Leiden. Key to discovery

Leiden is an authentic Dutch city with a rich tradition in the field of knowledge, science, culture and international relations. A city with splendid canals and a sparkling town core.

When walking through Leiden its rich history still seems very much alive. The University's Academic Building, the Waag and the Burcht, the stately mansions lining the famous Rapenburg, the beautiful churches Pieterskerk and Hooglandse Kerk and the 35 almshouses each tell a part of Leiden's history. This is where Rembrandt was born and developed his painting skills, this is where doctor Boerhaave taught and where Clusius brought the first Dutch tulips into flower.

Leiden has enumerated:

a splendid historical city centre with a lot of canals and small estates;
approximately 3,000 monuments, among which the oldest schouwburg of the Netherlands;
museums of world class;
a university which belongs to the European summit in the field of education and research;
particular links with large powers. With the United States by the Pilgrims, with Japan and other Asian countries by Von Siebold;
a strategic position in the edge city, near water, high ways, track lines and the international airport Schiphol;
a sparkling town core;
moreover, Leiden is the birth place of Rembrandt!

Source: www.leiden.nl