Historical Purmerend and Old Markets Self-Guided Audio Tour
📍 Purmerend, North Holland, Netherlands
Admire the views of the great rivers. Reveal the main craft of the city. Learn about the story of the city's foundation. Listen to the stories about town's most famous markets
About this experience
Would you like to learn more about trading cities? Get ready to discover Purmerend, a lovely town in the North of the Netherlands!. You will start your tour near the Purmerend Town Hall, a remarkable building dating from 1912. There you will learn how the city became so successful in trading. . Be ready to get used to specific names of streets or historical places. It can be hard to pronounce them, but you will be surprised by the rich history of these names. Unbelievable legends will tell you about the foundation of this town. . Have you ever heard about the swine market or butter market? Visiting Purmerend will provide you with an opportunity to listen to a few stories about these types of markets. . You will visit the place where the prettiest market in Purmerend, the swine market was founded and find out how it was so successful. And at the butter market, you will learn how agriculture became the center of the town’s commercial gravity. Discover the history of the historical city of Purmerend with this tour!.
Meeting point
Purmerend Town Hall
Peperstraat 33, Purmerend, Noord-Holland, 1441 BH, Netherlands
Experience details
What’s included
- Downloadable multimedia in-app audio tour (in English)
- Shops with most unusual souvenirs
- Local places that are not on the map
What’s not included
- Personal guide — you will get the tour on the mobile app
- Earphones not included — bring your own
Useful to know
- Headphones
- Charged Smartphone
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