The Oude Hortus, Utrecht
The Oude Hortus. A beautiful quiet place in the heart of the city, where you can escape the hustle and bustle of the day and go for rest, lunch and coffee.
In this unique, historic garden you forget you're right in town. It is a peaceful place to stroll and offers inspiration to gardeners. The garden is divided into several sections, including a cottage garden and a medicinal garden: the Regiustuin. In addition, the garden is home to many plants and trees. For example, for example, one of the oldest Ginkgo biloba pictures of Netherlands. This copy is over 250 years old.
In this unique, historic garden you forget you're right in town. It is a peaceful place to stroll and offers inspiration to gardeners. The garden is divided into several sections, including a cottage garden and a medicinal garden: the Regiustuin. In addition, the garden is home to many plants and trees. For example, for example, one of the oldest Ginkgo biloba pictures of Netherlands. This copy is over 250 years old.
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Sight Name: The Oude Hortus
Sight Location: Utrecht, Netherlands (See walking tours in Utrecht)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Sight Location: Utrecht, Netherlands (See walking tours in Utrecht)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Walking Tours in Utrecht, Netherlands
Create Your Own Walk in Utrecht
Creating your own self-guided walk in Utrecht is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Utrecht's Historical Buildings Walking Tour
Originally founded by the Romans, and once the most important city in the Netherlands, Utrecht boasts a generous share of historically significant structures. The collection of its architectural masterpieces, one of the richest in the country, dates back to the early Middle Ages.
The amazingly well-preserved pieces of historic architecture in Utrecht showcase the trends and movements throughout... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.8 Km or 2.4 Miles
The amazingly well-preserved pieces of historic architecture in Utrecht showcase the trends and movements throughout... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.8 Km or 2.4 Miles
Utrecht Introduction Walking Tour
The earliest settlers to the area now called Utrecht likely arrived millennia ago during the Stone Age. While there are also signs of inhabitation during the Bronze Age, scholars today credit the Romans with building what became the town.
They set up a castellum around the year 50 AD, a fort right at a crossing point on the river Rhine. The fortress marked Rome's northernmost point in... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.6 Km or 1 Miles
They set up a castellum around the year 50 AD, a fort right at a crossing point on the river Rhine. The fortress marked Rome's northernmost point in... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.6 Km or 1 Miles