Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Leeuwarden (Netherlands). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Historisch Centrum, Grote of Jacobijnerkerk, and Keramiekmuseum Princessehof. Also, be sure to include Cambuur Stadion in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Leeuwarden (Friesland).
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Historisch Centrum
Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden, located in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, preserves documents pertaining to the history of Leeuwarden.[1]
Address: Groeneweg 1, 8911 EH Leeuwarden
Grote of Jacobijnerkerk
Historical landmark in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Grote of Jacobijnerkerk is a Protestant church in the city of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The square surrounding the church is the Jacobijnerkerkhof.[2]
Address: Bredeplaats 4, 8911 EP Leeuwarden
Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
Also known as: Princessehof
The Princessehof Ceramics Museum is a museum of ceramics in the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands. The museum's name comes from one of two buildings in which it is housed: a small palace built in 1693 and later occupied by Marie Louise, dowager Princess of Orange. The other annexed building is the Papinga stins, a former stronghold from the 15th century. The museum buildings are of interest, and so are its collection of tiles, pottery, and ceramic sculpture.[3]
Address: Grote Kerkstraat 9, 8911 DZ Leeuwarden
Cambuur Stadion
Also known as: Cambuurstadion
Stadium in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The Cambuurstadion is a football stadium in the east side of the city of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. It is used for the home matches of SC Cambuur. The stadium is able to hold 10,500 people and it opened on 12 September 1936. The club has proposed plans for a new stadium on the west side of the city, which will cost €35 million.[4]
Address: Cambuurplein 44, 8921 RG Leeuwarden
Oldehove Tower
Also known as: Oldehove
Tower in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The Oldehove is a leaning and unfinished church tower in the medieval centre of the Dutch city of Leeuwarden.
Oldehove is also the name of an artificial mound (terp) on which in the late 9th century a (Catholic) church dedicated to Saint Vitus was built. Construction of the adjoining Late Gothic tower began in 1529, after the citizens of Leeuwarden demanded a tower taller than the one in the city of Groningen, the Martinitoren. In charge were Jacob van Aken (or Aaken) and, after his death, Cornelis Frederiksz.
The tower's tilt began during construction. The builders tried to compensate for the tilt, but the project was stopped in 1532 (1533 according to another source). In 1595–1596, the then derelict church was demolished, but the tower remains. It consists mostly of brick, but the builders also used so-called Bentheim sandstone. There are two bells. A bell cast in 1633 by Hans Falck and a bell cast in 1637 by Jacob Noteman, weight 2,100 kg (4,630 lb). It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 24331.
The height of the tower is 39 metres (127.95 feet). The tower has 183 steps. The top of the tower is displaced horizontally 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) from the centre. The original plan included attaching a new church to the tower, which would replace the old saint vitus church, but this was never realized. Custodian of the tower is Historisch Centrum Leeuwarden.[5]
Address: 1 Oldehoofsterkerkhof, Leeuwarden
Achmeatoren
Skyscraper in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Achmeatoren is a skyscraper in Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands. The Achmeatoren is 114.6 meters high and has 26 floors, it was opened in 2002. The building was commissioned by Achmea and designed by the architects Abe Bonnema and Jan van der Leij from Bonnema Architects in Hardegarijp. Since its completion the building has lost its granite plates three times but fortunately no one has ever been injured.
Achmeatoren is the tallest building in Leeuwarden and Northern Netherlands, it is visible from a large part of Friesland in clear weather.
A Tourist Information Centre (Dutch: VVV) is located on the ground floor, but it will be closed in March 2021.[6]
Saint Boniface church
Also known as: Sint-Bonifatiuskerk
Catholic church in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The Saint Boniface church is a church in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.[7]
Address: Bonifatiusplein 20, 8911 JT Leeuwarden
Fries Museum
Museum in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. The Fries Museum is a museum in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. It has won the Global Fine Art Award which is sometimes nicknamed the Museum-Oscar.[8]
Address: Wilhelminaplein 92, 8911 BS Leeuwarden
Leeuwarder Golfclub De Groene Ster
Nature and wildlife, Beach, Body of water, Park, Golf, Outdoor activities
Address: Woelwijk 101, 8926 XD Leeuwarden
Tresoar
Archive in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Tresoar is the short name for the Frysk Histoarysk en Letterkundich Sintrum in Leeuwarden.
Tresoar manages digital archives about Friesland and its literature. There is a study room open to the public, and most catalogs are online and free to access. In addition to 2-dimensional material such as photographs, scanned books and documents, there is a growing collection of multi-media objects such as film and audio material that can also be searched and accessed online.
Tresoar was created through a merger in 2002 of the Frisian Literature Museum with the Provincial Library and the National Frisian Archives. Tresoar functions as a regional historical center with a small exposition hall (the "treasure room"), and is located at Boterhoek 1, Leeuwarden.
Since 2007, all 255 editions of the Leeuwarder Courant have been digitized and placed online.[9]
Address: Boterhoek 1, 8911 DH Leeuwarden
Froskepôlemolen
Mill in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Froskepôlemolen is a smock mill in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands which dates from 1896 but was rebuilt on its present site in 1962. The mill has been restored to working order and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 24507.[10]