Leeuwarden Centrum Walking Tour from Leeuwarden train station to the center of the city. Leeuwarden is the capital of Friesland, the Netherlands.<br />#leeuwarden #friesland #netherlands<br />Leeuwarden is a city and municipality in Friesland in the Netherlands.<br />The region has been continuously inhabited since the 10th century.<br />It came to be known as Leeuwarden in the early 9th century AD and was granted city privileges in 1435.<br />It was the capital of the Netherlands from 1584 to 1747.<br />It is the main economic hub of Friesland, situated in a green and water-rich environment.<br />Leeuwarden is a former royal residence and has a historic city center, many historically relevant buildings, and a large shopping center with squares and restaurants.<br />Leeuwarden was awarded the title European Capital of Culture for 2018.<br />The Fries Museum is a must see for culture lovers who visit Leeuwarden.<br />World famous Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis ESCHER was born in Leeuwarden.<br />Also another World famous name, Spy and Dancer Mata Hari was born in Leeuwarden.<br />There are over 800 Rijksmonuments (national heritage sites) in the municipality of Leeuwarden<br />The Oldehove, a leaning unfinished church tower, is a symbol of the city.<br />The Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour), an ice skating tour passing the eleven cities of Friesland, started and finished in Leeuwarden.<br />Leeuwarden is about 1.5 hours away from the capital of Amsterdam and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.<br />By train it takes around 2 hours from Amsterdam Centraal.<br /><br />Help me reach 500,000 subscribers for better videos : <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLOR-QUmA9TlSqtj4lyvqQ?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLOR-QUmA9TlSqtj4lyvqQ?sub_confirmation=1</a><br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS8IzBBSOaQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS8IzBBSOaQ</a>