'''Gouda''' is a city in the province South-Holland in The Netherlands.
Understand
Get in
By Plane
The nearest airports at in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
By Train
Utrecht CS - takes 20 minutes. Take a train in the direction of Rotterdam or Den Haag.
Den Haag or Rotterdam - takes about 20 minutes. Take a train towards Utrecht. Gouda is right in the middle of these train lines.
Leiden take the train to Alphen aan den Rijn and from there you can take a light-rail train to Gouda.
Amsterdam - takes 40-60 minutes. There is one slow direct train an hour. It is also possible to switch in Woerden or Utrecht to get to Gouda.
For the timetable check [http://ns.nl/pages/index.html/ NS].
By Car
'''Gouda''' is directly located on the A12 and A20.
From direction '''Den Haag''' take the A12 towards Utrecht, and from Rotterdam the A20 towards utrecht.
From Amsterdam, Schiphol or Leiden drive the A4 and the N11 (via Alphen aan den Rijn or A4 and the A12 via '''Den Haag'''
The road from Amsterdam via Utrecht to Gouda is under construction until the end of 2012. '''Only''' when there is an accident on the A4 this is good option.
By Bus
There are busses to and from Gouda from the following places:
Benschop, Bodegraven, Leiden, Reeuwijk-Brug, Rotterdam, Schoonhoven, Waddinxveen, Utrecht and Zoetermeer.
Check [http://www.connexxion.nl/ http://www.connexxion.nl/] for more detailed information.
See
'''The Old Townhall''' on the market square, the oldest gotic town hall of The Netherlands, Build out of natural materials between 1448 and 1450.
'''De Waag''', also located on the market square, built by Pieter Post in 1668.
'''The Sint-Janskerk''', A UNESCO monumental church with beautifull flamepainted windows.
'''The vier gekroonden''', An old house on the Naaierstraat 6 in Gouda, Also this house is a UNESCO monument.
The last three standing '''Windmills''' in Gouda.
Do
'''The Cheese market''' - Every Thursday morning during the summer. Taste the real Gouda Cheese.
'''Gouda bij kunstlicht''' - In the month December, the city centre gets lighted in special ways. This also contains the Candlelight night on the second Tuesday of December.
Buy
The real '''Goudse stroopwafels''' -This is a traditional Dutch cookie with caramel between wafers.
Gouda cheese
Eat
'''Eetcafe Vidocq''', Koster Gijzensteeg 8 2801 JV, Gouda Z.H. Tel: 0182- 522819
Drink
Sleep
Campanile Hotel Gouda. ampenringweg 39-41 Gouda. t the A12 motorway.
Get Out
Oudewater - this village is 15km from Gouda. It is famous for it's witch weighing house, where they issue certificates proving people aren't witches.