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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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
To commemorate the construction of the connecting canal between Vianen and Gorinchem, a memorial stone was laid on the Buitenlandpoort’s retaining...
Gedenkteken Buitenlandpoort
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
Experience a unique collection of Dutch cultural-religious heritage in the form of antique and early Bibles.
Bijbelmuseum Leerdam
Today, ‘Molenstraat’ is just a ‘normal’ street name in Vianen town centre. The windmill from which the street gets is name burned down in the night...
Voormalige Wipkorenmolen
With the reclamation of the peatlands in the 11th Century in the area of today’s Vianen, the Lek was also diked.
Lekdijk
View the most beautiful glass art made in De Oude Horn!
Galerie De Vlietskant
On the other side of the centre, at Schoolstraat no. 1, is the smallest and newest of the 3 churches, the Christian Reformed Church.
Christelijke Gereformeerde kerk Vianen
Between 1335 and 1336, Heilwich van Vianen and her husband Willem van Duivenvoorde granted various town rights to Vianen. They also ordered Vianen...
Stadskern Vianen
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
If you are walking through Leerdam, this beautiful Art-Deco church is not to be missed.
Maria Onbevlekt Ontvangen kerk
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
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
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
Step inside the glassblower’s workshop at the National Glass Museum’s glass studio.
De Glasblazerij
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
The Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is situated between Achterstraat and Brederodestraat. The church was built between 1877 an...
Katholieke kerk Vianen
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
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 former chapel the Helsdingen district is situated at the junction of Voorweg and Achterweg in Helsdingen. This chapel was probably founded in t...
Kapel Helsdingen
Specialised in Leerdam glass
Galerie Depot Leerdam
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
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