • 2600 AK Delft T + 31 (0)15 212 49 20 • F + 31 (0)15 213 49 79 Kerkstraat 13A tel. +31 (0)15 2131848 email: [email protected] www.delftsepauw.com • e-mail: [email protected] 2611 GX Delft, Holland fax +31 (0)15 2123609 web: w ww.candelaer.nl

De Blauwe Tulp - Boattrips through Delft - Handpainted Delftware Delft, a city rich in history, can Kerkstraat 12 best be admired from the water. Markt 65 Complete with a verbal explanation, the canaltrip is Tel. (015) 214 80 92 the perfect way to discover Delft. Fax (015) 213 15 93 E-mail: [email protected] www.bluetulip.nl Koornmarkt 113 2611 ED Delft tel. 0031 (0)15 212 63 85 fax 0031 (0)15 212 18 93 - www.rondvaartdelft.nl

Openingstijden Maandag - zondag 9 - 17 uur. Vanaf 1 november tot 22 maart Delft Blue, discover its tradition gesloten op zondag. Tevens gesloten van Delfts Blauw hoort bij Nederland, zoals de Holland is as famous for its Delft Blue as Van Gogh 25 december tot 2 januari. zonnebloemen bij van Gogh. Maar weet u hoe het is for his sunflowers. Still, only a few people are wereldberoemde aardewerk gemaakt wordt? Nee? aware that the original Delft earthenware is hand- Opening hours Kom dan eens langs bij de Koninklijke Porceleyne crafted. If you like to discover how, come and visit Monday - Sunday 9 am - 5 pm. From November 1 - March 22 Fles, Delfts enig overgebleven aardewerkfabriek Royal Delft, the last remaining earthenware factory closed on Sundays. uit de zeventiende eeuw. Tijdens een rondleiding from the 17th century. Also closed from December 25 ziet u bijvoorbeeld dat ons aardewerk nog altijd You will see that we still use centuries-old techniques until January 2. met de hand wordt beschilderd. U kijkt rond in to hand-paint our products. A Royal Delft tour de fabriek en kunt onze mooiste antieke objecten includes painting demonstrations, an exhibition of Guided tours are available in Dutch, English, French and bewonderen in het museum. Hierna zult u our antiques collection, and a visit to our factory. German. Japanese, Spanish, begrijpen waarom we zo trots zijn op ons Afterwards you will understand why we take such Italian and other languages on aardewerk. Wij zien u graag terug bij de pride in our product. We look forward to welcoming request. Please ask us about Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles, dé producent van you at Royal Delft, the original and oldest Delft Blue our Painting workshops and Delfts Blauw. factory. VIP arrangements.

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Delft’s famous Blue

Who doesn’t know the Delftblue ceramics? Throughout the whole world, plates, tiles, tableaux and vases, decora- ted with the beautiful blue patterns are recognised. Sometimes, the items are as small as a thimble or a bauble for a Christmas tree, and sometimes they are so large they take up an entire wall. The porcelain has its origins in the 17th century. Due to the international trade of the Dutch East India Company, the Delft potters became familiar with fine Chinese porcelain. ‘We can do that’, they must have thought, because Delft imitations started to appear pretty quickly. The ceramics factories Royal Delft (1653) and Delft Pottery De Delftse Pauw continue the tradition of hand-painted Delftware to this day. The small other factories, like De Candelaer and the various studios, also display wonderful examples of traditional craftsmanship and the rich fantasy of the Delft potters of now and then.

An absolute must.... Delftware tile tableau of Rembrandt’s ‘Nightwatch’.

Ceramics factories Studios Delft Blue Line

Delft Pottery De Delftse Pauw Best Buy This special package combines a visit to Tours of the factory and demonstrations Traditional ceramics painting in the shop. Royal Delft with a canal trip. The Delft of ceramics painting. Open: April-Oct Open: Mon-Sat 10am-19pm, Sun 10am- Blue Line starts with a 45-minute canal trip Mon-Sun 9am-4.30pm, Nov-March, 6pm. Markt 39, tel. 015 212 37 14 through the historic city centre of Delft, Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm, Sat-Sun 11am-1pm. followed by a visit to Royal Delft for a tour Admission: free. Tram line 1 (Delft- De Blauwe Tulp around the factory, the museum and the ‘Ceramics in Delft’ Scheveningen) stop Vrijenbanselaan, 5 min. Showroom, traditional painting and firing showroom. Then you return to the city is available from walk. Delftweg 133, tel. +31 015 212 49 20; of ceramics. Open: March-Sept, Mon-Sat centre with the DelftXpress. The programme the TIP in Dutch www.delftsepauw.com 9am-6pm, Oct-Feb Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. takes approx. 3 hours. and English. Admission: free. Kerkstraat 12, Departure: July-August daily, 11am and Royal Delft tel. 015 214 80 92; 12 am, 1pm and 2pm; other months Tours and demonstrations of ceramics www.bluetulip.nl from April to October on request. painting in the showrooms, museum. Admission: € 12,50/ € 9 (to 12 yrs). Open: 21 March – 31 October, daily 9am- Museum Rondvaart Delft, Koornmarkt 113; 5pm; 1 Nov-20 March Mon-Sat 9am-5pm; www.royaldelft.nl closed: 25 Dec-1 Jan. Admission: € 4.50 / Museum Lambert van Meerten www.rondvaartdelft.nl € 3.50 (groups min. 20 pers.), free to 11 Unique collection of tiles, tableaux and www.delftxpress.nl yrs. Bus from Station Centrum, routes implements in original 17th century 63/121/129, stop Jaffalaan/TU aula, period rooms. Open: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, 5 min. walk. Rottterdamseweg 196, Sun/Bank Holidays 1-5pm, closed: 25 Dec tel. 015 251 20 30; www.royaldelft.nl and 1 Jan. Admission: € 3.50 / € 3 (12- 16 yrs. groups min. 15 pers., concessions). De Candelaer Oude Delft 199, tel. 015 260 23 58; Visit the showroom, ceramics production www.gemeentemusea-delft.nl and demonstrations of ceramics painting. Open: Mo-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-5pm; 22 March-20 May also Sun 9am-5.30pm. Admission: free. Kerkstraat 14, tel. 015 213 18 48; www.candelaer.nl

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Proud Royal City

Delft and the House of Oranje-Nassau, the Dutch royal family, have had close links for many centuries. It started in 1572 when Prince William of Orange (1533-1584), Earl of Nassau, regularly stayed with his family and court in the Sint-Agathaklooster, because in those turbulent days he believed himself to be safe within the fortified city. However, the founder of the Dutch monarchy died in the Sint-Agathaklooster in 1584 when he was shot by Balthasar Gerards. You can still see the bullet holes. The final immor- tal words of the Father of the Nation, champion of free- dom of religion and an independent Netherlands, were: ‘Mon Dieu, ayez pitié de mon âme et de ce pauvre peuple.’ - ‘Dear God, pity my soul and this poor nation.’ He was buried in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft, because Breda, where the family grave was, was held by the Spanish. Since those days, 46 members of the Dutch royal family have found their final resting place in the vaults of this church. Only in Delft can you learn everything about the intriguing battles of William of Orange, his life, and its dramatic conclusion.

Ontdek de andere kleuren van Delft wandelroute Oranje An absolute must.... Mausoleum of William of Orange at the Nieuwe Kerk.

in Delft Prinsenhof: residence of Orange Open: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun/Bank The nuns used to walk along the corridor Holidays 1-5pm; closed: 25 Dec and 1 Jan. where William of Orange placed his final Admission: € 5 / € 4 (12-16 yrs, footsteps. The Sint-Agathaklooster was groups-min. 15 pers., concessions), founded around 1400 and remained a Sint-Agathaplein 1, tel. 015 260 23 58; convent until the Prince moved in, in 1572. www.gemeentemusea-delft.nl City walk ‘Orange in After his wretched death, the convent had Delft’ is available many uses, including a Latin school and from the TIP in barracks. In 1962 it became a museum Dutch, French, named after its illustrious inhabitant - het German and English. Prinsenhof. Of course you can look at the bullet holes, but you can also learn about the story of William’s battle against the Spanish and about the other main players from the Eighty Year War. From the Golden Age, Delft’s heyday, the museum has a The Nieuwe Kerk on the Markt. beautiful collection of ceramics, silver, tapestries and paintings. Mausoleum at the Nieuwe Kerk You can climb the tower - which is 108.75m The impressive mausoleum of William of tall and the second highest in the Nether- Orange has a prominent place in the lands - and enjoy the spectacular views. Nieuwe Kerk, a late-gothic cruciform basili- Open: April-Oct Mon-Sat 9am-6pm; Nov- ca (1381-1510). The mausoleum dates from March Mon-Fr 11am-4pm, Sat 10am-5pm; 1614-1622, and was designed by Hendrick ticket office for the tower shuts 30min de Keyser. The vaults of the Dutch royal earlier. Admission, incl. admission Oude family are below the mausoleum, but the Kerk: € 3 / € 2.50 (concessions, groups vaults are not accessible to the public. The min. 20 pers.)/ € 1.50 (3-12 yrs); tower: church also has stained-glass windows that € 2.50 / € 2 (concessions, groups min. are dedicated to the Prince, exhibitions 20 pers.) / € 1 (3-12 yrs). Markt 80, tel. 015 and video presentations on royal burials, 212 30 25; www.nieuwekerk-delft.nl the history of the church and sculpted grave monuments. Statue of William of Orange in rustic convent garden. 7 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:21 Pagina 8

The Vermeer Centre, meet the master of light

The Vermeer Centre offers a visual voyage of discovery through the life, work and Open Monday to Saturday from 10.00 a.m. city of Johannes Vermeer. The visitor steps to 6.00 p.m.; from November to March into 17th century Delft, sees samples from until 5.00 p.m.; Sunday from 10.00 a.m. Vermeer's oeuvre, goes in search of his to 5.00 p.m. mentor and the stories behind the paint- Closed on 25 December and 1 January. ings. In the studio, the visitor learns how Vermeer approached his work and about his Entrance € 8. Children between 4 and 11: mastery of light, composition and colour. € 4; 65+ ticket: € 6; family ticket: € 18. With the aid of 17th century lenses, 'goggle Groups (min. 15): € 7. Guided tours, boxes', pigments and contemporary media, workshops and lectures on request. the visitor studies the paintings of Vermeer in depth, but the magic of his masterly Free entry to the Vermeer shop and work remains. Vermeer café without a ticket.

Public transport Train to Delft station Vermeercentrum (a 10 minute walk from the station). Voldersgracht 21 Tram 1 from Delft and Den Haag 2611 EV Delft centrum and Den Haag HS station (stop: Binnenwatersloot), 4 minute walk. T +31 (0)15 - 213 85 88 Bus 61 (stop: Burgwal), 129 (stop: E [email protected] Phoenixstraat) 4 minute walk. W www.vermeerdelft.nl Parking: Parking garage on Phoenixstraat, The Vermeer Centre is housed on the historic site 3 minute walk. of the former St. Lucas Guild, where Vermeer was Dean of the painters for many years. New: open from April 2007 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:22 Pagina 9

Johannes Vermeer of Delft

The painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is without doubt the most famous citizen of Delft of all time. His world-famous master pieces are exhibited in museums all over the world. Apart from the atmospheric colours and the harmonious and balanced composition, it is the depth and the use of light in particular that makes Vermeer’s paintings so fascinating. He lived and worked with his family in various places in the centre of Delft, where he found his inspiration. Partly because of his paintings, life in Delft in the Golden Age is still tangible. No wonder Delft was the location for the filming of a ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’.

An absolute must.... Vermeercentrum Opens April 2007. The Vermeercentrum offers a fascinating voyage of discovery through the life and work of the famous 17th-century Dutch painter Johannes ‘The city of Delft in perspective’, Johannes Vermeer, approx.1660-1661, Koninklijk Kabinet van Vermeer and the city of Delft where he lived Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague and worked throughout his life. You expe- rience his life in 17th-century Delft, expe- Contemporaries in Prinsenhof rience his studio and get to know his work. Together with other Delft painters from A unique experience for young and old! that time, including Pieter de Hooch and Carel Fabritius, Vermeer formed a separate school in painting, the Delft School. They are characterised by their choice of simple subjects, household scenes, natural light, and excellent use of perspective. Museum Het Prinsenhof has a number of works of the Delft School, including Vermeer buried in Oude Kerk paintings by Emanuel de Witte, Hendrick Like the famous sea-faring heroes, van Vliet, Cornelis de Man, Michiel Piet Hein and Maarten Tromp, Johannes Jansz.van Mierevelt and Leonaert Bramer. Vermeer is buried in de Oude Kerk, which See also page 7. the citizens of Delft know lovingly as ‘Oude Jan’ (Old John). This is the oldest church in Delft - it was built around 1200 Open: April-Oct Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun and was extended several times through 10am-5pm. Nov-March daily 10am-5pm. the ages. Apart from memorial stones, Ontdek de andere kleuren van Delft Admission: € 8 /€6 (concessions)/ the beautiful interior has three organs, a wandeling € Johannes Vermeer 4 (4-12 yrs), Voldersgracht 21, beautifully sculpted pulpit from 1548, and in Delft tel. 015 213 85 88; www.vermeerdelft.com 25 stained-glass windows by Joep Nicolas. There is also an exhibition about the Discover Vermeer sites history of the church. Since it was built, At six different locations in the city centre the tower has leant by almost two metres. of Delft you can see Johannes Vermeer’s

Leven en werk van life and work on rotating cubes. Open: April-Oct Mon-Sat 9am-6pm; Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) in het 17de-eeuwse Delft The locations of the cubes are related Nov-March Mon-Fr 11am-4pm, Sa 10am- City walk ‘Johannes to periods in the painter’s life. Together 5pm. Admission, incl. admission Nieuwe Vermeer in Delft’ they offer a brief, but complete meeting Kerk: € 3 / € 2.50 (concessions, groups is available from with Vermeer. The TIP has a leaflet with min. 20 pers. / € 1.50 (3-12 yrs), Heilige the TIP, in Dutch, a walk along Vermeer locations. ‘The Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft taken Geestkerkhof 25, tel. 015 212 30 15; English, German from the South-East with the tomb of William www.oudekerk-delft.nl and French the Silent’, approx. 1670-1675. 9 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:22 Pagina 10

Museums, monuments and churches

With more than six hundred national monuments, Delft’s city centre is really one big monument. Museum Lambert van Meerten * The sixty bridges, the merchants’ houses, the mansions and gable houses along the canals, the old shop Former residence of the collector Lambert fronts, the churches and the almshouses are shining examples of Dutch architecture. Many historic van Meerten. E.g. Delftware, Chinese and buildings are used in daily life and can therefore only be admired from the outside. Fortunately, many Japanese porcelain, and a 17th-century of the monumental buildings house museums - an ideal way to enjoy the riches of Delft. period room in the style of Vermeer. Open: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun/Bank Museum Paul Tétar van Elven Technology Museum Delft Holidays 1-5pm, closed: 25 Dec and Former residence of the painter and collec- Meet the past and present of technology 1 Jan. Admission: € 3.50 / € 3 (12-16 yrs, tor Paul Tétar van Elven (1823-1896) with and the people behind it. Open: Tue-Sat groups min. 15 pers., concessions), period rooms from the 17th, 18th and 19th 10am-5pm, Sun-Bank Holiday 12-5pm; Oude Delft 199, tel. 015 260 23 58; century. Open: 14 Apr-28 Oct, Tue-Sun 1- closed: 25 Dec, 1 Jan, 30 Apr. Admission: www.gemeentemusea-delft.nl 5pm. During the winter period, groups visits € 2.30 / € 1.60 (5-12 yrs, groups min. possible by appointment. Admission: € 3 / 10 pers.) / various discount tickets. Vermeercentrum € 1.50 (concessions, 13-18 yrs), free to 12 Ezelsveldlaan 61, tel. 015 278 52 00; The Vermeercentrum offers a fascinating yrs. Koornmarkt 67; tel. 015 212 42 06. www.museum.tudelft.nl voyage of discovery through the life and work of the famous 17th-century Dutch Legermuseum (Army museum) Museum Het Prinsenhof * painter Johannes Vermeer. Opens April 2007. Dutch military history throughout the ages The story of William of Orange and the Open: Apr-Oct Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun - from the Romans to the UN peace mis- Golden Age of Delft, with wonderful pieces 10am–5pm, Nov-March daily, 10am-5pm. sions of the past decades. Open: Tue-Fr of Delftware and contemporaries of Admission: € 8/ € 6 (concessions) / € 4 (4- 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun/ Bank Holidays 12- Vermeer. Open: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, 12 yrs). Voldersgracht 21, tel. 015 213 85 88; 5pm (also on Bank Holiday Mondays); Mon Sun/Bank Holidays 1-5pm; closed: 25 Dec www.vermeerdelft.com during school holidays (Middle region) and 1 Jan. Admission: € 5 / € 4 (12-16 10am-5pm. Closed: 25 Dec and 1 Jan. yrs), groups, min. 15 pers., concessions), Botanical Garden TU Delft Admission: from 18 yrs € 6 / € 3 (4-17 Sint-Agathaplein 1, tel. 015 26023 58; More than 3,000 species of plants in the yrs, concessions, groups from 10 pers.) / www.gemeentemusea-delft.nl garden and the greenhouses. Museumshop. every first Fri of the month: free / family Open: Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sat 10am- tickets 20% discount / students and Museum Nusantara * 4pm; May-Sept also Sun 12-4pm. Museumjaarkaart: free. Korte Geer 1, tel. History and cultures of Indonesia. Admission: € 2 / € 1 (5-14 yrs, conces- ‘Museums in Delft’ is 015 215 05 00; www.legermuseum.nl Permanent exhibition shows the 400-year sions.) / tours by appointment € 17.50 per available from the old link between the Netherlands and hour. Poortlandplein 6, tel. 015 278 23 56; TIP in Dutch/English. Historical Tobacco Museum Delft Indonesia. Open: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, www.botanischetuin.tudelft.nl Implements, tools and old packaging from Sun/Bank Holiday 1-5pm; closed: 25 Dec the Dutch and Delft tobacco history. and 1 Jan. Admission: € 3.50 / € 3 (12-16 Mineralogical-Geological Museum Only for groups to 15 pers., by appointment yrs, groups min. 15 pers., concessions), Collection of minerals, ores, rock and by tel. or e-mail. Van Bossestraat 2; Sint-Agathaplein 4, tel. 015 260 23 58; models of volcanoes and fossils. Activities with tel. 015 212 24 11; www.gemeentemusea-delft.nl Open: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; tours by this symbol are www.tabaksmuseum.nl appointment. Admission: free. particularly fun Mijnbouwstraat 120, tel. 015 278 60 21; for children. *) A combination ticket is available for the three municipal museums. www.tu.tudelft.nl/museum

Churches

Maria van Jessekerk Nieuwe Kerk Oude Kerk Neo-gothic cruciform basilica, constructi- Late gothic cruciform basilica (1381-1510). Oldest church in Delft. Memorial stones on completed in 1882. Two remarkable to- Mausoleum of William of Orange. Open: (e.g. Vermeer) and beautiful stained- wers that refer to the towers of the Oude April-Oct Mon-Sat 9am-6pm; Nov-March glass windows. Open: April-Oct Mon-Sat and the Nieuwe Kerk. During the restora- Mon-Fr 11am-4pm, Sat 10am-5pm; ticket 9am-6pm; Nov-March Mon-Fr 11am-4pm, tion of 2003-2005, the beautiful leaded office for the tower shuts 30min earlier. Sa 10am-05pm. Admission, incl. admission windows were put back and the colourful Admission, incl. admission Oude Kerk: € 3 / Nieuwe Kerk: € 3 / € 2.50 (concessions, murals were restored. Open: May-Sept € 2.50 (concessions, groups min. 20 pers.) / groups min. 20 pers. / € 1.50 (3-12 yrs). Thu and Sat 1-4.30pm; Oct-Apr Thu and € 1.50 (3-12 yrs); tower: € 2.50 / € 2 Heilige Geestkerkhof 25, tel. 015 212 30 15; Sat 2-4pm. The chapel in the Jozefstraat is (concessions, groups min. 20 pers.) / € 1 www.oudekerk-delft.nl open daily. Admission: free. Burgwal 20; (3-12 yrs). Markt 80, tel. 015 212 30 25; tel. 015 212 61 70. www.nieuwekerk-delft.nl 10 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:22 Pagina 11

Museums, monuments and churches

Tool Museum Mensert Armamentarium, Korte Geer 1. Former Molen de Roos, Phoenixstraat 112. Permanent exhibition on 100 years of artillery warehouse of the States of Originally a corn mill built on the city wall, construction work in the Netherlands. Holland and West-Friesland. Oldest part with a miller’s house from 1728. Open: Every first Sat of the month 11am- dates back to 1601. Since 1802 also an 5pm, groups by appointment. Admission: East-India warehouse. Almshouses € 1.50 / accompanied up to 6 yrs free. Drie Akersstraat 9; tel. 015 219 00 92, Oostpoort, Oostpoort 1. Only remaining Hofje van Almonde, Bagijnhof 10-22. www.delftmusea.nl city gate, dating back to approx. 1400. Founded in1607, houses from 1855.

Medical-Pharmaceutical Museum Agnetapark, Zocherweg. Revolutionary Hofje van Gratie, Van der Mastenstraat Gemeenlandshuis De Griffioen labourers’ neighbourhood from 1884-1886 26-38. Founded in 1573, houses from 1660. van Delfland, Microscopes of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, with park-like feel. Oude Delft 167. 17th-century surgery of the Delft physician Hofje van Pauw, Paardenmarkt 54-62. Luxury, late gothic Reinier de Graaf and an old chemists. Stadhuis, Markt. In 1618-1620 designed Trustees’ room in gate building (1707). house, largely from Groups of 10-25 people by appointment by Hendrick de Keyser. Original medieval 1505. Above the only. Koornmarkt 66; tel. 015 213 48 88 / brick tower. Klaeuwshofje, Oranje Plantage 58-77. entrance, there is 06-5590 7301, www.griffioen.biz Charitable almshouses dating back to 1605. a 17th-century cartouche with Reptile zoo Serpo coats of arms. The largest collection of snakes and croco- Since 1645, it has diles in the Netherlands. Open: Mon-Sat Especially for kids been the seat of 10am-6pm, Sun 1-6pm; 25 Dec and 1 Jan Hoogheemraadschap closed. Admission: € 7.50 / € 5.50 (4-11 Children’s parties at Knus Children’s activities Speakers van Delfland (the yrs) /€ 6.50 (concessions) / 15 % reduction Delftse Hout, Zavelpad 3, 5 years and older. Burgwal 45-49, Delfland water for groups min. 15 pers. Stationsplein 8; tel. 015 212 29 90; www.knus.nl tel. 015 212 44 46; board). tel. 015 212 21 84; www.serpo.nl www.speakers.nl Kids Playground Indoor Speelparadijs Monuments Open: Wed-Sun 10am-6pm, short Water playgrounds and city farms holidays Mon-Sun 10am-6pm; 25 Dec Open: city farms daily 10am-4.30pm; Waag, Markt 11. and 1 Jan closed. Admission: € 5.50 closed 25 Dec and 1 Jan; Playground: City weighing house from 1644. (5-12 yrs) / € 3 (0-4 yrs) / € 1.80 Apr-Sept, Tue-Sun 10am-4.15 pm. (adults). Kleveringweg 35, tel. 015 219 Admission: free. Vleeshal, Voldersgracht 1-2. Front gable 06 73; www.kidsplayground.nl Delftse Hout: Korftlaan 3, with sculpted cow and sheep heads. tel. 015 214 02 63. Children’s parties with disco Tanthof: Abtswoude 5, Visbanken, Cameretten. The central place bowling ´t Karrewiel tel. 015 256 90 84. for the fish trade for centuries. Delfts Recreatie- en Partycentrum, Paardenmarkt 74, tel. 015 213 68 76; Oost-Indisch Huis, Oude Delft 39. www.karrewiel.nl Seat of the Delft Lodge of the Dutch East India Company (1631).

Groepswandelingen en uitstapjes

Happy Day Tours Delftstede Delft Rondleidingen Professionally guided city walks, Various packages for a fun day in Delft. Expert tailored tours through the historic day trips and company packages. Tel. 015 213 55 71; town, churches and museums. Also Many languages and themes offered. www.delftstede.com company packages. Tel. 06 2242 9010 Tel. 015 256 53 06; www.delftrondleidingen.nl www.happydaytours.nl Dagtochten Combinatie Delft Group packages full of excitement, Gilde Delft Stadswandelingen Gidsenservice Delft culture and fun. Tel. 015 213 64 03; City walks with volunteers. ‘Groups in Delft’ is City walks with volunteers. www.uitindelft.nl Tel. 015 256 61 33; available from the Tel. 06 5231 1744; www.gilde-delft.nl TIP in Dutch. www.gidsenservicedelft.nl

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Dine well South of the Markt, the Beestenmarkt The people of Delft enjoy their food is waiting for you. This is the meeting and drink. You can tell by the number place for the people of Delft. of restaurants in the city centre, but It is equally pleasant to be on the more importantly by the quality of Brabantse Turfmarkt or the Burgwal. those restaurants. Everywhere you find a multitude of restaurants, atmospheric Culinary Delft grand-cafés and romantic eating places. A number of restaurants offer You can enjoy dishes from all corners of culinary packages under the the world, virtually 24 hours a day – One large outdoor cafe heading ‘Delft Culinair’. there is a choice of Greek, Turkish, The many outdoor cafes of the old city More info: www.delft.com Indonesian, Surinam, Thai, Japanese, centre turn Delft into a really attractive Italian, Spanish, French, African and city to roam around in. For example, ‘Hotels, restaurants, Mexican. And of course, there are tradi- along the Oude Delft, on the Heilige cafes in Delft’ is tional Dutch dishes too. Delft has it all! Geestkerkhof at the foot of the Oude Kerk, available from the Will it be a fine dinner, an exclusive the enjoyable Wijnhaven and the intimate TIP in Dutch. restaurant, or the tasty dish of the day Doelenplein. Under the plane trees of the in one of the many cafes? rustic square you could be in France.

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Exciting Backdrop for Events

Recreation in Green Spaces Colourful Events Green oasis - Delftse Hout The city centre of Delft offers a won- Delftse Hout is at a short distance from the derful backdrop to the many colourful city centre. An extensive wooded area with festivities that take place each year. active and passive leisure activities for The following is just a selection. For young and old – walking, cycling, rowing, more current information, for example pedalos, windsurfing, swimming. There is a about the canal and garden concerts, water playground, a city farm, a running please visit www.delft.com track, a deer park, and an arboretum. Where-ever you are in Delftse Hout, a plea- February sant café or restaurant is never far away. 9 and 10 Bluesfestival April Nature and Environmental Centre 9 Art and Antique Fair De Papaver 14 and 15 Museum Weekend Situated in Delftse Hout. Exhibitions, 30 Koninginnedag (Queen’s activities for children. birthday celebrations) Open: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Orange Sun Festival Sun 1.30-4.30pm. Admission: free. May Korftlaan 6, tel. 015 219 79 77. 28 Antique Fair June 6 - 10 Fair Weather Games (street theatre) 23 Youth Tattoo July The Fair Weather Games offer a large number of street theatre acts. 14 and 15 Ceramica (ceramics fair) August Markets 3 - 12 Delft Chamber Music Festival Wandering along the stalls to look for that one special object - 5 Floating Parade genuine antique, bric-a-brac or a bouquet of summer flowers – 11 Oriental Market you can always find something to your taste on the Delft markets. 17 - 19 Jazz Festival • Antiques, Bric-a-Brac and Book Market 24 Westerpop Saturdays from 21 April to 29 September along the waterfront September of the Hippolytusbuurt, de Voldersgracht, Vrouw Juttenland 16 SkateJamDelft and Wijnhaven. October • General Market Every Thursday on the Markt (about 150 stalls) 6 and 7 Jewellery and Design and every Saturday on the Brab.Turfmarkt/Burgwal (about 50 Recreational area Midden-Delfland 27 and 28 Studio Route stalls). One of the oldest polder areas of December • Flower and plant market Every Thursday at Hippolytusbuurt. Zuid-Holland. Archetypal Dutch villages 7 Opening skating rink From April at the Brabantse Turfmarkt. are interspersed with pasture, nature and 11 Illuminations • Flea Market Saturdays from 14 April to 29 September, recreational areas. You can walk, cycle, 8am-4pm at SITA-terrein, Schieweg 60. fish and canoe. See page 21.

‘Events in Delft’ Fun for Kids is available from the TIP in Many Delft tourist attractions and activities are great fun for Ontdek de andere kleuren van Delft Natuur- en Dutch. children. Think of a canal trip, the horsetram, or the Delft blue train. recreatiegebied And you really should not miss out Reptile zoo Serpo. During the de Delftse Hout ‘Nature and holidays, several Delft museums often organise children’s activities, recreational area for example the Army museum, the Technology Museum Delft and Delftse Hout’ is the three municipal museums. For current information, look on available from the Activities with this symbol are the websites listed on pages 10 and 11. If you prefer something TIP in Dutch. particularly fun for children. sporty, something on the water, a playground or a children's paradise, look at pages 11 and 21. 17 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:23 Pagina 18

The Ark Hotel occupies four

fully restored seventeenth-

century houses on the most

beautiful canal in the old

centre of Delft. Within easy

walking distance of The Ark

are numerous restaurants,

museums, cinemas and

shops. The spacious hotel

rooms each have their own

bathroom and comprehen-

sive modern facilities.

G Classification: four stars,

twenty-eight rooms

G Nine apartment suites

G Two luxury bridal suites

G Lounge and bar

G Lift

G Breakfast buffet

G Special weekend packages

available

G All major credit cards

Hotel De Ark accepted **** G Open twenty-four hours Koornmarkt 65 2611 EC Delft, The Netherlands a day phone: + 31 (0)15 215 79 99 fax: + 31 (0)15 214 49 97 G Hotel bed route: E-mail: [email protected] follow E Internet: http://www.deark.nl

Hotel Johannes Vermeer ***

Hotel Johannes Vermeer is gevestigd in een monumentaal pand en gelegen in de gezellige binnenstad van Delft met haar vele culturele beziens- waardigheden en winkeltjes.

Molslaan 20 T 015 - 212 64 66 2611 RM Delft F 015 - 213 48 35 E [email protected]

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Accommodation in Delft

Delft has a wide and attractive range of accom- modation options – from stylish four-star hotels Weekend in Delft Book hotels online in historic canal buildings with original themed A day in Delft is wonderful, but the city is also an rooms to authentic ‘gypsy carts’ in a romantic ideal destination for a weekend away. Under the You can book your hotel online courtyard. Do you prefer a cosy family hotel headings Romantic Delft and Cultural Delft a number via www.delft.com. On this site or would you rather put your tent up in the of hotels and restaurants offer romantic breaks you can see which hotels are recreational area or a natural campsite? Whatever and cultural hotel packages. For more information, available, the facilities they offer, you choose – hospitality and comfort are well please contact the TIP or visit www.delft.com and how you can contact them. provided for in Delft. For more information please visit www.delft.com.

Hotels Campsites

**** Hotel de Ark 76 T 015 215 79 99 [email protected] Recreational centre Delftse Hout Koornmarkt 65 2611 EC Delft F 015 214 49 97 www.deark.nl Korftlaan 5, tel. 015 213 00 40, BW Museumhotels Delft 113 T 015 215 30 70 [email protected] www.delftsehout.nl Phoenixstraat 50a 2611 AM Delft F 015 215 30 79 www.museumhotels.nl *** Bridges House Hotel 24 T 015 212 40 36 [email protected] Buitengoed De Uylenburg Oude Delft 74 2611 CD Delft F 015 213 36 00 www.bridges-house.com Noordeindseweg 70, Delfgauw, Campanile Hotel & tel. 015 214 37 32, Restaurant Delft 142 T 015 279 90 00 [email protected] www.uylenburg.nl Kleveringweg 53 2616 LZ Delft F 015 279 90 01 www.campanile.com Hotel Coen 60 T 015 214 59 14 [email protected] Natural campsite De Grutto Coenderstraat 47 2613 SN Delft F 015 212 63 84 www.hotelcoendelft.nl Abtswoude 27a, Schipluiden, Hotel De Emauspoort 50 T 015 219 02 19 [email protected] tel. 079 341 83 25 (6-8pm). Vrouwenregt 9 2611 KK Delft F 015 214 82 51 www.emauspoort.nl Information and booking during Hotel Juliana 45 T 015 256 76 12 [email protected] the season: 6-8pm, M. Trompstraat 33 2628 RC Delft F 015 256 57 07 www.hoteljuliana.nl tel. 06 5101 0162 Hotel Johannes Vermeer 50 T 015 212 64 66 [email protected] Molslaan 20 2611 RM Delft F 015 213 48 35 www.hotelvermeer.nl Naturists site Abtswoudse Hoeve Hotel De Kok 60 T 015 212 21 25 [email protected] Rotterdamseweg 215, Houttuinen 14 2611 AJ Delft F 015 212 21 25 www.hoteldekok.nl tel. 015 256 12 02 / 06 2028 7393, Hotel De Koophandel 47 T 015 214 23 02 [email protected] www.navah.nl Beestenmarkt 30 2611 GC Delft F 015 212 06 74 www.hoteldekoophandel.nl Hotel Leeuwenbrug 55 T 015 214 77 41 [email protected] Green campsite Delflandhoeve Koornmarkt 16 2611 EE Delft F 015 215 97 59 www.leeuwenbrug.nl Schieweg 166, Hotel De Plataan 60 T 015 212 60 46 [email protected] tel. 015 212 90 03 / 06 5358 0202, Doelenplein 10 2611 BP Delft F 015 215 73 27 www.hoteldeplataan.nl www.delflandhoeve.nl Hotel De Vlaming 27 T 015 213 21 27 [email protected] Vlamingstraat 52 2611 KZ Delft F 015 212 20 06 www.hoteldevlaming.nl ** ’t Raedthuys 16 T 015 212 51 15 [email protected] Markt 38-42 2611 GV Delft F 015 213 60 69 www.raadhuisdelft.nl B&B De Uylenburg 26 T 015 214 37 32 [email protected] Noordeindseweg 70 2645 BC Delfgauw F 015 215 80 86 www.uylenburg.nl B&B Oosteinde 8 T 015 213 42 38 [email protected] Oosteinde 156 2611 SR Delft F 015 213 42 38 www.bb-oosteinde.nl ‘Hotels Delft’ is B&B Soul Inn 22 T 015 215 72 46 [email protected] available from Willemstraat 55 2613 DS Delft F 015 212 02 78 www.soul-inn.nl the TIP. B&B In de van Slingelandt 4 T 015 213 75 16 [email protected] Van Slingelandtstraat 3 2613 TT Delft

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From plant to technology Botanic Garden TU Delft Museumshop

Address: Poortlandplein 6 2628 BM Delft

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With sunday afternoon activities

LEAP BACK INTO HISTORY!

Charming and hospitable Guesthouse the Uylenburg is settled in the middle of the nature, surrounded by several farmhouses.The center of Delft is only 2 km. away. It is a guesthouse with a very good ambiance, 13 rooms available including a bathroom with toilet. You can park your car in front of the guesthouse. Buitengoed de Uylenburg • Noordeindseweg 70 • 2645 BC Delfgauw Tel: (015) 214 37 32 •Fax: (015) 215 80 86 • [email protected] • www.uylenburg.nl 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:23 Pagina 21

Information

Accessible City Centre Active / sporty tel. 0900 722 37 52 / 015 212 72 22; Hospital Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis www.raceplanet.nl Reinier de Graafweg 3-11, The city centre, which is largely ‘t Karrewiel, Delfts Recreatie- en tel. switchboard 015 260 30 60, pedestrianised, is easily accessible Partycentrum Bowling, restaurants, Knus Road bowling, barbecue, rowing emergency number 112. by car, train, tram, bus and bicycle. scooter hire, and tourist packages. Open: boats and pedalos. Open: May-Oct; daily 10am-midnight. Paardenmarkt 74, open weekends all year round. Zavelpad Delft Council Phoenixstraat 16, Parking – follow tel. 015 213 68 76; www.karrewiel.nl 3, Delftse Hout, tel. 015 212 29 90; tel. 015 260 22 22; the P-routee www.knus.nl www.gemeentedelft.info For visitors to the city centre it is Total Langstraat Canoe, pedalo and most convenient, and most econ- surfbike hire. Open: Mon-Fri 6am-9pm, Swimming pools Post office Zuidwal 17. Open: Mon-Fri omical, to park in the multi-storey Sat 8am-9pm, Sun 9am-7pm. 9am-6pm (Fri to 8pm), Sat 9am-5pm. car park on Phoenixstraat, in the Dorpsstraat 56, Schipluiden (Midden- Zwembad Kerkpolder Kerkpolderweg 1, Zuidpoortgarage or in one of the Delfland), tel. 015 380 99 32; tel. 015 256 58 01. Tourist Assistance Service TAS offers other car parks. There are more www.totallangstraat.nl assistance to foreign tourists, congress than 1,300 parking spaces within Sportfondsenbad Delft Weteringlaan 1, visitors and business people who visit easy walking distance of the main Sportcenter Allround Canoe and scooter tel. 015 212 00 02. Delft and who have become the victim sights and attractions. Most parking hire. Open: Mo-Fri 9-12am and 2pm- of a crime or accident. Tas also offers spaces in the city centre are 10pm. Sat 9am-1pm. Rijksstraatweg 3c, Zwem- en squashcentrum Delft Clara help in the case of missing persons or reserved for permit holders. There Den Hoorn (Midden-Delfland), van Sparwoudestr 2, tel. 015 214 18 74. property. Available: Mon-Sun, Apr- are a limited number of spaces tel. 015 257 89 24; Sept 9am-9pm, Oct-March 9am-5pm, where you can park near a ticket www.sportcenterallround.nl Bicycle hire tel. 070 52 44 000. machine. There are 50 disabled parking spaces on the edges of the Funsports Siem de Jong Canoe hire. NS Rijwielshop Open: Mon-Fri 6.15am- The Technology Meeting Point (TOP) pedestrianised area. Open: Mon-Thu 9am-6pm, Fri 9am- 11.30pm, Sat 7.30am-11.30pm, Sun/ Bank makes culture, science and technology 9pm, Sat 9am-5pm. Buitenwatersloot Holidays 8am-11.30pm. Van Leeuwen- accessible by means of exhibitions, By public transport 351, tel. 015 261 80 00; www.siem.nl hoeksingel 40a, tel. 015 214 30 33. lectures and debates. Open: Every Sat Delft is accessible by train with two and Sun from 12am-6pm. Free entry. stops - Delft Centrum and Delft- Golfbaan Delfland Abtsrechtseweg 1, Herberg De Uylenburg Noordeindse- Hippolytusbuurt 14, www.topdelft.nl Zuid. Station Centrum is approx. 3 Schipluiden, tel. 015 380 17 96 / weg 70, Delfgauw, tel. 015 214 37 32, min. walk from the city centre. 380 79 11; www.delflandgolf.nl www.uylenburg.nl InfoGuide shows the way Tram line 1 connects Delft, Rijswijk, With the InfoGuide you can print out a The Hague and Scheveningen with Bleekemolen Indoor Kart Planet Useful Information map and surf on www.delft.com. You each other. On Saturday and on Open: Mon-Fri 1pm-11pm, Sat-Sun can also use it to book a hotel online Queens Day (April 30th) public 12am-11pm; children 4-8 yrs: Wed, Sat, Police station Delft Jacoba v. after the TIP has closed. The InfoGuides transport in Delft is free from 11am Sun to 6 pm; youth 8-16 yrs daily to 6 Beierenlaan 1, tel. switchboard 0900 are on Oude Langendijk next to the to 6pm Info: www.9292ov.nl or pm. Kleveringweg 18, 8844, emergency number 112. Nieuwe Kerk. tel. 0900 9292 (€ 0.70 per min.).

Ontdek de andere kleuren van Delft

Natuur- en By bicycle recreatiegebied Colophon de Delftse Hout There are various places in the city Publication © January 2007, This publicatioin was compiled with where you can park your bicycle in Delft Marketing the utmost care. Publisher and special places. Secure bike sheds Postbus 2808, 2601 CV Delft producer cannot accept liability for are at Station Centrum (NS Production, text and design any mistakes and/or omissions in Rijwielshop and Mini Snack) and Klats+Poseidon Creatieve this publication. Copying of articles at Oude Langendijk, next to the Communicatie, Delft and pictures is allowed in principle,

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Best Western Museumhotels Delft

A 4 star hotel located in the oldest part of historical Delft where you still can see the medieval character of the hotel by its architecture and atmosphere. The hotel, located in 12 historical buildings along Oude Delft, Schoolstraat and Phoenixstraat has 63 rooms and 3 suites. All rooms have 4 star facilities.

Best Western Museumhotels Delft owns his name because of 2 permanent art projects named “Nowadays Delft Blue” and “The Zodiac”. 2 different art project made of ceramics. “Nowadays Delft Blue” encompass paintings, graphic designs, monumental ceramic sculptures, three-dimensional still-life creations and much more. “The Zodiac” is a project of the 12 signs made of ceramics in human size. 2 projects which are unique art projects in Holland.

The hotel has a cosy bar “De Volle Maan” (The Full Moon) where you can enjoy a drink and a light snack. The Best Western Delft Museumhotel & Residence distinguishes itself by its special architecture and a unique art project, antiques, modern design and….hospitality.

Your stay in Best Western Museumhotels Delft means feeling at home in a House with both a historical and a modern ambience…

Best Western: The World’s Largest Hotel Chain! • Best Western Museumhotels Delft • Phoenixstraat 50A • 2611 AM DELFT • Tel: +31 15 215 30 70 • Fax: +31 15 215 30 79 • E-mail: [email protected] • Homepage: www.museumhotels.nl 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:23 Pagina 23

You are invited to the Holland Handicrafts shop in the historical center of Delft

We offer a large selection of: Q handcarved cookie boards Q spoon & wine racks Q handmade hourglasses Q German smokers & nutcrackers (original Erzgebirge) Q handmade balances Q Dutch antiques including: linen closets, tables, chairs, clocks, sleds, Vrouwenregt 2 Delftware and more! 2611 KK Delft tel +31 (0)18 052 00 60 mobile +31 (0) 6 5340 34 98 www.hollandhandicrafts.com Open: 11:00-18:00 hours Tuesday–Friday 11:00-17:00 hours Saturday Closed: Sunday and Monday 06.157Ti_toerist.info metADV_EN 18-12-2006 16:23 Pagina 24

Discover the Oude Kerk (Old Church) and the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Delft

Relive history in the churches of Delft!

Oude Kerk (Old Church) Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) The Heilige Geestkerkhof is one of the finest locations within Delft city The Nieuwe Kerk dates back to 1496 and is located in the Markt. It centre. Here we find Delft’s most ancient church, dating back to 1246: has close links with the House of Orange-Nassau and the Dutch royal the Oude Kerk, with its characteristic leaning tower. This recently re- family. It contains the crypt where the members of the royal family stored place of worship has a splendid interior, including a beautifully find their final resting place. Assassinated in 1584, Prince Willem van crafted pulpit dating back to 1548 and 27 very special stained-glass Oranje (William of Orange, or “Father of the Fatherland”), was the first windows. Most of these were made by renowned stained-glass artist member of the House of Orange to be interred here. Joep Nicolas. The impressive mausoleum of Prince Willem van Oranje near the crypt Dutch naval heroes Piet Hein and Maerten Tromp found their final is now open to visitors again, following a major restoration of four resting place in the Oude Kerk, as well as Johannes Vermeer of Delft, years (1997-2001). The tomb was designed by architect Hendrick de the famous painter, poet/priest Stalpaert van der Wiele and scientist Keyser and realised between 1614 and 1622. The choir aisle of the Anthony van Leeuwenhoek. The latter’s epitaph contains the phrase church is lined with several memorial graves, including the monument “Soo set eerbiedigh hier uwe stap” (Enter this place respectfully), of Hugo Grotius. written by the poet Hubert Korneliszoon Poot. The church has 17 stained-glass windows. There is an exhibition inside The church houses an exhibition on its history. the church and we can watch a video presentation of the Nieuwe Kerk and the Dutch royal family. Discover Delft’s other colours