Everything along the way
11 · Houses & museums
Bartolotti House
A red-brick Dutch Renaissance house that bends with the Herengracht.
- About
- Built in 1617
- From the boat
- The bend in the canal, and the bend in the house
Built in 1617 for a brewer who took his Italian wife’s name, the house follows the curve of the Herengracht, its front bending with the canal.
Cruises that pass here
On the map
Nearby on the map
Churches & towers · Tower finished in 1638
Westerkerk
The tallest church tower in the old city, its blue imperial crown above the Prinsengracht.
Houses & museums · Built in 1635
Anne Frank House
The canal house where Anne Frank hid and wrote her diary, now a museum.
Canal houses · Laid out in the 1610s
The Nine Streets
Nine little cross streets between the main canals, full of small shops and cafés.
Canal houses · Dug in 1664
Leidsegracht
The short canal linking the ring to the Leidseplein, lined with elms.