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If you visit Gouda by boat, you can moor at one of the town’s 200 berths. Small and medium-sized boats can moor at the Turfsingel, the Gouwe, the Regentessenplantsoen, the Haven and the IJsselkade. Yachts larger than 12 metres can be moored at the Turfsingel. If you are the proud owner of a historic ship, you can join the other floating gems in the Museum Harbour. For conditions and rates, please contact the harbour master of the Museum Harbour.
The bridges and locks in Gouda’s town centre open during sailing season.
If you visit Gouda by boat, you can moor at one of the town’s 200 berths. Small and medium-sized boats can moor at the Turfsingel, the Gouwe, the Regentessenplantsoen, the Haven and the IJsselkade. Yachts larger than 12 metres can be moored at the Turfsingel. If you are the proud owner of a historic ship, you can join the other floating gems in the Museum Harbour. For conditions and rates, please contact the harbour master of the Museum Harbour.
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If you visit Gouda by boat, you can moor at one of the town’s 200 berths. Small and medium-sized boats can moor at the Turfsingel, the Gouwe, the Regentessenplantsoen, the Haven and the IJsselkade. Yachts larger than 12 metres can be moored at the Turfsingel. If you are the proud owner of a historic ship, you can join the other floating gems in the Museum Harbour. For conditions and rates, please contact the harbour master of the Museum Harbour.
The bridges and locks in Gouda’s town centre open during sailing season.
The well known market square ("Markt") where Gouda cheese is sold, showing the famous cityhall and the Waag in the background, seen from above.
If you visit Gouda by boat, you can moor at one of the town’s 200 berths. Small and medium-sized boats can moor at the Turfsingel, the Gouwe, the Regentessenplantsoen, the Haven and the IJsselkade. Yachts larger than 12 metres can be moored at the Turfsingel. If you are the proud owner of a historic ship, you can join the other floating gems in the Museum Harbour. For conditions and rates, please contact the harbour master of the Museum Harbour.
The bridges and locks in Gouda’s town centre open during sailing season.
This harbour is not really used as a harbour, but more as a museum. The boats the are lying here can be visited to get an impression of how life on these boat used to go in the past and how life is nowadays.
Gouda is world famous for its cheese, syrup waffles, pipes and earthenware. Wander through narrow picturesque streets, discover interesting museums or stroll on over to one of the most beautiful market squares in Europe!
This harbour is not really used as a harbour, but more as a museum. The boats the are lying here can be visited to get an impression of how life on these boat used to go in the past and how life is nowadays.
Gouda is world famous for its cheese, syrup waffles, pipes and earthenware. Wander through narrow picturesque streets, discover interesting museums or stroll on over to one of the most beautiful market squares in Europe!
If you visit Gouda by boat, you can moor at one of the town’s 200 berths. Small and medium-sized boats can moor at the Turfsingel, the Gouwe, the Regentessenplantsoen, the Haven and the IJsselkade. Yachts larger than 12 metres can be moored at the Turfsingel. If you are the proud owner of a historic ship, you can join the other floating gems in the Museum Harbour. For conditions and rates, please contact the harbour master of the Museum Harbour.
The bridges and locks in Gouda’s town centre open during sailing season.
I am back from a A heart valve operation. What they have done.
Replacing the mitral valve through a small opening (keyhole) is also called Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery or MIMC. For this operation on the mitral valve, the surgeon makes a relatively small incision in the right breast fold and opens the chest cavity, a kind of keyhole. A camera is placed in the chest cavity to support the surgeons with images during the operation. During this procedure, the heart must be stopped and a heart-lung machine is needed. The surgeon repairs or replaces the valve through the left atrium. A temporary pacemaker lead is attached to the bottom wall of the right ventricle. The procedure on the heart is the same as open-heart surgery, and the results are also comparable. The main difference is that the opening in the chest is smaller. This means you have less pain after the operation and you recover faster. An additional advantage is that the scars are smaller.
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This harbour is not really used as a harbour, but more as a museum. The boats the are lying here can be visited to get an impression of how life on these boat used to go in the past and how life is nowadays.
Gouda is world famous for its cheese, syrup waffles, pipes and earthenware. Wander through narrow picturesque streets, discover interesting museums or stroll on over to one of the most beautiful market squares in Europe!
Gouda’s centuries-old historic centre features splendid monuments, such as the Sint Janskerk. This church, measuring 123 metres long, is the longest church in Holland and is world-famous for its Gouda windows. Another must-see is the old City Hall, a beautiful monument dating back to 1450. Be sure to note the carillon on the right side façade, whose mechanical dolls come to life to put on a wonderful show at two minutes past every half and full hour.
Gouda is located in the middle of the triangle formed by Rotterdam, Leiden and Utrecht. It is easily accessible by car through the E25 between Rotterdam (25km) and Utrecht (40km), or by the E30 from Delft (35km). Coming from Amsterdam (70km) or Leiden (35km), take the E19 to Delft, then the E30.
There are frequent trains from/to Den Haag (20min), Rotterdam (20min), Utrecht (20min) or Amsterdam (50min). Trains from Leiden or Delft require a change at Den Haag.
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If you visit Gouda by boat, you can moor at one of the town’s 200 berths. Small and medium-sized boats can moor at the Turfsingel, the Gouwe, the Regentessenplantsoen, the Haven and the IJsselkade. Yachts larger than 12 metres can be moored at the Turfsingel. If you are the proud owner of a historic ship, you can join the other floating gems in the Museum Harbour. For conditions and rates, please contact the harbour master of the Museum Harbour.
The bridges and locks in Gouda’s town centre open during sailing season.
This harbour is not really used as a harbour, but more as a museum. The boats the are lying here can be visited to get an impression of how life on these boat used to go in the past and how life is nowadays.
Gouda is world famous for its cheese, syrup waffles, pipes and earthenware. Wander through narrow picturesque streets, discover interesting museums or stroll on over to one of the most beautiful market squares in Europe!
The area were now Gouda lies, was still covered with swamps and wet land around the year 1000. One of the most important rivers cutting through that area was the "Gouwe" river. Alongside its banks the first settlers came to live during the 11th and 12th centuries. Most people came to built a house around the fortified castle of the familyu "Van der Goude" (close to the present St. John's church). The small city began to grow and named itself Gouda" (after the "Van der Goude" family).
Around 1225 the Gouwe river was connected with the Old Rhine through a new canal. The estuary of the Gouwe in the IJsel river was transformed into a harbour, which attracted more and more traders (navigating between Flanders-France on the one hand, and Holland and the Baltic area on the other hand).
Gouda was chartered in 1272 and the counts brought their tollhouse right to the city. By then the Van der Goude family had disappeared and had been replaced by the lords of Beaumont, who built a new and imposing castle on the banks of the IJsel in 1361. Already around 1350 the city had expanded to its maximum and fortified walls were constructed. Although fires (1361) and the plague (1438) did not spare the city, Gouda continued to thrive.
The plague inspired the god-fearing people of Gouda to build numerous convents and chapels. In the 15th century Gouda was rich, ranked among the five most important cities of Holland and was as large as Amsterdam. One of the most famous sons of Gouda was the 16th century humanist Desiderius Erasmus. He was born here and received his education here. Gouda developed into a thriving trade centre during the 15th century, with the focus of its trade lying on beer and cloth production. During the 80 years war Gouda became politically and economically isolated, but recovered in the 17th century due to new industries and trades such as cheese-making, pipe-making and the production of wax candles.
Gouda had always remained an industrial beehive. Some of the most important products to come from here are : candles, soap, sirup, yarn, rope, machines, terra cotta pots, pipes, etc.....
Gouda’s centuries-old historic centre features splendid monuments, such as the Sint Janskerk. This church, measuring 123 metres long, is the longest church in Holland and is world-famous for its Gouda windows. Another must-see is the old City Hall, a beautiful monument dating back to 1450. Be sure to note the carillon on the right side façade, whose mechanical dolls come to life to put on a wonderful show at two minutes past every half and full hour.
Gouda is located in the middle of the triangle formed by Rotterdam, Leiden and Utrecht. It is easily accessible by car through the E25 between Rotterdam (25km) and Utrecht (40km), or by the E30 from Delft (35km). Coming from Amsterdam (70km) or Leiden (35km), take the E19 to Delft, then the E30.
There are frequent trains from/to Den Haag (20min), Rotterdam (20min), Utrecht (20min) or Amsterdam (50min). Trains from Leiden or Delft require a change at Den Haag.
El Stadhuis es de uno de los ayuntamientos de estilo gótico más antiguos de los Países Bajos. Fue construido en piedra entre 1448 y 1450, tras el último gran incendio, sufriendo alguna modificación en 1692 y 1880. La última restauración tuvo lugar en 1996. La escalinata de estilo renacentista data de 1603. El carillón del lateral es de los años sesenta y se trata de un regalo del director de una compañía de seguros.
Due to renovations, the town hall will be closed from summer 2025 to summer 2027. You can find more information about the plans for this historic building on the municipal website. In the summer of 1438, a major city fire severely damaged the town hall. The city council decided that the new town hall should be freestanding and chose the market square, then still a marshy peat bog, as its new location. On the right side of the building, you can see the chimes with mechanical puppets, installed in 1961. The main character in the puppet show is Floris V, who granted Gouda city rights in 1272. Every two minutes past the half hour and the hour, you are treated to a beautiful spectacle.
Gouda's beautiful, medieval city center boasts a rich history. With its stunning facades, canals, courtyards, and one of the world's most iconic cheese markets, Gouda is truly a charming and authentic city. Bargain at the Gouda Cheese Market, shop in Gouda's streets, or relax on one of the many cozy terraces. 184 km from Groningen, 146 km from Maastricht, and 105 km from Breskens. Feel like a true Gouda resident.
Gouda has had official city rights since 1272, making it older than cities like Amsterdam or Rotterdam. You can taste this rich history everywhere in Gouda, from charming streets to the centuries-old crafts that have shaped the city. From Gouda beers and ceramics to stroopwafels and, of course, Gouda cheese: there's plenty to see and learn about in Gouda. For example, visit the Kamphuisen Syrup Waffle Factory to learn all about the production of syrup waffles, or discover the world of Gouda cheese at the Gouda Cheese Experience. But it goes much further than that. Imagine yourself in the Middle Ages in the streets surrounding St. John's Church, famous for its 72 stained-glass windows: at 123 meters, it's also the longest church in the Netherlands. And don't miss the fairytale-like town hall in the heart of the Markt square. Welcome to Gouda Gouda's abundance of water is quickly revealed during a visit. The old city center is surrounded by moats and crisscrossed by exceptionally beautiful canals. So hop on a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) or a canoe and explore Gouda from the water. After all, where else can you sail under houses in the oldest part of the city?
Say cheese and you say Gouda! Gouda cheese is one of the best known and most eaten kinds of cheese in the world. GOUDA CHEESE owes its name to the fact that this Dutch cheese has been traded in the city of Gouda for centuries. To this day, the famous GOUDA CHEESE is still made in the traditional way in the polders around the town, where the cows that provide their milk for the cheese each day can be found grazing. The farmers bring the cheese from the polders to the centre of Gouda, where they are traded on the cheese market.
Gouda’s centuries-old historic centre features splendid monuments, such as the Sint Janskerk. This church, measuring 123 metres long, is the longest church in Holland and is world-famous for its Gouda windows. Another must-see is the old City Hall, a beautiful monument dating back to 1450. Be sure to note the carillon on the right side façade, whose mechanical dolls come to life to put on a wonderful show at two minutes past every half and full hour.
Gouda is located in the middle of the triangle formed by Rotterdam, Leiden and Utrecht. It is easily accessible by car through the E25 between Rotterdam (25km) and Utrecht (40km), or by the E30 from Delft (35km). Coming from Amsterdam (70km) or Leiden (35km), take the E19 to Delft, then the E30.
There are frequent trains from/to Den Haag (20min), Rotterdam (20min), Utrecht (20min) or Amsterdam (50min). Trains from Leiden or Delft require a change at Den Haag.
Ciudad situada en los Paises Bajos, muy conocida por su famoso queso, pero,como se ve, es algo más que eso...
Gracias a todos por vuestras visitas y comentarios.
Thank you all for your visits and comments.
If you visit Gouda by boat, you can moor at one of the town’s 200 berths. Small and medium-sized boats can moor at the Turfsingel, the Gouwe, the Regentessenplantsoen, the Haven and the IJsselkade. Yachts larger than 12 metres can be moored at the Turfsingel. If you are the proud owner of a historic ship, you can join the other floating gems in the Museum Harbour. For conditions and rates, please contact the harbour master of the Museum Harbour.
The bridges and locks in Gouda’s town centre open during sailing season.
Gouda’s centuries-old historic centre features splendid monuments, such as the Sint Janskerk. This church, measuring 123 metres long, is the longest church in Holland and is world-famous for its Gouda windows. Another must-see is the old City Hall, a beautiful monument dating back to 1450. Be sure to note the carillon on the right side façade, whose mechanical dolls come to life to put on a wonderful show at two minutes past every half and full hour.
Gouda is located in the middle of the triangle formed by Rotterdam, Leiden and Utrecht. It is easily accessible by car through the E25 between Rotterdam (25km) and Utrecht (40km), or by the E30 from Delft (35km). Coming from Amsterdam (70km) or Leiden (35km), take the E19 to Delft, then the E30.
There are frequent trains from/to Den Haag (20min), Rotterdam (20min), Utrecht (20min) or Amsterdam (50min). Trains from Leiden or Delft require a change at Den Haag.
If you visit Gouda by boat, you can moor at one of the town’s 200 berths. Small and medium-sized boats can moor at the Turfsingel, the Gouwe, the Regentessenplantsoen, the Haven and the IJsselkade. Yachts larger than 12 metres can be moored at the Turfsingel. If you are the proud owner of a historic ship, you can join the other floating gems in the Museum Harbour. For conditions and rates, please contact the harbour master of the Museum Harbour.
The bridges and locks in Gouda’s town centre open during sailing season.
World famous for its cheese, Gouda is a charming little town in Zuid-Holland that bears more than a slight resemblance to Amsterdam.
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If you visit Gouda by boat, you can moor at one of the town’s 200 berths. Small and medium-sized boats can moor at the Turfsingel, the Gouwe, the Regentessenplantsoen, the Haven and the IJsselkade. Yachts larger than 12 metres can be moored at the Turfsingel. If you are the proud owner of a historic ship, you can join the other floating gems in the Museum Harbour. For conditions and rates, please contact the harbour master of the Museum Harbour.
The bridges and locks in Gouda’s town centre open during sailing season.
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