" No city has as many national monuments within walking distance of each other as Enkhuizen. When you walk through Enkhuizen you really imagine yourself back in time. The legacy of the former Golden Age is visible on every corner. "
Enkhuizen is also rightly called a large open-air museum. When you walk through this historic Golden Age city you come across one national monument after another. Enkhuizen has no fewer than 366 national monuments!
Enkhuizen breathes the atmosphere of the former Zuiderzee time with its illustrious past. On this page we give an impression of the city and prepare you optimally for a historic day out.
View the various monuments on the map
On the basis of this booklet you can walk along the most beautiful places in Enkhuizen and you can experience for yourself that time has stood still in some places in the city. The walk takes about 1.5 to 2 hours. The booklet 'City Walk Enkhuizen' is available at VVV Enkhuizen. The walk is also available in English and German.
More informationThe Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen brings to life the stories of people who used to live around the Zuiderzee. See, hear, feel, taste and smell daily life around the Zuiderzee, before the Afsluitdijk changed the Zuiderzee into the IJsselmeer in 1932.
Read moreEnkhuizen is more than a fishing town on the former Zuiderzee. The city also has a historic 'Boerenhoek' with canals, ditches and canals that connect the city farms to the lands in the polder. With Rondvaart Enkhuizen you sail past centuries-old tea houses, farms, country houses, workshops and the ramparts with their monumental defensive gates.
More informationThe many atmospheric restaurants in Enkhuizen are located in beautiful historic buildings in the center and near the water and the harbors. At Onder de Wester you can enjoy coffee with homemade cakes, high tea, lunch, drinks, tapas & dinner. Enjoy a delicious dinner at Onder de Wester in the beautiful building or on the terrace on the historic square of the former 'Burger Weeshuis'. Or drink a cappuccino at Van Bleiswijk and be amazed.
Find a restaurantMany hotels, b&b's and apartments in Enkhuizen are also located in historic buildings. It squeaks and creaks a little, but has an incredible amount of charm. The Die Port van Cleve building, for example, dates from the early seventeenth century and has the status of a monumental protected cityscape. Or spend the night in the old orphanage, in a beautiful monumental building, in the middle of the historic city center of Enkhuizen.
View all accommodationsThe pleasant city center of Enkhuizen houses a succession of surprising small and larger shops in historic buildings. With plenty of variety and great specialty shops, shopping in Enkhuizen is really a surprise! In the Westerstraat you will find the most special shops and boutiques. Stylish design, quirky fashion, delicious chocolates, coffee and tea specialties and trendy glasses.
View the range of shopsVisit Enkhuizen? Then you want to know how to get here the easiest. View the options for own transport, parking and public transport here.
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