{"id":90424,"date":"2026-10-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/day-trips\/alkmaar\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:28:18","slug":"alkmaar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/day-trips\/alkmaar\/","title":{"rendered":"Alkmaar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"90424\" class=\"elementor elementor-90424\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab51633 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab51633\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"itinerary\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f379d elementor-widget__width-inherit quick-info-grid elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_list\" data-id=\"f8f379d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start List -->\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-css' href='https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor-premium\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-all.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-4-shim-css' href='https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor-premium\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-v4-shims.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: List *\/\n\n\n\n#uc_list_elementor_f8f379d{\n  display:grid;\n  position:relative;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_f8f379d .ue-list-item{\n  display:flex;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_f8f379d .ue-list-item-title{\n  display:flex;\n  align-items: center;\n} \n\n\n  #uc_list_elementor_f8f379d .ue-list-item a{\n    width:100%;\n  }\n\n#uc_list_elementor_f8f379d .ue-list-item-image img{\n  max-width:100%;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_f8f379d .ue-list-item-text *{\n  transition: inherit;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_f8f379d .ue-list-item-index{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0;\n  display:flex;\n  align-items:center;\n  justify-content:center;\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_f8f379d .ue-list-item-index svg{\n  height:1em;\n  width:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_f8f379d .ue-list-item-content{\n  flex-grow:1;\n}\n\n.ue_badge{\n  font-size:13px;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_list_elementor_f8f379d\" class=\"ue-list uc-items-wrapper  \"  >\n  <a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3904acf\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-map-marker-alt'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">Area \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>North Holland \u00b7 north of Amsterdam<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ed3e492\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-train'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">How to reach \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>Train to Alkmaar, then walk<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9cf4fa1\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-user'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">Recommended for \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>Historic canals, market traditions and museums<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-96a0e1e\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-euro-sign'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">Visit costs \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>Old-town walk free; museum visits extra<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end List -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e63b0 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-e7e63b0-c74e3f5 \" data-id=\"e7e63b0\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"e7e63b0\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"e7e63b0\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0085d2b e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-0085d2b-b66064f \" data-id=\"0085d2b\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0085d2b\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"0085d2b\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9023760 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9023760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bolt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn short\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31541c8 jp-inbreve elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31541c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Alkmaar<\/strong> is more than its cheese-market demonstration. The <strong>Waag, canal streets and Grote Kerk<\/strong> make a useful independent day even outside market season.<\/p><ul><li>Use Alkmaar station, not Alkmaar Noord, for the central walking route.<\/li><li>The cheese market is seasonal and scheduled, not a daily activity.<\/li><li>For a quieter visit, build the day around canals, architecture and one museum.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c065cf elementor-toc--content-ellipsis elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"9c065cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:&quot;.notable&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color:var(--e-global-color-accent)\">\u2630<\/span> Table of content\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__9c065cf\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3303371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3303371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1650415 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1650415\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before booking a day in Alkmaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73abf45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73abf45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choose the kind of day you want: <strong>a market morning with crowds<\/strong> or a slower old-town visit. The historic centre is worthwhile without the demonstration. The market schedule determines the morning only if you have checked that it runs on your date.<\/p><p>At the time of this guide\u2019s review, the 2026 Friday season has ended. The tourist board lists the 2027 Friday programme from 26 March to 24 September, 10:00\u201313:00, with additional summer evening dates. Verify the actual programme before booking around it. Museum and church opening follows separate arrangements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e158f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9e158f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e28f95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e28f95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef45e0e elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"ef45e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-landmark\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy choose it\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2bcb14 jr-premium-list jcg-why elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2bcb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The canal-side old town works as an independent walking day.<\/li><li>Waagplein gives the cheese-trading story a specific setting.<\/li><li>The Grote Kerk and museums add depth beyond the demonstration.<\/li><li>A direct rail journey avoids a complicated multi-stop coach day.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a3e8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67a3e8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed5d4b elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9ed5d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-info-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo keep in mind\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1f51d jr-premium-list jcg-keep elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be1f51d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The cheese market is seasonal; it is not running every Friday of the year.<\/li><li>Demonstration viewing and museum admission are different things.<\/li><li>Use Alkmaar station for this route, not Alkmaar Noord.<\/li><li>Church and museum access can vary with events and exhibitions.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d56753 elementor-align-center border-btn jcg-tickets elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3d56753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#itinerary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-ticket-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Plan your Alkmaar visit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ad161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"18ad161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb0570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fb0570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Distance and travel time from Amsterdam to Alkmaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c1c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35c1c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NS describes the Amsterdam\u2013Alkmaar rail route as approximately <strong>42 km<\/strong>, with a published journey time of around <strong>40 minutes<\/strong>. This is a rail-route distance, not a road measurement. Use 35\u201345 minutes as a planning allowance for suitable services, then add the station-to-centre walk in both directions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b95dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-just-table-html\" data-id=\"3b95dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"just-table-html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jth-widget\" data-wrap-headings=\"yes\" data-stripes=\"yes\" data-hover=\"yes\" data-sticky=\"no\" data-first-column=\"sticky\" data-min-scroll=\"120\" data-header-gap=\"8\"><div class=\"jth-wrap\" tabindex=\"0\"><table class=\"jth-table\"><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Transport<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Distance \/ route<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Outbound<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Return<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Total A\/R travel<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Train<\/td><td>Amsterdam Centraal \u2192 Alkmaar<\/td><td>Allow about 35\u201345 min<\/td><td>Allow about 35\u201345 min<\/td><td>About 70\u201390 min on trains<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Final walk<\/td><td>Alkmaar station \u2192 Waagplein<\/td><td>Allow about 15\u201320 min<\/td><td>Allow about 15\u201320 min back<\/td><td>About 30\u201340 min walking<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Car<\/td><td>Road distance depends on starting address and route<\/td><td>Allow about 45\u201375 min<\/td><td>Allow about 45\u201375 min<\/td><td>About 1.5\u20132.5 hr driving, plus parking<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016a45a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"016a45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22a575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d22a575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"morning\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Morning: Waagplein and the canal-side old town<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdc465 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cdc465\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore <strong>Waagplein<\/strong> and the canal-side old town. On a confirmed cheese-market day, see the demonstration first and leave the quieter streets until later.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7eab4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-justitinerarytimeline\" data-id=\"d7eab4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"justitinerarytimeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jit-wrap\"><div class=\"jit-list\"><div class=\"jit-item\"><div class=\"jit-number\">1<\/div><div class=\"jit-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-768x427.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Walk from Alkmaar station into the centre\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-768x427.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-1024x569.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jit-content\"><div class=\"jit-meta\"><span class=\"jit-time\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 09:30<\/span><span class=\"jit-duration\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 20\u201330 minutes<\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"jit-post-title\">Walk from Alkmaar station into the centre<\/h3><p class=\"jit-excerpt\">Follow the signed centre route and pause near the old streets rather than heading to Alkmaar Noord. Include this approach in your total day, particularly when...<\/p><div class=\"jit-footer\"><div class=\"jit-actions\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jit-item\"><div class=\"jit-number\">2<\/div><div class=\"jit-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-768x427.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Waagplein and the Waag\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-768x427.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-1024x569.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jit-content\"><div class=\"jit-meta\"><span class=\"jit-time\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 10:00<\/span><span class=\"jit-duration\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong> About 60\u201390 minutes<\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"jit-post-title\">Waagplein and the Waag<\/h3><p class=\"jit-excerpt\">On a scheduled date, watch part of the cheese-market demonstration. On other days, explore the square and the weigh-house exterior, then consider the Dutch Cheese Museum...<\/p><div class=\"jit-footer\"><div class=\"jit-actions\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jit-item\"><div class=\"jit-number\">3<\/div><div class=\"jit-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-zijdam-768x427.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Mient and the canal streets\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-zijdam-768x427.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-zijdam-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-zijdam-1024x569.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-zijdam.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jit-content\"><div class=\"jit-meta\"><span class=\"jit-time\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 11:30<\/span><span class=\"jit-duration\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 45\u201360 minutes<\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"jit-post-title\">Mient and the canal streets<\/h3><p class=\"jit-excerpt\">Walk along Mient and continue into the smaller historic streets. Look at the relationship between quays, shopfronts and houses, leaving enough time to enjoy the route...<\/p><div class=\"jit-footer\"><div class=\"jit-actions\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9be0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4f9be0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d71c0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d71c0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"afternoon\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Afternoon: Grote Kerk, museum choices and the green edge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a97b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-juststicky\" data-id=\"4a97b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"juststicky.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"just-sticky-bar\" data-offset=\"600\" data-trigger=\"#morning\">\r\n      <div class=\"just-sticky-inner\">\r\n                  <div class=\"just-sticky-item\">\r\n            <a class=\"just-sticky-link\" href=\"#morning\">\r\n              Morning            <\/a>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n                  <div class=\"just-sticky-item\">\r\n            <a class=\"just-sticky-link\" href=\"#afternoon\">\r\n              Afternoon            <\/a>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n              <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6a3f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6a3f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter lunch, explore the <strong>Grote Kerk<\/strong> area and choose one museum or church interior. Finish towards the green edge of the old town and the station.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d042f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-justitinerarytimeline\" data-id=\"d042f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"justitinerarytimeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jit-wrap\"><div class=\"jit-list\"><div class=\"jit-item\"><div class=\"jit-number\">1<\/div><div class=\"jit-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-768x427.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Lunch around Mient or the old town\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-768x427.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero-1024x569.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-hero.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jit-content\"><div class=\"jit-meta\"><span class=\"jit-time\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 12:30<\/span><span class=\"jit-duration\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong> About 1 hour<\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"jit-post-title\">Lunch around Mient or the old town<\/h3><p class=\"jit-excerpt\">Choose one of the restaurant suggestions below. Market days can be busy, so a little flexibility is more useful than a tightly fixed reservation between two...<\/p><div class=\"jit-footer\"><div class=\"jit-actions\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jit-item\"><div class=\"jit-number\">2<\/div><div class=\"jit-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-grote-kerk-768x427.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Grote Kerk or Stedelijk Museum\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-grote-kerk-768x427.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-grote-kerk-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-grote-kerk-1024x569.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-grote-kerk.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jit-content\"><div class=\"jit-meta\"><span class=\"jit-time\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 13:45<\/span><span class=\"jit-duration\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 60\u201390 minutes<\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"jit-post-title\">Grote Kerk or Stedelijk Museum<\/h3><p class=\"jit-excerpt\">Choose the church\u2019s architecture and current programme, or the city\u2019s art and history collections. These are different visits; do not assume one ticket covers both or...<\/p><div class=\"jit-footer\"><div class=\"jit-actions\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"jit-item\"><div class=\"jit-number\">3<\/div><div class=\"jit-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-molen-piet-768x427.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Bolwerk and Molen van Piet, then the station\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-molen-piet-768x427.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-molen-piet-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-molen-piet-1024x569.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.justcityguide.com\/amsterdam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alkmaar-molen-piet.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"jit-content\"><div class=\"jit-meta\"><span class=\"jit-time\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 15:15<\/span><span class=\"jit-duration\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 45\u201360 minutes<\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"jit-post-title\">Bolwerk and Molen van Piet, then the station<\/h3><p class=\"jit-excerpt\">If time and weather suit, finish with a stretch of the green former fortifications and the windmill exterior. Keep enough time for the station walk rather...<\/p><div class=\"jit-footer\"><div class=\"jit-actions\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6d881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0e6d881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa1d39 just-sticky-end elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfa1d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The trip to Alkmaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb73e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb73e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choose the market deliberately, then give the canals and the western museum quarter their own time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bbe34 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_list\" data-id=\"b5bbe34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start List -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: List *\/\n\n\n\n#uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34{\n  display:grid;\n  position:relative;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34 .ue-list-item{\n  display:flex;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34 .ue-list-item-title{\n  display:flex;\n  align-items: center;\n} \n\n\n  #uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34 .ue-list-item a{\n    width:100%;\n  }\n\n#uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34 .ue-list-item-image img{\n  max-width:100%;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34 .ue-list-item-text *{\n  transition: inherit;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34 .ue-list-item-index{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0;\n  display:flex;\n  align-items:center;\n  justify-content:center;\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34 .ue-list-item-index svg{\n  height:1em;\n  width:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34 .ue-list-item-content{\n  flex-grow:1;\n}\n\n.ue_badge{\n  font-size:13px;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_list_elementor_b5bbe34\" class=\"ue-list uc-items-wrapper  \"  >\n  <a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-96a0e1e\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-clock'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">Best moment \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>Arrive before the market start only when it is scheduled on your date.<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3904acf\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-users'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">Crowd \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>Waagplein is busiest during demonstrations.<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ed3e492\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-child'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">Kid friendly \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>A short old-town loop is easier to adapt than a long museum sequence.<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9cf4fa1\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-star'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">Unmissable \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>Waagplein, Mient and one deeper architectural or museum visit.<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9bbfb0e\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-compass'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">Type of experience \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>Historic town walk, seasonal market and local collections.<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"ue-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0a5c7fe\" >  <div class=\"ue-list-item-index\">\n                              <i class='fas fa-info-circle'><\/i>\n                    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ue-list-item-content\">\n    <p class=\"ue-list-item-title\">What to expect \n                  <\/p>\n          <div class=\"ue-list-item-text\"><p>A compact centre with canals, cobbles and changing event access.<\/p><\/div>          <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end List -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f500705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f500705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b797e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63b797e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"activities\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The best activities in Alkmaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac4a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ac4a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Dutch Cheese Museum, Grote Kerk and Stedelijk Museum<\/strong> offer different ways to deepen the day. Choose cheese-making history, monumental architecture or art and local history according to your interests. The seasonal outdoor market is not the same visit as the museum inside the Waag. Check the current programme and admission arrangements before travelling; no all-inclusive city ticket is implied here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ac693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f9ac693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d14f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4d14f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to reach Alkmaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5760c42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5760c42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c2b57e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c2b57e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc921f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc921f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arrive at <strong>Alkmaar railway station<\/strong> for the historic centre. Waagplein is around a quarter-hour walk according to the tourist board. Add time on market days, when your preferred viewing position may matter more than the minimum walking time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b876556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_uc_icon_accordion\" data-id=\"b876556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_uc_icon_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Icon Accordion -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Icon Accordion *\/\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 *{\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n}\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .uc_container .uc-heading\n{\n\tcursor:pointer;\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    transition:0.3s;\n}\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .uc_container .uc-heading span.bbb\n{\n\tdisplay:block;\n\t\n}\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .uc_ac_box.uc-item-active span.uc_dactive\n{\n\tdisplay:none;\n}\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .uc_ac_box:not(.uc-item-active) span.uc_active\n{\n\tdisplay:none;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .ue_icon_holder,\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .ue_icon_spacing\n{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0; \n}\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .uc_content{\n\tdisplay: none;\n}\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .ue_icon\n{\n  display:flex;\n  justify-content:center;\n  align-items:center;\n  line-height:1em;\n  transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .ue_icon svg\n{\n  height:1em;\n  width:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .ue_expand_inside\n{\n  display:flex;\n  justify-content:center;\n  align-items:center;\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .ue_expand_inside svg\n{\n  height:1em;\n  width:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .ue_expand,\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .ue_expand_spacing\n{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .ue_title\n{\n  flex-grow:1;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .uc_ac_box:last-child\n{\n  margin-bottom:0px;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556 .uc_ac_box\n{\n  overflow:hidden;\n}\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556_item1 .ue_icon\n{\n  background-color:;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556_item1 .uc-heading\n{\n  background-color:;\n}\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556_item2 .ue_icon\n{\n  background-color:;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556_item2 .uc-heading\n{\n  background-color:;\n}\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556_item3 .ue_icon\n{\n  background-color:;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556_item3 .uc-heading\n{\n  background-color:;\n}\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_material_accordion \" id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556\" data-name=\"\" data-closeothers=\"true\" >\n    \t<div class=\"uc_container\">\n            \n\t\t\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556_item1\" class=\"uc_ac_box uc-item-active elementor-repeater-item-3012534\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\">\n    \n        <div class=\"ue_icon_holder\">\n      <div class=\"ue_icon\"><i class='fas fa-train'><\/i><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_icon_spacing\"><\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"ue_title\">Train to Alkmaar<\/div>\n    \n    \n        <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n      <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n      <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n      <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  <!-- end of heading -->\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"uc_content\" style='display:block'>\n          <p>Compare direct NS services from Amsterdam for your date. Check that your chosen arrival is Alkmaar, not Alkmaar Noord. The return train and any engineering work need a separate check; do not plan the whole day around one unverified departure.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556_item2\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-e5160fa\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\">\n    \n        <div class=\"ue_icon_holder\">\n      <div class=\"ue_icon\"><i class='fas fa-walking'><\/i><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_icon_spacing\"><\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"ue_title\">Walking to Waagplein and the museums<\/div>\n    \n    \n        <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n      <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n      <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n      <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  <!-- end of heading -->\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"uc_content\" >\n          <p>Walk into the centre from the station and follow the signs towards Waagplein. The Grote Kerk and Canadaplein museum area fit a later part of the loop. Cobbled streets and busy market viewing areas can make the route slower than the map suggests.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_b876556_item3\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-c5c9160\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\">\n    \n        <div class=\"ue_icon_holder\">\n      <div class=\"ue_icon\"><i class='fas fa-car'><\/i><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_icon_spacing\"><\/div>\n        \n    <div class=\"ue_title\">Car and parking<\/div>\n    \n    \n        <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n      <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n      <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n      <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  <!-- end of heading -->\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"uc_content\" >\n          <p>Choose a designated central car park and complete the old-town route on foot. Check current roadworks before leaving; local access changes can make a nominally short drive take longer. Include the parking walk when comparing rail and car.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Icon Accordion -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de9810 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8de9810\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f184ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"1f184ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Waagplein%2C%20Alkmaar%2C%20Netherlands&#038;t=m&#038;z=15&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Waagplein, Alkmaar, 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data-id=\"4b86a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The market has a seasonal calendar, separate from museum opening.<\/li><li>Alkmaar station is the useful stop for this central route.<\/li><li>Outdoor market viewing does not include museum admission.<\/li><li>The Grote Kerk also hosts events, affecting visiting arrangements.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17acc56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17acc56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f93bb elementor-align-center border-btn elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"84f93bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#itinerary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See itinerary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0261aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0261aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2ad08 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"5b2ad08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPractical tips\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb9c2b jcg-practical elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb9c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Check the exact market date before choosing your train.<\/li><li>Allow a quieter canal walk beyond Waagplein.<\/li><li>Choose one main interior for the afternoon.<\/li><li>Leave a buffer for lunch and the walk back to the station.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7783f0d elementor-align-center border-btn jcg-tickets elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7783f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#activities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-ticket-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Review Alkmaar activities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376c159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"376c159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfb705 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dfb705\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae79769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae79769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Alkmaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6840f5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6840f5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494c771 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"494c771\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf78ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf78ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alkmaar\u2019s historic centre reflects <strong>trade, weighing and defence<\/strong>. The Waag gave market transactions an official setting, while waterways connected the town with its surrounding countryside.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87f7f2 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"f87f7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2600\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2600\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> <span class=\"read-more\">Read all<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Show less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2600\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9b939 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b9b939\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcfdc83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcfdc83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The town\u2019s history also includes the siege of 1573 and the former fortifications now experienced as a green edge around the centre. The market demonstration preserves the visible rituals of cheese trading, but the old town contains a broader story in its houses, churches and civic buildings. A museum visit or time inside the Grote Kerk helps move beyond the familiar market image without requiring a long trip outside the centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c182a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c182a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277bf5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"277bf5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to eat in Alkmaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ec771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6ec771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four verified central options give you a choice between the Mient canal, a courtyard setting, a daytime caf\u00e9 and the museum-quarter side of the route. Choose by location and meal time, rather than crossing the centre repeatedly between bookings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baafadb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"baafadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-restaurants-grid\"><article class=\"jp-restaurant-card\"><div class=\"jp-restaurant-top\"><span class=\"jp-restaurant-type\">Mient \u00b7 restaurant and wine bar<\/span><\/div><h3>1480 Foodbar<\/h3><p>A seated meal in historic canal-side premises, convenient for the middle of the walking route.<\/p><div class=\"jp-restaurant-footer\"><span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\"><\/i> Mient 16, Alkmaar<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=1480%20Foodbar%20Mient%2016%2C%20Alkmaar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on map <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"jp-restaurant-card\"><div class=\"jp-restaurant-top\"><span class=\"jp-restaurant-type\">Near Waagplein \u00b7 daytime caf\u00e9<\/span><\/div><h3>ECHT Alkmaar<\/h3><p>A daytime option for breakfast, lunch or a shorter break near the market area.<\/p><div class=\"jp-restaurant-footer\"><span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\"><\/i> Marktstraat 4, Alkmaar<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=ECHT%20Alkmaar%20Marktstraat%204%2C%20Alkmaar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on map <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"jp-restaurant-card\"><div class=\"jp-restaurant-top\"><span class=\"jp-restaurant-type\">Courtyard \u00b7 restaurant<\/span><\/div><h3>Heeren van Sonoy<\/h3><p>A central restaurant in a courtyard setting, useful for a longer pause away from the main canal frontage.<\/p><div class=\"jp-restaurant-footer\"><span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\"><\/i> Hof van Sonoy 1, Alkmaar<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Heeren%20van%20Sonoy%20Hof%20van%20Sonoy%201%2C%20Alkmaar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on map <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"jp-restaurant-card\"><div class=\"jp-restaurant-top\"><span class=\"jp-restaurant-type\">Canadaplein \u00b7 caf\u00e9 and restaurant<\/span><\/div><h3>Grand Caf\u00e9 Klunder<\/h3><p>Convenient for the Grote Kerk and museum-quarter side of the route. Check opening if extending the day into the evening.<\/p><div class=\"jp-restaurant-footer\"><span><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot\"><\/i> Canadaplein 2, Alkmaar<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&amp;query=Grand%20Caf%C3%A9%20Klunder%20Canadaplein%202%2C%20Alkmaar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">View on map <i class=\"fa-solid fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b8a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"60b8a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd3b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cd3b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to stay longer in Alkmaar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db3376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db3376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stay overnight if you want <strong>an early market start, a slower museum day or another outing in North Holland<\/strong>. The historic centre is useful for evening walks; station access matters if you continue by train. A standard central day trip does not require an overnight stay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41991e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d41991e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe id=\"stay22-widget\" title=\"Accommodation map in Alkmaar\" width=\"100%\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stay22.com\/embed\/6ae5c432504dfee5c5727a23\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-191918d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"191918d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jp-section-separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b578d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72b578d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More things to do in Amsterdam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493e4bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"493e4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Continue the trading-town and food themes back in Amsterdam: discover canal history or compare Dutch cheese tastings. 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Verify the programme for your travel year before planning around it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1951\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1951\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is Alkmaar worthwhile when there is no market? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1951\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49a2ae0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49a2ae0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38601f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c38601f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. The Waag, canals, old streets, Grote Kerk and museum choices can fill a relaxed day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1952\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1952\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Which station should I use? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1952\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c8dfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73c8dfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd0228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dd0228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alkmaar is the useful station for this route. Alkmaar Noord is a different stop farther from the central walking circuit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1953\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1953\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is the cheese museum included in market viewing? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1953\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41f779f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41f779f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e209cde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e209cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No automatic combination is implied. The museum is a separate interior with its own admission arrangements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1954\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1954\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I fit everything into half a day? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1954\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a682308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a682308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c740f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c740f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A canal walk and Waagplein suit a shorter visit. Allow a full day for lunch, a substantial interior and the green edge of the old town.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1955\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1955\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Should I book a coach tour? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1955\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ab1579 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ab1579\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a86b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a86b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Independent rail travel is practical for the centre. 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