At VVV Haarlem you will find several walks you can do yourself. Do you prefer to go with a city guide? VVV Haarlem has several walks you can choose from.
The VVV city guides are waiting for you! They are happy to tell you about the history of the city, its architecture and other monuments and of course fun, exciting and interesting anecdotes about Haarlemmers and their surroundings. The city walk is offered every Friday and Saturday at 2:00 pm. The cost is €9.50 per person and there is a maximum of 14 people per guide.
*Let op! Deze wandeling is enkel Nederlandstalig
Would you like to take your own group on a different day or time for a guided city walk? That is also possible. The cost for a guide is € 100 for a Dutch-language walk and € 115 for a walk in German, English or French. The duration of the walk is 90 minutes and again there is a maximum group size of 14 people.
Here you can also choose which starting and ending point you would like. However, take into account crowds or ask for advice from the tourist information office. You also decide on the subject of the walk, choosing either the general historical monuments walk or another theme as described below.
Discover the traces of the many Flemings who lived in Haarlem in the 16th century.
The gable stone is the precursor of our house number. Look up and learn what gable stones can tell you about the building, the occupants, the profession and the origin.
A route that takes you from the Grote or St. Bavokerk on the Grote Markt to the even larger Koepelkathedraal(or vice versa). Along the way you walk through a maze of quaint little streets.
From Dutch Brick Gothic to Flemish Mannerism, from Neo-Classicism to Art Nouveau; just some of the architectural styles that may pass in review during this walk.
The courtyards are the hidden courtyards in downtown. Small houses where (mostly) elderly ladies live. These oases of tranquility have a central communal garden that in some cases can be visited (not on Sundays)
A walking tour of a number of fine downtown monuments. The guide will inform you about the history and side anecdotes.
Many of the monasteries and churches have (partially) disappeared, yet enough traces can still be found to give an insight into the city's fascinating history in this area.
Walk in the footsteps of Bomans, Mulish and Nicolaats Beets. Who was Samuel Ampzing? In short, everything Haarlem has to offer to those interested in literature.
In the Middle Ages, Haarlem was the third largest beer city in the Netherlands with more than 50 breweries. And after that? Learn all about beer history and a recovered beer recipe.
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