Tours & Activities in Utrecht
Discover Utrecht! Go local with Bart!
Utrecht is one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands. A smaller and easygoing version of Amsterdam it’s called sometimes. But it’s so much more than that! Utrecht is a vibrant university city, filled with quaint shops, old brown bars, hidden oasis and oh yeah plenty of canals and gabled houses.
During this tour I will show you around town. Being a historian in an old town like Utrecht is a bit like being Charlie in the Chocolate factory. So there will be many old stories. Other things will be talked about as well. How come we don’t get into accidents with all those bicycles? How does Utrecht try to create a modern living climate? And questions? I love questions! Ask me anything! (Well almost anything).
The tour will include some unmissable highlights. The cathedral. The Canals. But it will also take you to some hidden gems, so quiet and peaceful, you will forget you’re in the fourth largest city of the Netherlands. It’s impossible to get to know all of Utrecht in one walk, but at the end of my tour you will have a pretty good idea what Utrecht is all about.
We start and end at the Cathedral Square (Domplein), next to the statue of Jan van Nassau.
Come with me. Get to know one of the loveliest towns in the Netherlands. Make the most of your time in good old Utrecht!
(The minimum number of participants in principle is 5. If the minimum number of participants has not been reached two hours before the start, the tour is automatically cancelled.
"Utrecht, the city where the centuries converge, from Roman roots to medieval splendor, and from the Peace of Utrecht to a modern, vibrant metropolis."
This special tour naturally departs from the iconic Dom Tower, the highest church tower in the Netherlands, built in the 14th century. Near the Dom Tower there are various sights such as the Cathedral Church and the Pandhof of the Cathedral, but also the DOMunder, archaeological excavations dating back to Roman times. We then continue our walking route to the Abraham Dolehof, a hidden courtyard that was once part of the Saint Ursula Monastery and to the Paushuize, the home of the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. We then walk to Vredenburg, a historic castle that played an important role during the Eighty Years' War. On the way to Vredenburg we stop at the Utrecht University Academy Building, Buurkerk and Huis Zoudenbalch. Finally we return towards the Dom Tower via Neude, a square with historic buildings and a lively atmosphere and the Janskerk, a Romanesque church from the 11th century, one of the oldest churches in Utrecht.
Utrecht is a multicultural city, which makes it a city with a unique charm and its history of more than 2,000 years will take us back to a Romanesque and medieval past within minutes of starting the tour.
We will walk together for about two hours and we will learn why Utrecht is the most beautiful university city in the Netherlands.
We will see its monuments, we will learn about the famous canals of Utrecht and you will learn about Dutch culture which is full of history, peculiar places, curiosities, monuments, canals and much more!
It is one of the hidden treasures of the Netherlands!!!
Places to visit:
- Roman Empire, origin of Utrecht
- Cathedral Dom
- sun tower
- Pandhof
- House of Anne Maria van Schuurman
- Krakeling House
- Oudegracht canals and witches' cottage
- Cheese tasting
- Winkel and sinkel, cranes
- Neude
- City Castle
- Vredenburgplein
- Schuilkerk
- Nijntje
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- If reservations are made for more than 8 people in the same reservation, it will be applied as a private tour
- Not allowed
the consumption of alcoholic beverages or drugs DURING the tour!
- Punctuality is requested out of respect for the other participants on the tour. The maximum wait in case of delay is 5 minutes.
Thank you for your understanding and punctuality!!
