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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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Accepts electronic paymentThis tour allows payment by electronic means or credit card
Rotterdam Historical and Iconic tour
Hello! I am a Spanish rotterdamer who has been here for 8 years, with experience as a tour guide. My maxim is to show you Rotterdam as I see it and that you end up delighted to have known it! It is a city that breaks the mold starting with its architecture and ending with its people.
Tour description
Guided tour of the iconic places in Rotterdam.
Welcome to the so-called Manhattan on the Meuse! a reinvented city that breaks with the architectural and traditional schemes of the Netherlands.
We start the tour at the stunning Central Station , and I'll reveal what it points to.
The bombardment in 1940 and its devastation pushed the city to completely reorganize itself, which is why we will pass through Lijbaan, a commercial area from 1953 that was so pioneering that it was imitated in other European cities.
We will continue our tour of Coolsingel where we will visit and discover why buildings such as the Stadhuis (the town hall), the Witte Huis , or Saint Laurenskerk were left intact in the war. We will see where Napoleon Bonaparte stayed , you will enjoy the contrasts offered by the surroundings of the Oude Haven ( the old port), we will arrive at the banks of the Meuse river where we will see the Erasmusbrug, Willemsburg and De Hef bridges and we will talk about the battle against the Nazis that took place in one of them.
On our 2.5-hour walk we will also see the Witte House, the Cubic Houses, Markthall and the foods that the Dutch like the most, sculptures, mosaics, anecdotes... and surely the odd duck!
We finish the walk in the Saint Laurentskerk Gothic Church and the sculpture of the prodigal son of Rotterdam: Desiderius Erasmus.
After this tour you will feel as Roterdamers as I do!
What will we visit on this tour?
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Meeting point:Stationsplein, 3013 AJ Rotterdam, Net...Stationsplein, 3013 AJ Rotterdam, Netherlands
I will be in front of the main gate of the Rotterdam central train station, I am carrying a beige backpack and an open black umbrella.
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1Outside visitDe Bijenkorf Rotterdam
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2Outside visitlijnbaan
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3Outside visitCity Hall Rotterdam
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4Outside visitOude Haven
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5Outside visitErasmusburg
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6Outside visitCube Houses
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7Outside visitMarkthal
How much does this tour cost?
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).