Leeuwarden
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Europe : Western Europe : Benelux : Netherlands : Friesland : Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden is the capital of the Dutch province Friesland.
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From Amsterdam, Leeuwarden can be reached by two different routes: the western route via the A7 and the A31 and the eastern one via the A1, A6 and A32.
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A direct intercity service connects Leeuwarden to both Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport. The journey will take about two and a half hours.
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- Just north of the railway station lies Leeuwarden's compact medieval centre, surrounded by defensive canals. Picturesque buildings all within walking distance of each other include:
- Main Church, 95 Jacobijnerkerkhof. Partly dating from around 1300 edit
- Waag, 148 Nieuwestad. edit
- Oldehove, 1 Oldehoofsterkerkhof. A leaning tower edit
- Kanselarij, 13 Turfmarkt. edit
- City hall, 36 Raadhuisplein. A Classicist building from the early 18th century edit
Other attractions include:
- Princessehof National Ceramics Museum, 11 Grote Kerkstraat, ☎ +31 (0)58 2 948 958 (info@princessehof.nl, fax: +31 (0)58 2 948 968), [1]. edit
- Natural History Museum Friesland, 2 Schoenmakersperk. edit
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Go to Rumours every Monday night
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Just west of Leeuwarden lie Dronrijp and Franeker, both interesting and picturesque towns.
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