Deventer Things to Do

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In medieval times Deventer was a very important and wealthy city. Her wealth was mostly thanks to trade along the river IJssel.

Many of the buildings erected in those profitable days still remain.

One of thoose buildings is De Waag (1528), a monumental building that now accomodates the Historical Museum Deventer and the Tourist Information Office. It is located on the edge of the market square De Brink.

'De Brink' has houses, shops, and cafes dating from 1575-1900.

Deventer was a member of the Hanseatic League, an economic alliance of trading cities and their guilds that dominated trade along the coast of Northern Europe in the later Middle Ages.

Deventer has its own Leaning Tower of Pisa, the building 'De Waag' leans over quite a lot.

During the production of the movie A Bridge Too Far all of the scenes taking place in nearby Arnhem were filmed in Deventer - as Arnhem itself had lost its historic center.

VIDEO of my visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNyffCAJKGI

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An overview:

Museums:
-Historical Museum Deventer at Brink 56 (Waag building)
-Speelgoedmuseum (Toy Museum) at Brink 47
-Kunstenlab (Art buildings) at Laboratoriumplein 1-63
-Bolwerksmolen (Mill) at Bolwerksweg 6
-Hanzemuseum at Nieuwstraat 25

Churches:
-Grote of Lebuïnuskerk
-Broederen- of St. Lebuïnuskerk
-St. Nicolaas- of Bergkerk

Buildings:
-De Waag at Brink 56 (Local Tourist office and Historical Museum)
-City Hall at Grote Kerkhof 4
-Stadsarchief en Athenaeumbibliotheek (former Monestry)
-De Buveburcht (oldest city gate) at Sandrasteeg 8
-Gildehotel (former Hospital) at Nieuwstraat 41

Houses the museum, take a look on the outside, theres a large pot hanging on the wall (hidden by builders hut while we visited ) the local coin maker was boiled alive in it for stealing the towns silver - that'll teach him?

Housed in Waag on the main square, Brink. Collection of paintings, some of old iron works in town especially interesting to me, pottery, bicycles and silverware.
Enjoyable hour spent there on a chilly afternoon.

Yes, this is it. The oldest house in the Netherlands . Not to be confused with the oldest house in Holland, which you can find in Dordrecht. This one is really much older. It has been there for at least a thousand years, at least parts of it are, although much has changed and little is left. Unfortunately you can't get in so you must content yourself with looking at the outside walls.

At the Brink there was a big suprise for our kids, every Wednesday and Sundays from May till October the local toy museum give the children the opportunity to play at the brink.

I have add some more pictures of my playing kids in the travelogue

Deventer cake is very famous, it is made after a secret centuries old recipe, it is been made since the 15th century.
This store is since 1958 Deventer cake store.
When we where in this small store we saw a painting of Napoleon visiting the cake store.
Off course we bought some cake and I can assure you it taste delicious!

Deventer cake is very famous, it is made after a secret centuries old recipe, it is been made since the 15th century.
This store is since 1958 Deventer cake store.
When we where in this small store we saw a painting of Napoleon visiting the cake store.
Off course we bought some cake and I can assure you it taste delicious!
The store was the end of our walking tour through Deventer.
We where back on the square again, where our tour also began , de Brink.
At the Brink there was a big suprise for our kids, every Wednesday and Sundays from May till October the local toy museum give the children the opportunity to play at the brink.