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Private Tour of Vermeer's Delft + Tickets to Vermeer Museum
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands, Europe
$405.51
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
This tour will literally take you through a Vermeer painting: you will walk through the historical heart of Delft with an enthusiastic guide, whose passion for the city is infectious. Visit the places that played the biggest role in Vermeer's life and walk in his footsteps. From the place where he was born, to the place where he lived and the place where he has been buried; you will see it all.
You will also get to know the Father of the Fatherland, the Dutchman who discovered microbes (and knew Vermeer), and the founding father of international law.
You won't look at Vermeer's work in the same way again. Expect to hear interesting stories and to get real insider tips. You will see and understand things that would otherwise go unnoticed.
The tour takes about 3 hours (excluding the museum visit after) and it starts and ends in the city center. You can also choose to be picked up and dropped off at a location of your choice, like in Amsterdam.
You will also get to know the Father of the Fatherland, the Dutchman who discovered microbes (and knew Vermeer), and the founding father of international law.
You won't look at Vermeer's work in the same way again. Expect to hear interesting stories and to get real insider tips. You will see and understand things that would otherwise go unnoticed.
The tour takes about 3 hours (excluding the museum visit after) and it starts and ends in the city center. You can also choose to be picked up and dropped off at a location of your choice, like in Amsterdam.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
English. Start in Delft
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Private City Tour
- Entrance tickets to Old Church and New Church
- Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off by car (if the option is booked)
- Entrance tickets to Vermeer Museum (with audio guide)
- Other
- Gratuities (optional)
Meeting point
You will meet your guide next to the statue of Hugo Grotius, on Markt 80, in front of the New Church.
Return details
You will meet your guide next to the statue of Hugo Grotius, on Markt 80, in front of the New Church.
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MarktYour tour starts on the Markt square of Delft. This is where most of Vermeer's life has happened. There are many things to see here: The New Church, Hugo Grotius' statue, Vermeer's father's old house, Vermeer's later own house, the town hall, the oldest shop of Delft, the butter house, the weighing house and more! Your guide will tell you all about it.
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Old ChurchAfter the Markt square, we will make our way towards the Old Church. Next to many other famous Dutch people, this is also the church where Johannes Vermeer has been buried. We will also enter the church and visit his grave.
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Museum Prinsenhof DelftWhen you visit Delft, you also have to visit the Prinsenhof, the place where the Father of the Fatherland has been killed. This happened almost 50 years before Vermeer was born, but it has played a decisive role in the city's history.
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Gemeenlandshuis van DelflandAs we make our way to the south of Delft, from where 'The View of Delft' has been made, we first pass by a quite impressive facade from the year 1500: that of the water board. Your guide will tell you all about it.
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When we are almost at the south end of the city, we will pass by a building of the Dutch East India Company, its Delft chamber. It is the Dutch East India Company that made exotic materials and pigments available and indirectly facilitated Vermeer's carreer.
- Opposite of the Dutch East India Company building, we can see a former weapon's arsenal belonging to the state of Holland. An early version of this building can be seen on Vermeer's View of Delft. (pass by)
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From here, we can look at Delft from exactly the same angle as Vermeer, when he made the sketches for his famous painting of the city. Let's see what we can still recognize today.
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Maria van JessekerkAs we have made our way back north again, we will see the Maria van Jessekerk, a catholic church. In Vermeer's time, this was the location where catholics used to live and organise hidden church services. That is why this is also where Vermeer's house (that of his mother in law, where he lived) used to stand, where he made all his paintings. New information from 2023 seems to suggest that the house is not demolished however.. Let's see if the curtains are finally open.
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Before we go to the Vermeer Museum, we should visit the Vlamingstraat. It is now believed that number 42 on this street is depicted on Vermeer's other painting of a little street in Delft. Let's see what it looks like now.
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Vermeer Centrum DelftYou will now enter the Vermeer Centrum, a museum dedicated to the work and live of Vermeer, housed in the former artists' guild of Delft. Vermeer has been here a lot and even became the president of the painters within the guilde.
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Private Tour of Vermeer's Delft + Tickets to Vermeer Museum
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands, Europe
$405.51
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!