Historical Enkhuizen
“Walking through Enkhuizen is like being in a large open-air museum. With 361 monuments within walking distance, Enkhuizen is a unique historical city. A city where time seems to have stood still. The city centre still has the atmosphere of the Golden Age. Many beautiful monuments and defensive structures have been preserved. “
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See Enkhuizen on foot!
In Enkhuizen, time seems to have stood still here and there. The town still breathes the atmosphere of the Golden Age. Many beautiful monumental buildings and defenses have been preserved. A city walk is a fun way to discover Enkhuizen. At VVV Enkhuizen tourist information office, you can obtain various free city walk booklets.
See Enkhuizen from the water
In addition to the beautiful IJsselmeer, Enkhuizen has many easily navigable inland waterways. After cruising the city's atmospheric canals, you can continue on to the West Frisian inland waterways. Here you sail through the vast polder landscape and beautiful nature reserves.
Visit the Zuiderzee Museum
The 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 turned the Zuiderzee into the IJsselmeer in 1932.
Visit the Drommedaris
De Drom provides a lively stage in all facets of the cultural field in Enkhuizen and the surrounding area that connects, inspires and moves. As a building, De Drom is a landmark known far beyond the city walls.
More history
Monuments
Enkhuizen is a city with a rich history. Within the old rampart you will find no fewer than 366 national monuments, each with a unique and fascinating story. Take a closer look at Enkhuizen and taste at every street corner the impressive history of a VOC city with allure.
History
Enkhuizen is a city with a rich history. Many beautiful monumental buildings and defenses have been preserved. For example, the Drommedaris, the Waaggebouw, the Zuiderkerk and the impressive Town Hall.
Churches and church services
It will not have escaped your notice that Enkhuizen is home to several churches and church communities. Some at first glance inconspicuous, but also those that immediately attract attention such as the Zuiderkerk with its striking, striking Zuidertoren.
City Walk
Discover the history of Enkhuizen? Take a city walk! You can do this with a booklet available from the VVV tourist information office. On the basis of this booklet, you can walk past the most beautiful places in Enkhuizen. You can also book a guided walk.
Historic Boating Map
For centuries, West Frisian farmers and market gardeners sailed every day with their barges through the ditches to their scattered fields. Although much has changed in the West Frisian landscape since the land consolidation, elements can still be found that are characteristic of the development of the area. Together with Vereniging Oud Enkhuizen and Vereniging Oud Stede Broec, we have created a handy and fun boating map.
Historic meeting venues
If you are looking for an unusual meeting location, there are many places to go in Enkhuizen. How about a meeting in a defense tower, on a ship or at the top of the Drommedaris? We have listed a number of special meeting locations.
Dutch Sailing Fleet
The Netherlands has the largest surviving historic sailing fleet in the world. Would you like to sail with us? Then step aboard an authentic sailing ship and experience the life of a real skipper. Take a unique sailing trip on the IJsselmeer, actively work along or enjoy the view on the water.
Celebrities from Enkhuizen during the Golden Age
Discover the great heroes and heroines of the Golden Age. We all know the world-famous heroes, such as Bernardus Paludanus, Lucas Waghenaer and Jan Huygen Van Linschoten, but what was it like to be a sailor's wife in those days? Or an "ordinary man," an average citizen?
