Location: Alkmaar
Top Things to do in Alkmaar
Top 10 Things to do in Alkmaar, North Holland Province
Alkmaar [ˈɑl(ə)kmaːr] ( listen) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.
Restaurants in Alkmaar
1. Kaeskoppenstad
2. Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 223 reviews
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar, which opened in 1875, is one of the oldest museums in the Netherlands. The museum manages the Alkmaar City Council collection, with more than 12,000 objects. The collection of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century paintings is outstanding, with masterpieces of national significance. The museum is also known for its large collection of Bergen School works. Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar is the city of Alkmaar’s memory and the starting point for anyone who wants to experience and discover the history and art of Alkmaar and the surrounding area. This is presented in a topical and personal way in changing and interactive exhibitions for young and old.
Reviewed By QuintenK_13 - Willemstad, Caribbean
The museum is very interesting especially if you want to learn about the nearby Bergen school of art or about the history of the city of Alkmaar.
3. Grote Sint Laurenskerk
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 247 reviews
Reviewed By DrValliappan - Coimbatore, India
This is a hidden gem amongst canal, boat rides and Cheese Museum. Very Antique (500 years plus) church. Excellent Architecture, with Gothic Arches and Stained glass windows. Still with regular masses at specific times (English and Dutch) for local and visiting Christians. Many tourists do not know it and stop with Kass Museum and this is right beneath.
4. Beatles Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 109 reviews
The largest Beatles museum in the world. You get to see the biggest Beatles collection collected by one person. With merchandise, LPs original clothes and gold albums. There is also a museum shop where your can score nice Beatles items. And we have a coffee corner where you can recover from the huge collection with a cup of coffee or tea.
5. Alkmaar City Hall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By DrValliappan - Coimbatore, India
It must date back to 1800s as the Architecture is unique and combines both Dutch (City Hall) combined with Gothic arches and towers (as in Churches). Could not go in due to renovation work, but can go around to appreciate the period of the building and it’s intricate components.
6. Cheese Market
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 755 reviews
Reviewed By hamayonm2018 - Hopkinton, United States
Alkmaar is a small town just outside Amsterdam. During spring / summer months, every Friday morning, the town center turns into a traditional cheese market, full of fun and festivities. You have to go there on a Friday morning, and be there before the fun starts. You can see cheese weighing stations, cheese carrying laborers, and lots and lots of concessions stands and small restaurants to offer authentic and delicious cheese, waffles, and other local food. You can go to the cheese weighing station and get "your family weight". At the same place if you ask nicely, they might make you a "cheese carrier" for a few minutes. I was lucky to do that activity, and I looked very funny carrying 300 lb of cheese logs. Great fun place to visit. Highly recommended.
7. Dutch Cheese Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 229 reviews
On the 6th of March 2014 the Dutch King Willem-Alexander reopened the redesigned Dutch Cheese Museum. The museum received its millionth visitor since 1983, in 2013, marking the start of the complete redesign. In 2014, the story continues 'From Cow to Cheese ' intact, but in a new setting, in the beautiful Weigh House. Both regional day visitors, tourists and children on a schooltrip experience the world of cheese through historical objects, interactive games and audio-visual stories. A great experience for young and old! Follow the Dutch Cheese Museum on Facebook, but above all bring a visit to this friendly museum in Alkmaar.
Reviewed By buaya40 - The Hague, The Netherlands
The Alkmaar's Dutch Cheese Museum, founded in April 21, 1983, is housed in the centre located monumental Weigh-house; Alkmaar is a city famous for its cheese. Its origins results from the foundation of the Stichting Hollands Zuivelarchief on April 23, 1969. The museum not only contains historical artefacts and utensils out of ancient history, farming culture and dairy trade, but also shows noteworthy objects, like production methods, machines for the industry and preparation of products. Also twenty-four 16th century woman portraits are exhibited to illustrate life in earlier time. The museum is accessible for wheelchairs and suitable to be visit with kids because of its multimedia activities.
8. AFAS Stadium
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 75 reviews
9. Molen van Groot (Piet)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 61 reviews
10. Kissing Cheesegirl
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 34 reviews
This bronze statue of a Dutch Cheesegirl is a gift from CONO Kaasmakers, renowned for making Beemstercheese, and designed by Gerard Velzeboer and created by Fabio Pravisani. Local 'cheesegirl' Denise van Dort modelled for the statue and gave her her first kiss on the reveal in july 2016.
