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Leeuwarden

Leeuwarden is the capital of the Dutch province Friesland in the north of the country. Leeuwarden and Friesland as a whole are often overlooked by visitors. Wikivoyage

Population 93,765 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Netherlands

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Netherlands
Tourist office · 1.5 km Leeuwarden Visitor Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

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.

Markets

  • Weekmarkt

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 09:00–17:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    09:00–17:00

    1.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 2 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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