Walking Tour of Pilgrim's Leiden

  • 19 Sep 2021
  • 13:30 - 15:00
  • Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, Beschuitsteeg 9, 2312 JT Leiden
  • 5

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Four hundred years ago, the English Separatists called the Pilgrims set sail to America. It is the occasion to be reminded of their story as well as their contemporaries and learn about the world they lived in. This tour offers to discover the city of Leiden, where the Pilgrims arrived as refugees in 1609, and its unique environment: home of the first University of the country (1575), of a flourishing textile industry, of printing houses and of many foreign immigrants looking for religious freedom. In the seventeenth century, Leiden was one of the largest cities of the Low Countries. Much of the urban landscape today reflects the cultural, academic, and scientific riches of the city as well as the daily life in the "Golden Age". Wandering around with the curator of the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, you will hear about the Pilgrims' journey, the monumental churches, the old and quaint houses, and the secrets of the city.  Because of Covid-19 restrictions it will not be possible to allow the group into the museum.  However everyone is welcome to book a visit online in advance at https://pilgrim-museum.sollidd.com/  Museum entrance fee is 6.50 and is not included in the walking tour price. 

The tour will end at the Waag restaurant, Aalmarkt 21, where an afternoon drink and snacks can be enjoyed at your own expense.  


Registration/Cancellation Deadline:  Sept. 10, 2021  

Minimum/Maximum Participants:  10/15

For further info contact Jane Choy at jechoy@me.com or 0654331764

Please note that this event may be cancelled or modified due to changes in coronavirus restrictions.