Delft and The Hague

Cities like Delft and Haarlem are as beautiful and as old as Amsterdam is, but a lot smaller and more relaxed to visit. Delft is near The Hague and Rotterdam so easy to combine. In this tour we visit Delft and The Hague, where we will see the famous painting by Vermeer, but just let me know if you would like to visit something else.

Visit Delft

Delft is one of the oldest cities in Holland and it is famous for its Blue pottery. We will visit the traditional factory where you can see how the pottery is made and still painted by hand. Of course we will make a walk through the oldest parts of the city. I will show you the Old church with the grave of Johannes Vermeer, and the New Church. In 1584, William the Silent was entombed in in a mausoleum in The New Church. Since then members of Royal family have been entombed in the royal crypt. The latest are Queen Juliana and her husband Prince Bernhard in 2004.
At the beautiful marketsquare we will have some time for lunch. Afterwards we drive to The Hague.

The girl with the pearl

The Hague is the political capital of the Netherlands with its many embassies. Among the highlights are a visit to the governmental centre of the Netherlands and The Mauritshouse museum, one of my favorite museums in this country. Here you can see some beautiful famous paintings by Vermeer (view on Delft), Rembrandt (Anatomic lesson), Jan Steen, Paulus Potter (the bull) and Rubens. Highlight of the collection is the girl with the pearl earring by Johannes Vermeer. At the end of the excursion we will drive back to your hotel in Amsterdam.

Madurodam or Rotterdam

If you are very interested in blue pottery, we could visit the Blue Pottery museum as well, or you can even join a workshop. If you have children travelling with you, maybe you would be more interested in Madurodam, a park in The Hague that resembles Holland in miniature size. Buildings, markets, canals, windmills, Schiphol Airport, the Port of Rotterdam, Dam Square, the Delta works and much more is perfectly replicated to the smallest detail. Queen Beatrix was the first mayor in Madurodam.

Flowers on a street with bicyles, houses and a canal with water lilies An old building with towers, with a grass field in front, under a half clouded sky A person making a drawing on a plate with pencils and paint A square with an old building in rennaissance architecture style, with towers, ornaments and red shutters Old and modern buildings near a pond with a fountain under a blue sky A painting on a wall with a group of people in black clothes around a white body lying on a table A painting on a wall with a group of people around a white body lying on a table White and blue painted vases on a shelve and tiles on the wall A woman making a drawing on a pottery vase with a pencil An old church interior with benches, pillars and stained glass windows A churchtower on a square with people in between houses an old gothic building in between old buildings on a square with benches a painting in a frame on a wall, with an old woman, a young boy and a lit candle A woman making a picture of a painting with a girl with a pearl earring A lady making a picture of a miniature tower with other people and miniature buildings around A white minibus parked in front of Madurodam entrance
Delft and The Hague

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duration

6,5 – 7,5 hrs depending on traffic

walking

0,9 miles in Delft and 0,5 miles in The Hague. An hour in the museum. The museum has an elevator.

driving

Amsterdam-Delft 50mins, Delft-The Hague 20 mins, The Hague-Amsterdam 60 mins depending on traffic