Items | Risen from Ruins Self Guided Tour of Rotterdam
Risen from Ruins Self Guided Tour of Rotterdam
Centrum
About
A city that was bombed flat in fifteen minutes and chose to rebuild itself as one of Europe's boldest architectural experiments. This self-guided audio walking tour of Rotterdam takes you through that extraordinary story, from the City Hall that survived the Blitz to the mirrored art depot in Museumpark.
You'll hear how a man escaped a castle in a book chest and went on to shape international law, why a giant bronze Santa Claus caused a citywide scandal, and how a barber accidentally invented the Netherlands' most popular street food. With 24 stops and rich storytelling through the Tourific app, you set your own pace with no fixed schedule and no group to follow.
Over 20,000 travelers have...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 4 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 8 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 4 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 8 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location
Meeting Points
Departure
Stadhuis Rotterdam
This is a self-guided audio tour on our self-guided tour app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from us sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for our company in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.
Return
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
Important Information
•
Service animals allowed
•
Public transportation options are available nearby
•
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
•
For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
•
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
•
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
•
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
•
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Become our Lokal Curator
Are you ready to turn your hobbies into a business?
A city that was bombed flat in fifteen minutes and chose to rebuild itself as one of Europe's boldest architectural experiments. This self-guided audio walking tour of Rotterdam takes you through that extraordinary story, from the City Hall that survived the Blitz to the mirrored art depot in Museumpark.
You'll hear how a man escaped a castle in a book chest and went on to shape international law, why a giant bronze Santa Claus caused a citywide scandal, and how a barber accidentally invented the Netherlands' most popular street food. With 24 stops and rich storytelling through the Tourific app, you set your own pace with no fixed schedule and no group to follow.
Over 20,000 travelers have...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 4 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 8 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 4 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 8 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location
Meeting Points
Departure
Stadhuis Rotterdam
This is a self-guided audio tour on our self-guided tour app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from us sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for our company in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.
Return
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
Itinerary
1
City Hall Rotterdam
Stand before the building that defied a firestorm and hid an act of musical rebellion in its bells.
2
Statue Hugo de Groot
Meet the man who escaped a castle in a book chest and rewrote the rules of nations.
3
Memorial to the Fallen 1940-1945
Weigh the meaning of four figures frozen between grief and the resolve to begin again.
4
Beurs - World Trade Center
See the parchment in bronze that still governs Dutch elections and free trade today.
5
Het Schielandshuis
Step inside the address that hosted both Napoleon and the Tsar who defeated him.
6
Erasmus Monument
Encounter the priest whose sharpest weapon was a well-placed joke about the Pope.
7
St. Lawrence Church
Walk into the last medieval survivor of a city that nearly erased its own past.
8
Markthal
Look past the oversized fruits on the ceiling and hunt for the tiny insects hiding among them.
9
Toonder Monument
Piece together how a failed student's voyage to Argentina created the Netherlands' greatest comic hero.
10
Cube Houses Rotterdam
Step beneath the tilted canopy of an urban forest designed to protest boring architecture.
11
Witte Huis
Stand at the base of what was once Europe's tallest building, born from engineering the world was still learning.
12
The Destroyed City
Walk around a screaming bronze figure with a hole where its heart should be.
13
Jaffa Shoarma
Taste the comfort food a barber accidentally invented with his regular lunch order.
14
Kunstinstituut Melly
Read the billboard that sparked protests demanding every city deserves a monument to hating your job.
15
"Love Birds" by Tymon de Laat
Spot the diamond ring a street artist painted to propose to his girlfriend on this wall.
16
kunstwerk 'Santa Claus' van Paul McCarthy
Consider why a giant bronze Santa holding a suspicious object became Rotterdam's most debated landmark.
17
Sylvette - Pablo Picasso & Carl Nesjar
See how a seventy-three-year-old master became captivated by a teenager's ponytail and changed fashion history.
18
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Catch your own reflection in the mirrored bowl that holds over one hundred fifty thousand hidden artworks.App description
