Every city tells a story. You choose which one.
Pick a starting point, tell us what interests you and how far you want to walk. TourGuide turns it into a walk with audio, with a guide in your ear at every stop.
- Stops per tour
- 5 – 25
- Languages
- NL · EN
- Made for you
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Utrecht · 4 km
Hidden corners of the Dom city
Domtoren
At 112 metres the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, the city’s landmark for six centuries.
From canal rings to fortified towns: works all over the Netherlands
- Amsterdam
- Utrecht
- Haarlem
- Leiden
- Delft
- Maastricht
- Den Bosch
- Groningen
- Deventer
- Middelburg
- Zwolle
- Nijmegen
- Alkmaar
- Gouda
How it works
From idea to walk in four steps
No standard route from a guidebook. Your tour is built around your starting point, your interests and the time you have.
Starting point
Where do you want to start walking?
Current location
Domplein, Utrecht
Popular cities
- Amsterdam
- Haarlem
- Leiden
- Maastricht
Try it yourself
Build your own tour
Play with your interests and the distance and see how your tour changes. This example starts at the Domplein in Utrecht.
- Stops
- 10
- Walking
- 1h
- Listening
- 20m
Your tour from
Domplein, Utrecht
- 1
Domtoren
100 m
At 112 metres the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, the city’s landmark for six centuries.
- 2
Werfkelders aan de Oudegracht
200 m
Unique cellars at water level, once storage for merchants and now terraces by the water.
- 3
Pieterskerk
300 m
One of the oldest churches in the city, consecrated in 1048, with a Romanesque crypt.
- 4
Paushuize
300 m
Built for the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI, who never lived there himself.
- 5
Stadskasteel Oudaen
300 m
A medieval city castle on the canal, built by a wealthy patrician family.
- 6
Janskerk
500 m
Founded in the eleventh century as one of the churches in the cross of churches around the Dom.
- 7
Bartholomeusgasthuis
500 m
A home for the elderly since 1367, tucked away behind a quiet gate.
- 8
Park Lepelenburg
600 m
A green park on an old defensive bastion along the city moat.
- 9
TivoliVredenburg
700 m
A music palace of five stacked halls, each designed by a different architect.
- 10
Rietveld Schröderhuis
2 km
A house from 1924 that broke every rule and is now a World Heritage Site.
Your guide in your ear
Look up, not at your screen.
At every stop a warm voice tells the story of the place: who lived there, what happened and what to look out for. Then you hear how to get to the next stop.
- Phone locked.
- The audio keeps playing on your lock screen, with the controls right at hand.
- Every story stands on its own.
- Skip a stop or start halfway: you won’t miss anything from the rest.
- Dutch or English.
- Handy when you show visitors from abroad around the city.
Stop 3 of 8
Paushuize
“Take a look at the facade above you. This house was built for Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens, the only Dutchman ever to become pope. He just never spent a single night here…”
Everything for the road
A guide you don’t have to follow, because it walks with you
Discover what’s around you
No account needed: open the app and instantly see which special places are near you, with photos, facts and the story behind them.
Explore
Domtoren
120 m
Pieterskerk
300 m
Museum Speelklok
400 m
Park Lepelenburg
600 m
Centraal Museum
1 km
A map that turns with you
Turn on follow mode and the map turns with the direction you face. Never take the wrong street again.
Your language, your story
Tours in Dutch or English. Go ahead, tap a language.
“Welkom bij je tour! We beginnen aan de voet van de Domtoren.”
Ready while you have a coffee
Your tour is made especially for you in a few minutes. No need to wait: you’ll get a notification as soon as it’s ready.
Your tour is ready!
now
Hidden corners of the Dom city is waiting for you.
Writing your stories
2 min
Hang on, your tour is almost done.
Creating your tour
4 min
We’re picking the best places for you.
- Truly made for you
- No standard route: every tour is built around your starting point, interests and distance.
- Directions to the start
- One tap opens the route to the starting point in Google Maps or Apple Maps.
- A photo at every stop
- Every stop has a card with a photo, a summary and the length of the story.
- Secure sign-in
- Sign in with Apple or Google. No new password to remember.
- Out together
- With one phone and a speaker, the whole group can follow the story.
- Everything in one place
- Your tours are saved, so you can walk them again later.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Your next walk starts here.
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Utrecht · 4 km
Hidden corners of the Dom city
Domtoren
At 112 metres the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, the city’s landmark for six centuries.