Gouda - Attractions

Attractions

• Old City Hall at the Markt square - built between 1448 and 1450, one of the oldest Gothic city halls in the Netherlands;
• The Waag (weigh house) - built in 1667 across from the Old City Hall, this building was used for weighing goods (especially cheese) to levy taxes. It now is a national monument. It now hosts a small cheese museum;
• Grote or St. Jans Kerk (Great or Saint John Church) - longest church in the Netherlands, famous for its stained glass windows which were made between 1530 and 1603, considered the most significant stained glass collection in the Netherlands. Even in the 17th century, it already was a tourist attraction;
• Museum Gouda - museum about the history and arts of the city;
• Verzetsmuseum - museum about the Dutch resistance during World War II;
• Cheese market - takes place every Thursday during summer;
• Museumhaven Gouda - small harbour with historic ships;
• Goudse Schouwburg - large theatre;
• Waaiersluis (Waaier Locks) - a historic lock on the Hollandse IJssel just east of Gouda.