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Leeuwarden


With a wooden decking terrace right above the water, views of canal action – yachts sailing past beneath the neighbouring bridge that rises to let them through – are impossibly romantic at this fashionable cafe, inside the old bridge guardhouse. A health-driven menu featuring fruit bowls, detox juices and smoothies, wraps, creative salads and burgers only adds to the enchanting ensemble.


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Nearby Leeuwarden attractions

1. Oldehove

0.06 MILES

At the northwest corner of the historic core stands the notoriously off-kilter Oldehove – Friesland's rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Things went…

2. Obe Paviljoen

0.12 MILES

Named after the local Frisian poet Obe Postma (1868–1963), this contemporary wood-and-glass pavilion is razor-sharp in both architectural design and the…

3. Historisch Centrum

0.16 MILES

Read up on the town's history at the city archives, home to a permanent exhibition on the history of Leeuwarden. It also organises guided tours led by…

4. Keramiek Museum Princessehof

0.17 MILES

Pottery lovers will adore the Netherlands ceramics museum. Here you'll find the largest collection of tiles on the planet, an unparalleled selection of…

5. Natuurmuseum Fryslân

0.33 MILES

Let your angels run rampant in this natural history museum, covering Friesland's flora and fauna. Highlights include a virtual bird-flight simulation …

6. De Waag

0.33 MILES

The petite weighing house dominates Waagplein; butter and other goods were weighed here from 1598 to 1884.

7. Fries Museum

0.35 MILES

The provincial museum occupies an imposing glass-fronted building sporting a striking wood-and-steel roof that projects out over Wilhelminaplein. The…

8. Blokhuispoort

0.53 MILES

No single sight evokes the undercurrent of explosive creativity pulsating through the Frisian capital quite like this 19th-century prison-turned-cultural…