Delightful Delft

Delft is gorgeous in the Hague and Rotterdam, the Netherlands in the city. A small Delft despite its size, it is important to historical and cultural centre, and has many things to see and do random users. The best way to get acquainted with the Delft is the walk – the city centre is very compact and most of the major tourist attractions are located here. Follow me around a little photo tour in Delft.

Leisurely walk will take you to the beautiful Lily meets the highest demands in terms of channels, around the corner squares and magnificent churches of the Manor and other historical monuments.

Channel Molslaan Beesten Markt square, Maria van Jesse Church, one of the many historical monuments Delft

Delft: 's main square Markt, (the "market"), two of the most important buildings of the city houses, Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) and Stadhuis (Town Hall).

Nieuwe Kerk (new Church), Delft Stadhuis (City Hall), Delft

Nieuwe Kerk has an important role in the history of the Dutch monarchy, it must, where the Royal family burial Vault is located in front of the entrance will be covered by the vault. 5 000 kg rock tile!

The Dutch Royal family burial vault of the entrance to the

Delft is a well known all over the world for its blue ceramics is called aptly Delft Blue. This, in particular, the style was inspired by Chinese porcelain, which was to bring to Europe in the 17th century in the Dutch East India Company. [1] [2] the arrival of the Delft Blue ceramics-plates, jugs, salt and pepper Shakers, fridge magnets, clogs in the form of a small windmills are some of the most popular flowers and souvenirs to the Netherlands for the visitors.

Buy sale Delft Blue

In addition, the sale of Delft Blue items in many shops, there are also various museums, private collections antiikkiesineen Delft Blue and Chinese porcelain, Paul Tetar van Angmarin Museum such as a house.

Delft is also famous as the birthplace Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter, who lived during the country's Golden Age in the 17th century.Vermeer used in many of his paintings on the background of the Delft. it would not be ready for a visit to Delft, without a visit to the Vermeer Centre!

A short walk away from Vermeer-Museum is Oude Kerk (old church) where many prominent citizens is buried in Delft, including Vermeer.

If Vermeer was interred in the Oude Kerk.

Not many of the Antique market, in particular, Delft, the summer months. Antique Market Majority shall be deemed to have been between mid-April to Saturday, and at the end of September. These channels on Saturdays in stalls with hundreds of line and provide a colourful and varied collection of ancient porcelain pieces vary slightly more contemporary record collections!

In others, a visit to this is book and art which is held every Thursday Hippolytusbuurt (City Centre) and at the beginning of April to the end of October.

Delft is within easy reach of major cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam and the Hague and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol train. If you are driving, Delft is the only main A13 motorway, the Hague and Rotterdam off. Its accessibility makes it a perfect day trip from any of these cities.