Everything along the way
4 · Canal houses
The Nine Streets
Nine little cross streets between the main canals, full of small shops and cafés.
- About
- Laid out in the 1610s
- From the boat
- Bridges so low you duck
Nine short streets cross the three main canals between the Westerkerk and the Leidsegracht. The bridges here are low; the skipper will tell you when to duck.
Cruises that pass here
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Canal houses · Dug in 1664
Leidsegracht
The short canal linking the ring to the Leidseplein, lined with elms.
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 1617
Bartolotti House
A red-brick Dutch Renaissance house that bends with the Herengracht.
Markets · Floating since 1862
Flower market
The floating flower market on the Singel, on barges since the 1860s.