Itinerary

1. Rotterdam & Kinderdijk

   • Pick up from Rotterdam Central Station or your hotel in Rotterdam. After meeting we shall continue following the stops listed below:
   • Visit the Rotterdam Central Station, known for its pearl of modern architecture; the main railway station in Rotterdam City receives an average of 170,000 passengers daily. One of the greatest architectural highlights of the city.
   • Next, we visit the Schieland House, build in 17th Century and former headquarter of Waterschap Schieland, institution responsible for water policy and management in this part of South Holland, once a temporary accommodation place of Napoleon Bonaparte.
   • Marvel at Big Church/ St. Lawrence Church, a late Gothic style building from 1525 and the same time the oldest building in city of Rotterdam. One of the several rare buildings that survived the Nazi bombing on May 15th,1940.
   • Spot the Erasmus of Rotterdam’s Monument, honored to Desiderius Erasmus Roterdamus alias Erasmus of Rotterdam, one of the biggest philosophers, theologians, scholars, priest from 16th century. Many public buildings , structures and education institutions are named against this famous Rotterdammer.
   • View the Markthal ( Market Hall alias "The Horseshoe") a modern building situated on one of the biggest Rotterdam’s Squares in the shape of a horseshoe — closed market combined with living space and facilities, also nicknamed “The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam”
   • Spot the famous Kijk-Kubus (The Cube Houses) an atypical tree-looking buildings with cube-shaped apartments on the top of the supporting columns. Because of its form only 3/4 of the inner space is suitable and usable for common living
   • Next, visit Old Harbor, one of the oldest ( but not the oldest one!) ports of Medieval Rotterdam, the former river mouth of river Rotte to New Meuse River. It is the favourite gathering place of Rotterdam citizens, with plenty of coffee bars, restaurants, taverns, disco clubs etc.
   • Witness De Witt Huis (The White House)( end of 19th century), one of the highest "skyscrapers" in Europe and one of the rare buildings that survived Rotterdam Nazi 14th May 1940.
   • Visit the Willemsbrug (The Red Bridge) also called “The Red Bridge” dedicated to Willem III is one of the three Rotterdam’s bridges connecting central and Northern part of the city with Southern districts.
   • View the gigantic De Hef (The Elevator) made out of Huge steel, meaning “The Lift” once served like “rotating” and “lifting” train bridge across river New Meuse. The bridge was in service before the rail tunnel was dogged through under the river.
   • Visit De Boeg ("The Bow" Monument) a war memorial placed at right embankment of the river New Meuse. It commemorates the 3500 persons on board of Dutch merchant ships who lost their lives in World War II.
   • Marvel at  Leuwhaven Maritime Museum an open air maritime museum. The great collection of steamships, docking cargo machines and equipment, ship engines and other objects related to or connected with the navy and shipping from the middle of the 19th century to 70’s of the last century.
   • Venture at Erasmus Bridge. This hanging bridge is the youngest bridge in Rotterdam crossing New Meuse…and for sure the most popular and known bridge. One of the greatest symbols and images of this city also called “The Swan” or ” The Harp” , 139m high with the biggest and heaviest “opening part” of the bridge in Europe, 80 m long.
   • Stop at Kinderdijk, a picturesque areal with 19 unique and authentic polder windmills from the first half of 18th century distanced 25 km away from Rotterdam. The best example of efficient and well organized Dutch water management through the centuries.

   ⇒ boat transport from Rotterdam to Kinderdijk, ca. 45 min…

   ⇒ boat transport from Kinderdijk to Rotterdam , ca. 45 min…