Location: Leiden
Top Things to do in Leiden
The 10 Best Gift & Specialty Shops in Leiden, South Holland Province
Home to the Netherlands’ oldest university and the birthplace of Rembrandt, Leiden also served as a several-year stop-off between England and the New World for America’s Pilgrim fathers in the early 17th century. Today, lovely Leiden boasts the second-largest Dutch city center after Amsterdam. The National Museum of Antiquities has an impressive collection of Egyptian artifacts. The Hortus Botanicus, established in 1590, was the site of the planting of Holland’s first tulip bulbs in 1593.
Restaurants in Leiden
1. Atleest Booksellers
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
2. Zoen Chocolate
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Take a moment to admire the historical building where Studio ZOEN is located. Once inside you will be welcomed by the sweet smell of freshly milled chocolate. You can also browse through designed handmade bags and a beautiful collection of Murano glass jewelry. In short: in Studio ZOEN you can always find the perfect and unique gift.
3. Fromagerie Bon
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5.0 based on 18 reviews
Welcome at Fromagerie Bon! The best cheeseshop in Leiden. We offer you the most exclusive selection of (worldwide) cheeses, homemade pates and terrines . We can also advise you about matching drinks and other delicious products. You can also find Fromagerie Bon tastings with all kinds of foreign cheeses , sausages and homemade pates and terrines.
4. Clubwear and Costumes
5. Alteredstate
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By malalau - Leiden, The Netherlands
Altered State really stands for an "altered state of consciousness". The smartshops sells legal psychedelics. See them for magic truffels, kanna, kratom, herbal vitamins, vaporisers, bongs, nootropics/ cognitive enhancers, gifts and clothing. Altered State staff members will give you some good advice. They will happily give you access to special and mind-altering experience. Smartshop Altered State has been wel-known in Leiden and the region for more than twenty years. As well as being a smartshop, Altered State is also a place to share, to experience and to meet. And please come in for a delicious cup of coffee or tea! I had a great experience in the shop and certainly will come back for different products and good advice! Hope that you'll have the same experience as me!
6. Leiden Made
7. House of Items
8. Oil & Vinegar
9. Mayflower Bookshop
Mayflower Bookshop has a large collection of new and used English books. The combination of a nice atmosphere and the fine collection makes you browse for hours, if you want. Hardly impossible to leave without buying a book. Also books in Dutch, German, French and other languages.
10. Index Poetry
INDEX Poetry is home to thousands of volumes of and on poetry, both new and current as well as hard to find backlist items. A large number of international titles fill the shelves, mostly in English but broadly sourced. Anthologies and bilingual editions are important categories. There is a piano which you are invited to play - if you know how, and other customers do not mind. And good coffee!
