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Remains beautiful throughout the year

The pavilions are currently being renovated (12/2025)

There are many nice shops and restaurants in the city.

A visit to the city center is highly recommended.

Good cycle path along the water.

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The windmill "De Put" owes its name to its owner, Jan Janszoon Put. His mill originally stood at a different location in the city. After the city expanded to the west, he relocated his mill here on the Galgewater in 1619, hoping for greater yield from the west wind. The post-and-beam flour mill we see today is a replica from 1987. On the other side of the Weddesteeg rampart stood the flour mill of Rembrandt van Rijn's parents. The two mills were connected by a long drawbridge. The mills ran day and night when there was enough wind to grind malt for the city's many breweries. In the mid-17th century, 19 "post-and-beam" flour mills stood on the ramparts surrounding the fortified city. These flour mills ground flour for the residents of Leiden. Note: Rembrandt van Rijn painted and drew many mills throughout his life. As a miller's son, the mills surely fascinated and shaped him even as a toddler. (Source: "Leidener Runde and Rembrandt Route" booklets from Leiden City Marketing

The original town hall dates back to the Middle Ages. The town hall as we know it today, with its Renaissance façade on Breestraat, was designed around 1600 according to plans by Lüdiger von Bentheim, who also built the façade of Bremen's town hall at the same time. After the fire of February 12, 1929, the town hall had to be rebuilt on the Fish Market side (according to plans by C.J. Blaauw) and was simultaneously expanded to include the Stadhuisplein in 1932. Until the fire, the Rhenish Rod (L unit of measurement) was determined by the distance between two notches at the entrance to the town hall (Fish Market). After reconstruction, they were replaced by two iron knobs. The last renovation took place in 2020/22. The rooms below the town hall on the square are now used by a restaurant and an entertainment center. (Source: Wikipedia) Around 1600, the town hall resembled more of a museum, as the walls were hung with many paintings by (old) masters. (Source: "Leidener Runde" by City Marketing L.) CITY COAT OF ARMS: The coat of arms of the city of Leiden depicts two red lions (symbolizing the County of Holland) and two crossed red keys (symbolizing St. Peter, the city's patron saint), above which is a crown (recalling the city's connection to the reign of King William V. The crown was awarded to the city as an honor, symbolizing its rank and highlighting Leiden as an important city and trading center). The motto in the coat of arms is: "Haec Libertatis Ergo" = "In the name of freedom." This motto, which is also the city's motto, is important to the people of Leiden and commemorates the city's liberation from the Spanish siege on October 3, 1574. This significant blow against the Spanish contributed significantly to the independence of the Northern Netherlands (Republic of the Seven United Netherlands from 1581 to 1795). The Republic was a loose federation of seven largely independent provinces (Holland, Zeeland, Groningen, Utrecht, Friesland, Guelders, and Overijssel).