De Waag Leeuwarden – Canal Terraces in Leeuwarden loop from Leeuwarden
De Waag Leeuwarden – Canal Terraces in Leeuwarden loop from Leeuwarden
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De Waag Leeuwarden – Canal Terraces in Leeuwarden loop from Leeuwarden
02:18
9.03km
30m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 8, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.70 km
Post Plaza Hotel & Grand Café (Old Post Office, Leeuwarden)
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2.13 km
Titus Brandsma House
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Brandsma opposed Nazism. In 1942, during World War II, he was arrested by the German occupiers. He had spoken out against racial hatred in lectures, among other things, and, at the behest of Johannes de Jong, Archbishop of Utrecht, drew up guidelines requiring Catholic magazines not to publish advertisements for the National Socialist Movement. He was imprisoned in Scheveningen and Camp Amersfoort, and finally deported to Dachau concentration camp. After severe beatings, he was murdered there. Pope John Paul II beatified him as a martyr for the faith in 1985.[1] On May 15, 2022, Brandsma was canonized by Pope Francis.
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2.31 km
St Boniface Church
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* the Franciscus Parish in Leeuwarden-Oost, which was founded in 1964
* the Johannes de Doper Parish in Leeuwarden-Zuid (Huizum), dating from 1934
* the Paulus Parish (Nijlân) and the Emmaus Parish (Bilgaard), both dating from the 1960s
and the two oldest parishes rooted in Leeuwarden's history:
* the St. Dominicus Church (traditionally served (until 1992) by Dominican friars, active in Leeuwarden since 1245)
* and the St. Boniface Church, which originated from old state churches.
Six parishes with very different backgrounds decided to become one parish and chose the name and patronage of Frisian Father Titus Brandsma, who was beatified in 1985.
From 1986 to 2004, the parish was divided into quarters around four churches (St. Boniface Church, St. Dominic Church, St. Francis Church, and St. John the Baptist Church). For a time, the Boniface Church served as the city church.
From 2004 onward, the parish no longer had quarters and worshipped in two churches, St. Boniface and St. Dominic, which served the entire Catholic faith community in Leeuwarden.
The Titus Brandsma House was and still is the parish center, as well as the center for catechesis and spirituality.
Source: sintvitusparochie.nl/ontstaansgeschiedenis-sint-vitus-parochie/titus-brandsma-parochie
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4.22 km
Cycling Girl in the Last Winter of the War
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5.60 km
Mata Hari Statue
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The Zelle family had a close connection to this place, as Margaretha's father was also born there. In front of the house, which now houses the Maxx store, once stood the stately Hotel "de Nieuwe Doelen."
Margaretha often played in the square in front of the hotel.
Near the bridge, you'll find the statue of Mata Hari, designed and created in 1976 by the artist Suus Boschma-Berkhout to mark the 100th anniversary of Mata Hari's birth. It was unveiled on March 13, the day of her first performance in Paris under the name Mata Hari. Protests against the statue of this controversial woman also took place on the day of its unveiling.
... visitleeuwarden.com/de/standorte/3080973576/geburtshause-mata-hari
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6.52 km
De Waag Leeuwarden
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6.81 km
Canal Terraces in Leeuwarden
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7.45 km
Passage de la Baleine (Whale Passage) – Giny Vos
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leeuwardenin Beelden.nl/kunstwerken/bekijk/12149-passage-de-la-baleine
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9.03 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.96 km
2.66 km
771 m
631 m
Surfaces
7.18 km
1.35 km
314 m
148 m
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Comments
In 1529 the construction of the tower was started, unfortunately it was
never completed. They wanted to build a new church around the old one
to replace St. Vitus Church. The builder Jacob van Aken had
not much luck, because the lowered already during the construction
Tower. However, construction continued with the result that the tower
not only …
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Conclusion: Leeuwarden has a lot to offer and there is a lot going on with restaurants and bars along the canals in the city centre.
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Not every corner was pretty, so the route could still be optimized here and there :)
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We didn't visit the sights, but first walked around the city center and then criss-crossed a few streets. I love to just wander …
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We walked the Miniature People route, not just a regular city walk, but a scavenger hunt past dozens of miniature figures that tell their own stories in surprising locations. Sometimes they were right in front of you, other times you really had …
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