Between Lek & Linge
Between Lek & Linge surprises you with a diverse range of culture and heritage. With one of the oldest cities in the county of Holland, Ameide, Vrijstad Vianen and the Glass City of the Netherlands, Leerdam there is plenty to do between Lek & Linge.
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Be amazed by all the possibilities of glass!
Nationaal Glasmuseum
The Vianen water tower stands in a meadow on the outskirts of the town. The tower was built in 1909 by the Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Betonijzer Maa...
Watertoren
Before the arrival of today’s care homes, the elderly could go to live in Old Men’s Homes and Old Women’s Homes. These houses were built from the 1...
Oude Mannenhuis
The New or Large Lock was built between 1883 and 1886. The Large Lock complex consisted of a linked lock with 4 pointed doors, including several st...
Sluizencomplex Jan Blankenweg
The pump was built in the year 1648 on the orders of Johan Wolfert van Brederode during a major operation to renovate and beautify the castle.
Waterpomp Hofplein
After a fire in the year 1540, the church (de Grote Kerk) was rebuilt in its current form almost immediately (as a combination of a hall church and...
Grote kerk Vianen
De Oude Horn is a former water pumping station. These days, it's where Bernard Heesen creates his artworks in the kiln's blazing fire.
Glasblazerij de Oude Horn
Those wishing to learn more about Vianen, the history of the town and the artistic, cultural and historical heritage have reached the right place a...
Stedelijk Museum Vianen
One of the most remarkable buildings on Voorstraat is the Anduspand, also known as the former cantonal court. This national monument with its class...
Voormalig kantongerecht/Anduspand
Together with the historic church, the former town hall of Hagestein cannot be missed between the simple houses.
Raadhuis Hagestein
The Grote Kerk in Vianen is not only a church, but also the last resting place of at least 24 members of the Van Vianen and Van Brederode families
Grafmonument Grote Kerk
The Jewish cemetery on Sparrendreef, two Stolpersteine on Voorstraat and the former synagogue at no. 6 Bakkersstraat: these are the still visible r...
Voormalige synagoge Vianen
The Lekpoort is the only remaining town gate of Vianen. Together with the Oostpoort and the Landpoort, it formed the gateway to the walled town cen...
Lekpoort
Opposite the guesthouse chapel, at Kerkstraat no. 2, lies the former Vianen weigh-house. The 17th Century building was restored between 1975 and 19...
De Waag
Hendrik van Brederode built a summer residence in the year 1560 for his wife Amalia, Countess of Nieuwenaar. He named this castle located in the Vi...
Amaliastein
Hagestein was built on a higher-lying levee. The shape of the village and the block-shaped subdivision shows that people were also living in Hagest...
Dorpskern Hagestein
Come see Leerdam's working windmill every Saturday afternoon! Ter Leede is open Saturdays from 13.00 - 16.00, provided the windmill is turning (als...
Molen ter Leede
With the reclamation of the peatlands in the 11th Century in the area of today’s Vianen, the Lek was also diked.
Lekdijk
The past is never far away on a walk in and around Vianen town centre. The remains of the original defences can be found in various places: the Lek...
Stadsmuur en stadsgracht
The first reference to Vianen is a document from 1271 in which Zweder I van Beusichem received permission to hold a market twice a year at his Vyan...
Burcht Vianen (kasteel Vyanen)
Take a walk down Voorstraat and you really can’t miss it: the town pump, also known as the Large Pump.
Stadspomp Vianen
What began in 1971 as a collection of bridge magazines and books is now the world's one and only museum wholly devoted to the classic card game.
Bridgemuseum
Since 1997, the statue of Hendrik van Brederode has stood on the church square with its back almost against the Grote Kerk. The bronze statue by Ut...
Standbeeld Brederode