Utrecht

Walk from Utrecht central station

• In the central hall walk to the stairs to platform 1 (don’t go to the platform but stay in the central hall!).
• Keep left and enter the indoor shopping center.
• Follow signs to Albert Heijn (AH).
• Albert Heijn is a large supermarket at an indoor square. At this square you will also find a good Chinese restaurant: Tai Soon. Leave the square via the revolving door next to this restaurant.
• Go downstairs via the escalator and then go left.
• Cross the wide street called ‘Catharijnesingel’.
• Walk straight on, following the street called ‘Mariaplaats’.
• You will reach a square where you can drink a coffee or have a lunch. Go to the right and then immediatly to the left: you will enter ‘Zadelstraat’ with many nice little shops.
• At the end of the ‘Zadelstraat’ stands the 100 meter high Dom tower.
• Walk towards the Dom tower. Just before you reach this tower you will cross a canal called ‘Oudegracht’. At Oudegracht you can go left or right:
  • Left for many nice restaurants and shops.
  • Right: after 30 minutes walking you will reach Centraal Museum and Miffy Museum (Nijntje Museum).

See in Utrecht Center

• Utrecht is famous for its DOM tower. Buy tickets at Tourist Info, next to the tower.
  

  

  Terrace near Oude Gracht Utrecht.

• Oude Gracht: a canal with many restaurants, uniquely situated at near water-level.
  

  

  Miffy in Hoog Catherijne, Utrecht.

• Miffy is from Utrecht, it was made by Dick Bruna. Miffy has a statue in the largest shopping mall of Holland: Hoog Catherijne. Follow signs to ‘Seats to Meet‘.

Museums

• Miffy Museum / Celebrating 60 years of Miffy
• Central Museum : modern art
• Museum ‘Van Speelklok tot Pirement‘
• Railway Museum. Utrecht is the center of the Dutch railway, because it is in the center of Netherland.
• Rietveld Schröder house: one of the first modern houses in the world
• Many other museums at Museum Kwartier

Car parking in Utrecht Center

• Parkeergarage La Vie. Address: Sint Jacobsstraat 1, Utrecht
• P + R Muziektheater. Address: J.C. Verthorenpad 100,Utrecht (Near motorway A2: Afslag 7 / Exit 7)

Leidsche Rijn

• Máxima Park: great for walking, skating or biking on an oval lane of 8 kilometer length. It also has many paths, green fields, a Japanese garden, a restaurant, many bridges over various canals and a manual ferry.
  

  

  Archeologie Park, Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht.

• Archeologie Park: smaller park with a swing on a hill, providing a great view over the neighbourhood.
  

  

  Castellum Hoge Woerd

• Castellum De Hoge Woerd: Visiting-center on the exact location of a 2000 year old Roman fort. A roman ship is exhibited here. It is located in Máxima Park.
• Groenendijk is a nice lane with trees and pittoresque houses, it connects Máxima Park and Archeologie Park.
• Other parks in Leidsche Rijn

DOM tower drone video