Known for its cheese with the same name, Gouda is a popular tourist destination. If you are a fan of this dairy-item, then you will be extremely interested in the Gouda Cheese Museum. Once you have had your fill, make your way to a world-renowned Gothic church in the same city. The Sint Janskerk is a huge brick Gothic church. It was named after the patron saint of Gouda, John the Baptist. You won’t believe that the first mention of this Gothic church was found in documents dated 1280! But the structure, as we know it today, was constructed post the great fire in 1552. It is known for its finest post-medieval religious art in the country of Netherlands.
Tourists from all over the globe flock to the church to see its famous Gouda glass or stained-glass windows from the 16th Century. Amongst these glasses, there are ones from the Renaissance and the Middle Ages, that portray stories from the life of Saint John the Baptist, the Bible and also from Dutch history. It is no wonder, that these Gouda glass windows have been placed on UNESCO’s list of Dutch monuments. Running at 123-meters, the longest church in the country can easily showcase almost half of all the stained-glass windows to have survived since the 16th Century in the Netherlands.
This is one place that attracts both the devout and the tourists. It is easily one of the most famous attractions in the Netherlands.
The Train lines Intercity and Sprinter stop near the Sint-Janskerk.
Bus lines 106, 107, 196, 3 passes near the Sint-Janskerk.
The train ride should take about 50 minutes from Amsterdam to Gouda.
Sunday: Closed.
Monday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Entrance Fee
Adults- 7.50 EUR
kids age 13-18 years - 3.50 Europe
Free entry for children under 13 years old
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