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Square
Grote Markt
Haarlem's main square, with the church of São Bavão, the town hall and the statue of Laurens Janszoon Coster, a printing pioneer.
Holanda Setentrional · the Netherlands Capital
Haarlem
In the destination Around Amsterdã.
In the photo: Spaarne River and Gravestenenbrug, Haarlem
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Haarlem.
Capital of North Holland, Haarlem is about 15 minutes by train from Amsterdã. The centre revolves around the Grote Markt, with the Grote of Sint-Bavokerk and its 18th-century organ. The city is home to the Frans Hals Museum, the Teylers Museum, the De Adriaan windmill on the banks of the Spaarne River, the Corrie ten Boom house and more than twenty hofjes, courtyards of former charitable houses. Zandvoort beach is ten minutes by train.
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The local experience
What to see in Haarlem
Church
Grote of Sint-Bavokerk
Gothic church built between 1370 and 1520 on the Grote Markt, with a 78-metre wooden tower and the Müller organ from 1738, played by Händel and Mozart.
Museum
Frans Hals Museum
Haarlem's art museum, housed in a 17th-century almshouse, with more than a dozen paintings by Frans Hals, including the large militia portraits.
Museum
Teylers Museum
The oldest museum in the Netherlands, opened in 1784, with the original Oval Room, scientific instruments, fossils, coins and drawings by great masters.
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Windmill
Molen De Adriaan
Windmill on the banks of the Spaarne, opened in 1779, destroyed by a fire in 1932 and rebuilt; guided visit includes climbing up to the gallery.
House museum
Corrie ten Boom Huis
House of the Ten Boom family, who hid Jews and resistance members during World War II; visits are by guide only and must be booked in advance.
Historic courtyard
Hofje van Bakenes
The oldest of Haarlem's hofjes — charitable courtyard complexes hidden behind gates in the city centre; the city still has more than twenty.
Beach
Strand Zandvoort
Zandvoort beach, on the North Sea, about ten minutes by train from Haarlem, with a promenade, dunes and beach restaurants.