Home to the Netherlands’ oldest university and the birthplace of Rembrandt, Leiden also served as a several-year stop-off between England and the New World for America’s Pilgrim fathers in the early 17th century. Today, lovely Leiden boasts the second-largest Dutch city center after Amsterdam. The National Museum of Antiquities has an impressive collection of Egyptian artifacts. The Hortus Botanicus, established in 1590, was the site of the planting of Holland’s first tulip bulbs in 1593.
Restaurants in Leiden
5.0 based on 55 reviews
Get into one of our kayaks and experience the wonderful city of Leiden from the water. Zeebaard organises special kayak tours with instruction. We paddle in small groups up to 7 people. Suitable for everyone. Max. 8 km / 2 hours. Every Tuesday through Friday in Spring and Summer.
5.0 based on 13 reviews
Daily cruises from our open boat. a beautiful trip through our city that has a rich history. Your personal skipper will gladly tell you about the rich past of our city.
5.0 based on 12 reviews
Hoi! We are Kyra and Caresse; Dutch sisters living in Amsterdam and Leiden. We want you to get to know the Netherlands in an original, stylish and not so mainstream way. That's why we offer fun Dutch courses and entertaining Walk & Bite Tours in Leiden. We sell self made Dutch products (like our orange Kingsday sweaters) as well. Groetjes, de zusjes.
5.0 based on 38 reviews
From a birthday celebration in the tulip fields to a cheese making workshop for the visually challenged. Verita’s Visit Holland started 5 years ago with organising tulip cycling tours. A guided small group bike tour to the best tulip fields, tulip farms and castles. Now Vera, the spin in the web of Verita’s Visit Holland, creates customised group tours, biking trips and day programs around typical Dutch themes: tulips, windmills, water, cheese. Every activity is a daytrip away from Amsterdam, has a Dutch local touch, is food-related and inspired by local events as the cheese market. Main goal is to connect with locals and dive into the local culture & countryside. Taste the authentic way of Dutch life in a Leiden countryside bike tour, a Gouda food tour or The Hague horse-drawn carriage ride. Verita’s Visit Holland has a fantastic network of cheese farmers, millers, tulip growers and other local producers to create a personal typical Dutch activity. We offer full service!
5.0 based on 54 reviews
Do you love stories? You probably do… stories you'll remember, stories you identify yourself with. That’s why we love telling them during our tours! Listen to stories about the ancestors of many American presidents, to the Pilgrim Fathers, who lived in Leiden for several decades. You’ll hear stories of the young Rembrandt, born and raised in Leiden, who drove his teachers crazy by doing nothing but drawing. And of the vibrant cloth industry that made Leiden the biggest city after Amsterdam in the 17th century Netherlands. We’ll visit the the University of Leiden, the oldest centre of learning in the country. Founded as a gift for the people of the city for their steadfast resistance against foreign oppression during the Dutch War of Independence. Finally, Leiden has beautiful canals and Golden Age architecture similar to Amsterdam, but smaller and quieter. StoryTravel, because you love stories and we love telling them!
5.0 based on 40 reviews
Leiden is a city rich of water and while boating you can enjoy the many beautiful and historical sights of the old and modern parts of the city. We take pleasure in organising an entertaining and relaxing boat trip through the old canals and green fringed moats of Leiden. Once out of Leiden, we sail into the green heart of Holland with its characteristic wind, water and green grassland. Nothing is too crazy for us! Let us know your wishes and we will take it from there. With our large fleet, we can organise a customised arrangement for anything from 2 up to 300 persons. Ranging from a relaxed boat trip through the 'green heart' of Holland to an exuberant and active trip through the ‘Key City’ (nickname for Leiden). Please check out our boat trip arrangements.
5.0 based on 18 reviews
Welcome at Fromagerie Bon! The best cheeseshop in Leiden. We offer you the most exclusive selection of (worldwide) cheeses, homemade pates and terrines . We can also advise you about matching drinks and other delicious products. You can also find Fromagerie Bon tastings with all kinds of foreign cheeses , sausages and homemade pates and terrines.
4.5 based on 490 reviews
Visitors to the Valk Windmill learn about the history, life, skills and techniques of the 18th-century Dutch miller.
Great way to spend an hour, exploring the Molenmuseum de Valk. A combination of factual history and engineering prowess. Excellent value for money a just 5Euro/adult ticket. The full tour does involve climbing and ascending steep ladders and an exposed panoramic view from outside the windmill, so may not be suitable for all; but otherwise well worth taking the time for a visit when you are in Leiden
4.5 based on 140 reviews
The place for - canal tours, - boat rental and - private tours. We offer comfortable and sustainable tours over the lovely canals of Leiden. You can also explore the beautiful lake area, Kagerplassen, close to Leiden.
4.5 based on 25 reviews
Every hour canal tour through Leiden with skipper/guide
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