Welcome to Free Walking Tour Delft!
Start location at Hugo de Groot Sculpture on Markt Square
Saturday at 13:30
Explore the charming city of Delft with a Walking Tour! You’ll discover the city’s canals, picturesque corners, and unique streets. Delft is a compact city, and the beautiful city center is virtually free of cars, making it perfect for walking.
During the 2-hour tour on Fridays and Saturdays at 1:30 pm, you’ll learn about the historic relevance of Holland’s most charming town, visit the birthplace of painter Johannes Vermeer, admire the quintessential Delft Blue Pottery, and discover its connection to the Royal Family.
Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience! Book now to explore Delft with a local guide.
Book now, Saturdays at 13:30 (1:30 pm)
Get ready for your trip to Delft and visit our ‘Your Guides’ page, for our guides’ personal recommendations. Follow us on Facebook to stay updated on the latest info about Free Walking Tours Delft.
Start location Markt @ Statue of Hugo de GrootDuring this 2 hour tour we cover
Delfts Blue Pottery
Delfts blue Pottery is world-famous and dates back from the golden age of Holland, discover the story behind this Dutch pottery
Johannes Vermeer
Discover the story of The Girl with the pearl earring and the milkmaid. Does are some of the paintings from Vermeer The world-class painter Delft is proud of!
Life in Delft
Our Dutch guide will show you around the city center of Delft. How is life here in town? What are the best places for diner or a beer?
William of Orange
The Dutch father of the fatherland, William Orange is also known as the leader of the successful Dutch Revolt against Spain, which led to the Royal family from Orange of Nassau and the Dutch Republic
The famous Dutch historian and writer Greet Mak called Delft a ‘lining viewing box, full of canals and picturesque corners’. The perfect description for one of Holland’s most delightful places, with beautiful bitty bridges and quirky quays, built on an intrinsic water network.
Delft is about as old as Amsterdam and rose to become one of the bigger cities of Holland in the 14th century. Being the biggest beer brewer back in the day, its liquid golden history is still honored today by its numerous small breweries.
The city centre of Delft is quaint and easy to explore, with its old city walls containing much of its original allure. Its limited accessibility for cars makes Delft perfect for a Free Walking Tour. Give us 2 hours of your time and we will give the highlights of this wonderful city and its hidden gems and hotspots.
Delft boasts a rich history, rooted in the murder of William the Silent, the father of our fatherland. It is the birthplace of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, who invented the microscope and the origin of the iconic Delfts Blue pottery, a factory that has retained its original charm from 1653.
Next to this Delft has a rich history, the murder of William the silent, the father of our fatherland. The story of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek who invented the Microscope, Delfts blue pottery, a factory that is still original since 1653, and a lot more.
This is not just a history tour, our local Dutch guides will also tell you about life in Delft today. The Technical University of Delft has one of the largest campuses in the world, which is why this student city is chock full of bars and restaurants that cater to every budget.
Photos
“What customers say about this company”
Thanks for a great time! The tour was the best, we walk around the city and we learned a lot about the city’s history and origins.
You will not only enjoy a standard tour but meet great people and have a wonderful time!
Super recommended!
Luckas ZwaagReally enjoyed the tour! Didn’t feel like two hours, thanks to our guide. He is just an entertaining guy who loves what he does and can tell a lot of interesting stuff about his beautiful Delft!
Highly recommend the classical free walking tour Delft.
Marrit Van DijkWe had the best free walking tour ever with our guide. It was only him, my friend and me but he still showed us his city and gave us a lot of interesting information about Delft.
He also showed us his favorite places where we had a very good time together! ?
We highly recommend Noa as a free walking tour guide in Delft.
Andy Duivenkot
