About this experience
The gaze of the 'Dutch Mona Lisa' continues to enchant people around the world. To find yourself in the settings of the Hollywood movie 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', you don't need to travel to Hollywood. Just an hour's ride on a comfortable train from Amsterdam - and you will be in a city renowned for its unique atmosphere of antiquity.
Program
Let's meet right at the station. After a walk around Delft, I will bring you back, and you will travel to Amsterdam with pride that you have seen not only the capital of the Netherlands.
In Delft, you will see that the girl in the blue scarf is looking at us from everywhere we go: from numerous souvenirs, porcelain items, and even from advertising posters. I will tell you about the life of the town in the 'Golden' seventeenth century and interesting facts about Vermeer's biography, the author of the Dutch 'Mona Lisa'. He was born, lived, and worked in the very center of the city. We will stand where his studio was, as well as at his tomb, see where his family lived, and where the largest collection of his paintings in the 17th century was.
The walk through Vermeer's places passes through the main attractions of Delft, so this tour combines an informative lecture on art history with a walk through historical sites. We will also pay attention to other Delft themes: porcelain, especially since it's everywhere here, and the royal House of Orange-Nassau.
If desired, you can have a snack: whether it's herring or the famous sweet mini pancakes 'poffertjes', they are waiting for you hot and delicious! You can't leave Delft without visiting the porcelain shops - they are right on the market square.
If desired, the tour can end with a visit to the Vermeer Center. You can just step into this restored ancient guild building, explore the spacious foyer filled with numerous reproductions and souvenirs, and buy a magnet with 'The Girl with a Pearl Earring'. Or the earrings themselves - just like in the painting.
Organizational Details
- Additional expenses: combined ticket to two churches: 5 euros per adult (+ ticket for the guide).
- If we visit the exhibition at the Vermeer Center, you will need to pay 9 euros for entry (+ guide ticket), and the tour will last an hour longer in this case (the cost of the tour will increase by 50 euros).
- We recommend booking this tour on Thursdays or Saturdays from April 13th to October 14th: in these days, traders of antique goods set up their stalls along the canals.
