Alkmaar Cheese Market and North Holland Friday Tour
Description
The tour is only possible on Fridays between March and September. A full-day tour where we first explore the famous weekly cheese market of Alkmaar (Friday). Alkmaar is famous for its historic cheese markets and during summer, you get to see the tradition brought alive. Alkmaar is not just about cheese. The city is much older than Amsterdam and boasts historic town squares and monumental buildings. During the second half, we will visit the Golden Age city of Hoorn or De Rijp along with some lesser-known rural windmills.
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Alkmaar is a small picturesque town that got its city right back in the 13th century. Surrounded by beautiful city canals on its border, the city is home to 400 monumental buildings. Every Friday, between March and September, the town hosts a cheese market dating back several centuries. Apart from the weekly cheese market, one gets to see windmills, old weighing houses, merchant homes, and the famous courtyards.
Welcome to Hoorn, the city of the Golden Age. We will take you across the city of Hoorn including the Old City centre, and the historic square and we will visit some of the monumental buildings associated with both the East India Company and the West Indies Company. Visit the lovely harbour and if you wish, the famous West Frisian Museum. Hoorn was a prosperous city during the Golden Age and you witness the same in every step you take at the city centre.
As an alternative to Hoorn, we can offer De Rijp a small but very charming village famous for old monumental buildings, canal houses with a wooden facade
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
All guests will be picked up from the hotel.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1)
Gopinath, our driver and tour guide was outstanding. He was extremely knowledgeable about the entire tour. He id all he could to help my wife, who has some mobility issues. The trip to the city of Hoorn was the highlight of the day. The Alkmaar Cheese reenactment is not as good as one might think it would be. The crowd at Alkmaar were more than we anticipated them to be. So, it is difficult to get a good view of the reenactment.
