Dordrecht Things to Do

 Valeggua Says:  This Museum is the old house of banker and art collector Simon van Gijn. Walking trough this house gives you an impression of the way of living of the rich, in... 

 Valeggua Says:  The 'Groothoofd' is a famous historic area of Dordrecht. For centuries, this was the place foreigners and royalties came to land.When visiting Dordrecht, you... 

 Valeggua Says:  National parc the biesbosch is ' green silence'.The 7100 hectare big area has it's own specific plants and animals.You can take guided walking tours.When you... 

 Valeggua Says:  When you love Art and antiques, along the Dordt Art Walk there are many tempting antique and curio shops,galleries and art traders, antiquarian bookshops and... 

 Valeggua Says:  The Dordrecht Tour and the Dordrecht Canal Tour conducts you trough Dordrecht's historical inner city.Panels will guide you along the 3 km. walking route. Along... 

 Airpunk Says:  Het Hof is a small complex dating back to the 13th century. It became famous as the place where the representatives of the free cities of Holland and Zeeland... 

 Airpunk Says:  This city gate from 1618 is the second city gate (the other is the Catherijnepoort) which is still remaining from the old city defens structure. The gate has a... 

 Airpunk Says:  This city gate is one of only two which are still standing in the city center of Dordrecht. It was built in 1652 and is situated near the Oude Maas. Be careful... 

 Airpunk Says:  The old town hall was built in the 14th century for trading purposes and is in use as a town hall since the 16th century. You can visit it every first sunday of... 

 Airpunk Says:  The de Witt brothers were among the most interesting figures in dutch history. Cornelis was mayor of the city and had important functions in the military. Johan... 

 Nathalie_B Says:  And there I was, making my way from the port back to the city going through the Catharijne gate. As soon as I pased the gate, on my left side, I saw another old... 

 Nathalie_B Says:  Dordrecht has only two city gates that survived. Being a very wealthy city by the water, of course Dordrecht had many more. The Catharijnepoort is the gate that... 

 Nathalie_B Says:  While in Dordrecht, pay attnetion to the buildings. Being a very old city Dordrecht has some very interesting and old structures. Walking on the Museumstraat I... 

 Nathalie_B Says:  Not that my Dutch is good, but even for me it was easy to understand what the name means. Guessing that the original name is written in Old Dutch it can be... 

 Nathalie_B Says:  Johan and Cornelis de Witt are two very important figures in the Dutch history. Natives of Dordrecht the brothers are mentioned in many historical facts of the... 

 Nathalie_B Says:  The Dordrechts Museum won't impress you with paintings by van Gogh, Vermeer, or Rembrandt, like many other musems in the Netherlands. This place has the... 

 Nathalie_B Says:  As we arrived to Dordrecht we just wandered around the city without having any particular place in mind. This is how we came across the Park Merwestein. The... 

 Nathalie_B Says:  In 2005 VTer Urzu was jumping through this court, like a monkey, but in the 16th century this was the place where William of Orange (also known as William the... 

 ATLC Says:  This used to be an Augustin cloister built as early as 1275. Around the inner court yard there were a hospital, bakery, brewery and other service... 

 ATLC Says:  The Scheffers square was actually a bridge called Tolbrug which was broadened in the 16th century to create a stone cover over the harbour. The square itself... 

 ATLC Says:  The center of Dordrecht has various canals or 'harbours' running through it. There are various boat tours in and around Dordrecht. For here I will mention the... 

 ATLC Says:  The De Witt brothers, most famous politicians in The Netherlands. Johan de Witt was the most important statesman of his time. Both he and his brother Cornelis... 

 ATLC Says:  Built in 1383 by Flemish traders who used it as a market hall for their fabric products. It is a town hall since 1544. You can visit the town hall every first...