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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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