Delft
Delft is a mid-sized city in the west of the Netherlands. It's a beautiful, unspoiled town with traditional architecture, canals and bikes. Wikivoyage
Population 109,435 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Delft. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Royal Delft Museum · 170 m -
Science Centre Delft Museum · 860 m - View of Delft Viewpoint · 620 m
- Zij Die Vielen Memorial · 540 m
- Portret van Frans van Hasselt Artwork · 550 m
- Gedenksteen voor Frans van Hasselt Memorial · 550 m
- 1940-1945 studenten streden en leden Artwork · 560 m
- Intelligent Bicycle Path Attraction · 590 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Delft Jazz
August
Four days in August at least 20 pubs and outside podia are participating in Delft Jazz. It attracts a friendly crowd of people
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Westerpop
August
(rock) music festival with local, national and international artists, usually the last weekend of August (free)
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Taptoe
September
National event of non-military marching bands performing parades and demonstrations, usually the first weekend of September (free)
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Delft); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Aula 460 m
- Mekelpark 510 m
- Julianalaan 650 m
- Berlageweg 760 m
- Hovenpassage 820 m
- Krakeelpolderweg 910 m
Train stations: Delft Campus 1000 m, Delft 1.1 km, Rijswijk 5.2 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
Delft is ready Everything that was still being gathered is in.