Welcome to Alkmaar
Your visit to the beautiful cheese city of Alkmaar naturally starts with a visit to VVV Alkmaar. Located on Waagplein, the VVV welcomes you to tell you all about the beautiful city and its surroundings.
Besides all the information they can give you, you will also find an extensive range of printed matter, tickets, packages and souvenirs.
In Alkmaar, but not during the cheese market season (late March to early September)? At VVV Alkmaar, they give you a peek into this special world with VR glasses. To find out all about the world of cheese, visit your upstairs neighbours, the Dutch Cheese Museum.
Places to visit in Alkmaar
Alkmaar is full of sights and offers something for everyone.
A selection of the many possibilities:
- strolling along the canals with historic canal houses and monuments
- courtyards such as the Wildemanshof or the court of Paling and Van Foreest
- the various beautiful large and smaller churches, such as the Grote Kerk and the Schuilkerk
- the Old City with its unique shops
- Langestraat and Laat with the well-known fashion chains
- Piet's Mill
- the Municipal Museum of Alkmaar
- extensive theatre in TAQA Theatre de Vest
- many and various cosy catering establishments, from cosy cafés to very good restaurants
- boating through the many canals
Sightseeing in the area
There is also plenty to see and do outside Alkmaar. How about:
- the beaches of Bergen or Egmond
- walking or cycling in the North-Holland Dune Reserve
- beautiful historical villages such as Graft-de-Rijp
- Van Blanckendaell Park, a small animal park
- playground De Goudvis in Sint Maartenszee
- animal reserve Hoenderdaell Estate