The Waag
Indoors
The old weigh house on the Waagplein, where the cheese is weighed, with the Hollands Kaasmuseum inside.
The classics in Alkmaar
5 places that make the city
The places that make Alkmaar: The Waag, The Sint-Laurenskerk, The cheese market and more, with what is on there next.
The Sint-Laurenskerk
Indoors
The Grote Kerk, or Sint-Laurenskerk, a big Gothic church whose tower stands over the roofs of the old centre.
The cheese market
OutdoorsOfficial site ↗
Every Friday morning from the end of March to the end of September, the cheese carriers bring the cheeses to the Waagplein on wooden barrows, the berries. From 10:00 to 13:00, and in July and August also on Tuesday evenings from 19:00 to 21:00.
The canals
Outdoors
A walk through the old centre along the canals, the gables and the windmill, or a boat tour over the canals.
Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar
Indoors
The city's museum on the Canadaplein, next to Theater De Vest.
When it rains
When it rains
- The Waag
- The Sint-Laurenskerk
- Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar