'''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.