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Things to do in South Holland Province, The Netherlands: The Best Churches & Cathedrals
Encompassing two of the Netherlands’ three largest cities (Rotterdam and The Hague), Zuid-Holland (South Holland) is also home to important towns like Leiden, Gouda and Delft. And many lovely smaller towns dot the gorgeous green landscape. Alphen aan den Rijn has several interesting attractions, including Dutch history theme park Archeon. Picturesque Kinderdijk, birthplace of the legend of the Cat and the Cradle, also has many windmills that together are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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1. Salemkerk Lisse
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Salem Church is the church of the members of the Reformed church. built in 1887 Local cultural historic municipal building, nominated by aesthetics committee and independent experts in the field of heritage conservation.
2. Grote Kerk
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4.5 based on 416 reviews
Reviewed By 460capet
A lovely church with impressive high ceilings and large organ. Many stain glass windows and small side chapel/tombs with ornate carved stone lids. It was a bigger church than I expected and holds one of the first Dutch translations of the Bible.
3. Sint-Janskerk
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4.5 based on 528 reviews
THE LONGEST CHURCH OF THE NETHERLANDS The great fire of 1552 destroyed much of the medieval church of Saint John. Shortly after the disaster, the council commissioned the reconstruction of the most startling church of Holland. With 123 meters it is also the longest church in The Netherlands THE 72 STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS ARE WORLD-FAMOUS Entering the Church of St. John, one falls silent at the sight of the majestic space with the 72 world-famous stained-glass windows. That first experience will only get stronger when you see the marvellous light by the 'Dutch Masters' invading the Church. The rich history of Holland can be read in the large windows. It is a beginning of an impressive discovery along biblical and historical scenes of human emotions. Then you understand that the Gouda St. John is one of the highest rated attractions in the Netherlands!
Reviewed By exploringwithjune - The Netherlands, null
After visiting the museum we stopped by the church. As we'd already learned so much at the museum, we just wanted to pop in for half an hour. Therefore we didn't take an audio tour, which is included in the price, and instead walked around by ourselves. We received a leaflet with some information, which highlighted a couple of the gorgeous stained glass windows. We struggled finding the right numbers to go with the texts at times, but overall it was a lovely way to see the church and to learn something while wandering around. The architecture is really impressive and the windows are pure art. Some windows that interested us weren't included in the leaflet, but it is logical that choices had to be made. If we hadn't gone to the museum, we would've probably also gotten the audio tour as I can imagine that it's way more complete. The church also has a little gift shop with a good variety of products . We entered for free as we both have a museumkaart. Regular prices are 9 euros for adults, 5,25 for kids aged 13-17 and kids under 13 can visit for free. I definitely think this is really pricey for a church. If you visit with a family and, just like us, want to walk around for a short while, it will set you back 30 euros for a relatively quick visit. I can imagine that that can be a lot of money for some families. Also, I think it is really important for kids to see churches like these and learn about the history and architecture, so it should be made more accessible. With commissioning these prices; I think they put off people from visiting. Also, many other impressive churches in our country are free. If I hadn't had my museumkaart, I would probably not have gone in. Concluding, it was a lovely visit but I do wish that they would reconsider their prices.
4. Maria van Jessekerk
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4.5 based on 90 reviews
Reviewed By 1Michelle - Fort Lauderdale, United States
No admission fee. The Church is full of beautiful things to see! Stained glass windows, artwork and a great ambience. The Church is still an active Roman Catholic Church, built around 1875. Great organ and choir!
5. Heilige Lodewijkkerk
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4.5 based on 15 reviews
This surprisingly white Roman Catholic Church was built in 1477 for pelgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Now this church is visited daily by locals and foreigners for Holy Mass with beautiful and devout liturgy. On Sunday the Holy Mass is in English at 18:00
6. Sint Agathakerk
7. Saint Joseph church
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4.5 based on 13 reviews
The Roman Catholic church of the Assumption of Mary and St. Joseph in Leiden welcomes parishioners from many languages and nationalities. Weekly catechesis meetings for adults are held in English. We have substantial groups of people that have Italian, French as their mother tongue.
8. Stadswandeling Brielle
9. Dorpskerk Wassenaar
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By corstova - Wassenaar, The Netherlands
This beautiful church is an icon of Wassenaar. Once you enter this very nice old church, you will be touched by the chandeliers where real candles are burning during the service. (Great to see the chandeliers go up and down due to the winches- sponsored by an anonymous person) In this beautiful church you can meditate, listen to classic concerts or attend a service. Famous is the Christmas-Eve Service where a huge Christmas tree stands in the middle of the church. Wonderful place to be!
