Grave monument of Willem Joseph van Ghent

WALKING TOUR 🎧 FREE AUDIO TOUR

Historical Gems: A Journey Through Utrecht's Landmarks

An audio guided tour by Jenny Multilingual, The Tourist

Welcome to Utrecht! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 20 stops on a route of 2.53km. This tour focusses mainly on general tourism.

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Tour Sights 📸

clandestine church

Sight A clandestine church is a house of worship used by religious minorities, secretly built and maintained without exterior markers, allowing them to hold discreet and non-public worship services, often tolerated by governments in the wake of the Reformation.

St. Mary's Church

Church A Romanesque church built to resemble the Speyer Cathedral, founded by Henry IV and Conrad, Bishop of Utrecht, in the 11th century, with unique Lombard-style architecture in its nave and west side.

St. Gertrude's Cathedral

Sight A Neo-Romanesque cathedral, constructed between 1912 and 1914, designed by E.G. Wentinck, featuring an altar with over 1700 relics in hundreds of containers, and said to contain a piece of a rib of St. Willibrord.

Utrechts Conservatorium

Former Hospital A Conservatory of Music in the Netherlands, part of the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU), founded in 1875 and one of the country's oldest professional musical education institutes.

Mariaplaats

Sight Mariaplaats is a square in Utrecht, named after the vanished Mariakerk. It forms the northern and eastern parts of the former church's square.

Duitse Huis

Sight A squatter's house, formerly known as the Duitse Huis, is a historic building complex that was once the headquarters of the Teutonic Order.

St. Eloy's Hospice

Former Hospital A former hospital, currently a guildhall, occupied by the Smedengilde (guild of smiths) since 1440, with a rich history and traditions, including a kolf court and charitable activities.

Buurkerk

Church A medieval parish church, the Buurkerk, has a long history of fires, including incidents in 1131, 1173, 1253, and 1279, and was later used as a protestant church before falling into disuse in 1975 and being transformed into a museum in 1984.

Museum Speelklok

Sight A museum specializing in self-playing musical instruments, featuring music boxes, musical clocks, pianolas, barrel organs, and more, allowing visitors to see and hear these instruments play.

Stadhuisbrug

Sight A public square in Utrecht, Stadhuisbrug is a bridge over the Oudegracht featuring shops, the city hall, and a wind rose in the pavement. It's a well-known spot for events, promotions, and street performances.