Market Square (Grote Markt)

New Church (Nieuwe Kerk)

Prinsenhof (Stedelijk Museum Het PrinsenHof)
Porcelain

Johannes Vermeer

Dutch East India Company

The Rose Windmill (de Roos)

Market Square (Grote Markt)

The central square of Delft, this has long been the site of gatherings, from both social to the more formal markets, which was what the site was originally used for. Try to come on Thursday mornings, when there is a farmer's market: it's a great place to see and buy one of Netherland's most iconic items - cheese!

New Church (Nieuwe Kerk)

This lovely church is notable not only for its surprising height - up to 109 metres and towering above everything in the Grote Markt - but also for being the resting place of much of the Dutch Royal House. The most notable royal interred here is William of Orange, who also has a prominent mausoleum here.

Prinsenhof (Stedelijk Museum Het PrinsenHof)

This former convent is notorious for being the site where Balthazar Gerards assassinated William of Orange in  1584. Nowadays, it is also known for housing the municipal museum, which has a fine collection of artifacts relating to the prince, including the bullet hole in the wall from the fatal shot. There are also exhibitions covering the city's history and the Eighty Years' war.

Porcelain

Delft's most famous product is its exquisite blue and white china, and the best place to learn more about these beautiful items is to visit either the De Delftse Pauw or the Royal Dutch Porcelain factories, where you can go on a guided tour of the factory, watching the painters at their work and at the end, even enjoying a spot of tea in the the sunroom - served on blue and white china, of course. You can even take a painting workshop!

Johannes Vermeer

One of the Netherland's great masters, Vermeer was born, raised, worked and died in Delft, and the city is justifiably proud of one of its most famous sons. Drop by the Tourist Office and pick up a booklet on the painter, which will also give you directions for a rather pleasant walk that covers the places where he lived and worked.

Dutch East India Company

One of the first multinationals in history, and for a long time a dominant force in international trade particularly in Asia, the Dutch East India Company was first set up in six chambers or branches, one of which was this modest townhouse in Delft. Though the company which it housed is no longer existing, the house has been preserved and is an interesting place to visit for those who have any interest in world history.

The Rose Windmill (de Roos)

What would a visit to the Netherlands be without seeing a windmill? A lovely example of the architecture, The Rose was built back in the 16th century and was thoroughly restored in 1990. You can visit it when the blue flag is out.