2 Hours Private Walking Tour Alkmaar
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 2 hours
This customizable private walking tour of Alkmaar will show many of its highlights from a local perspective. After the tour discover the world of cheese in the Alkmaar cheese museum.
You will explore the town in 2 hours by passing historical monuments such as the Public Weighing House, Town hall and hidden gems such as the Hof van Sonoy. In addition to all the sights, your personal Alkmaar guide will reveal the city’s unique character, teach you local history and culture, and give you insider’s tips about great local restaurants, shops, attractions, activities, public transport and more.
You will explore the town in 2 hours by passing historical monuments such as the Public Weighing House, Town hall and hidden gems such as the Hof van Sonoy. In addition to all the sights, your personal Alkmaar guide will reveal the city’s unique character, teach you local history and culture, and give you insider’s tips about great local restaurants, shops, attractions, activities, public transport and more.
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This customizable private walking tour of Alkmaar will show many of its highlights from a local perspective. After the tour discover the world of cheese in the Alkmaar cheese museum.
You will explore the town in 2 hours by passing historical monuments such as the Public Weighing House, Town hall and hidden gems such as the Hof van Sonoy. In addition to all the sights, your personal Alkmaar guide will reveal the city’s unique character, teach you local history and culture, and give you insider’s tips about great local restaurants, shops, attractions, activities, public transport and more.
You will explore the town in 2 hours by passing historical monuments such as the Public Weighing House, Town hall and hidden gems such as the Hof van Sonoy. In addition to all the sights, your personal Alkmaar guide will reveal the city’s unique character, teach you local history and culture, and give you insider’s tips about great local restaurants, shops, attractions, activities, public transport and more.
Your morning or afternoon in Alkmaar will start at your hotel or if you travel to Alkmaar from elsewhere at the train station. Set off in a relaxing pace to make sure you really get to see, feel and learn all about this town.
The most important sights that your private guide will show are the public weighing house, home to the weekly cheesemarket on Fridays during the summer (April – first Friday September), Saint Lauren Church and the pretty 16th century constructed town hall. House with the bullet is a wooden building from the 16th century with a bullet in its façade dating back to the days of the war against Spain in 1573.
See the lively shoppingstreets and relax on of the many terraces in Alkmaar. The town of Alkmaar has over 400 monuments and is the oldest city in this part of the country, most likely founded by the Romans.
Your visit to Alkmaar is made complete with a visit to the Cheesemuseum. In this museum you will learn all about the process of cheese making from milk to the cheese you find back home in your local supermarket.
After having spent two lovely hours at lively Alkmaar, you can join the locals in the shops or bar. If you travel further on, the new train station welcomes you back for journey onwards.
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