Delfshaven

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What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.

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Where it sits

The circle is Delfshaven and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.

How far is everything?

From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.

• The Euromast13 min walk1.1 km
• Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen20 min walk1.7 km
• Witte de Withstraat24 min walk2.0 km
• A Spido harbour tour27 min walk2.3 km
• The Erasmus Bridge7 min taxi2.5 km
• Hotel New York & Wilhelminapier8 min taxi2.6 km
• The Markthal9 min taxi2.9 km
• The Cube Houses9 min taxi3.0 km

On your doorstep

What you’re living next to if you stay here.

• 9.Historic Delfshaven — The rare survivor — a genuine old Dutch harbour of stepped gables and a working windmill along a quiet canal, west of the centre. The prettiest, most 'Holland' corner of Rotterdam, and blessedly free of crowds. Best on a slow morning.
• 14.The Pilgrim Fathers' Church — The plain Gothic church in Delfshaven where the Pilgrim Fathers gathered to pray in 1620 before boarding the Speedwell for the New World. A quiet, moving stop with a big place in American history, right on the old harbour.
• 16.Kinderdijk windmills — Nineteen historic windmills lined up along the canals just outside the city — the postcard of old Holland, and a UNESCO site. Cycle or boat between them; climb inside one.
• 18.The Van Nelle Factory — A gleaming 1930s glass-and-steel factory, a masterpiece of modern architecture and a UNESCO site — the building that helped make Rotterdam a design capital. A pilgrimage for design fans.
• 20.Delft day trip — The perfect little Vermeer town 15 minutes away — canals, a leaning church tower, the famous blue pottery, and a gorgeous market square. Old Holland in miniature.