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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  • National Glass Museum

    National Glass Museum

    Be amazed by all the possibilities of glass!

    Nationaal Glasmuseum
    Lingedijk 28

    4142 LD  Leerdam
  • Bridge Museum

    Bridge Museum

    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.

    Museum van het Kaartspel & Bridgemuseum
    Watertorenlaan 25

    4141 HT  Leerdam
  • Former post office/residence

    Former post office/residence

    The post and telegraph office was situated on the ground floor of Voorstraat 106 in Vianen between 1911 and 1975.

    Oude postkantoor
    Voorstraat 106

    4132 AT  Vianen
  • Old Men’s Home, Vianen

    Old Men’s Home, Vianen

    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
    Brederodestraat 21

    4132 VM  Vianen
  • Town wall and town canal

    Town wall and town canal

    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
    Klooster 18

    Vianen
  • Willow landscape and the Bolgarian forest

    Willow landscape and the Bolgarian forest

    The Vianen forest and the Bolgarian forest consist of willow and poplar with sections of deciduous forest. The Vianen forest was the hunting forest...

    Griendenlandschap en het Bolgarijnse bos
    Bolgerijsekade 4

    4131 NV  Vianen
  • Former synagogue

    Former synagogue

    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
    Bakkerstraat 6

    4132 VC  Vianen
  • The Lekbridge

    The Lekbridge

    Vianen has been an important river crossing point for centuries. In the 18th Century, this crossing was performed with 3 different ferries. These w...

    lekbrug
    Vianen
  • De Biezen pumping station

    De Biezen pumping station

    At first, drainage was performed by windmills. In the 19th Century, the windmills were replaced by steam-powered pumping stations, which in turn ma...

    Gemaal de Biezen
    Kanaaldijk 3

    4133 RD  Vianen
  • Batestein Castle

    Batestein Castle

    Batestein Castle was commissioned by Gijsbert van Beusichem in the year 1370, after it was decided that Vyanen Castle no longer met the needs of th...

    Kasteel Batestein
    Hofplein

    4132 VK  Vianen
  • Hagestein dam complex

    Hagestein dam complex

    In the context of the Rhine canalisation, the Rijkswaterstaat constructed 3 almost identical weir complexes on the Lek near Hagestein, Amerongen an...

    Stuwcomplex Hagestein
    Lekdijk 7

    4124 KB  Hagestein
  • Hagestein town hall

    Hagestein town hall

    Together with the historic church, the former town hall of Hagestein cannot be missed between the simple houses.

    Raadhuis Hagestein
    Dorpsstraat 21

    4124 AL  Hagestein
  • Glass studio

    Glass studio Glassblower makes a vase in the hotshop of the National Glasmuseum

    Step inside the glassblower’s workshop at the National Glass Museum’s glass studio.

    De Glasblazerij
    Zuidwal

    4141 BE  Leerdam
  • Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden

    Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden

    In a majestic lotion overlooking the Linge river lies Museum Hofje van Mevrouw Van Aerden – a hofje, or courtyard, and museum in Leerdam.

    Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden
    Kerkstraat 67

    4141 AV  Leerdam
  • Hofplein water pump

    Hofplein water pump

    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
    Hofplein 25

    4132 VK  Vianen
  • Helsdingen district

    Helsdingen district

    The oldest traces of habitation in the immediate surroundings of Vianen are not in the town itself, but just outside the current hamlet of Helsding...

    Buurtschap Helsdingen
    Helsdingse voorweg

    Helsdingen
  • The Hofpoort

    The Hofpoort

    The Hofpoort, together with the water pump on Hofplein, forms the last visible remains of Batestein Castle. It formed the western entrance to the c...

    Hofpoort
    Hofplein

    4132 VK  Vianen
  • Former cantonal court/Anduspand

    Former cantonal court/Anduspand

    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
    Voorstraat 56

    4132 AS  Vianen
  • Hagestein Castle

    Hagestein Castle

    Together with Everstein Castle, it was Hagestein Castle in Gasperden (now Hagestein) that formed the centrepiece of this line of defence. The castl...

    Kasteelterrein Hagestein
    Hoevesteinse Lint

    Hoef en Haag
  • Vianen Municipal Museum

    Vianen Municipal Museum

    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
    Voorstraat 97

    4132 AP  Vianen
  • Hagestein village centre

    Hagestein village centre

    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
    Stuwstraat 10

    4124 AN  Hagestein
  • Guesthouse chapel

    Guesthouse chapel

    On Stadhuisstraat, the layout of the mediaeval building complex can still be clearly seen. At the front is the old town hall, behind it the former...

    Gasthuiskapel
    Voorstraat 30

    4132 AS  Vianen
  • Jan Blanken funerary monument

    Jan Blanken funerary monument

    Jan Blankenweg, Jan Blankenbridge and the Jan Blanken funerary monument at the general cemetery on Sparrendreef: the name of Jan Blanken can be fou...

    Grafmonument Jan Blanken
    Sparrendreef 8

    4130 EA  Vianen
  • Amaliastein

    Amaliastein

    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
    Daunstraat 26

    4133 JE  Vianen