5 routes in the Netherlands’ port city — (Re)discover Rotterdam

Let's start with the basics. You've probably cycled past it a hundred times, on your way to work, to the gym or meandering from the Witte home. Nevertheless, I invite you to see these beautiful districts of the city with new eyes. The city is full of special art and impressive monuments. Along the way… voir plus

This Tour is perfect for the Rotterdammer who is tired of the city. The route starts in Bleiswijk, but it doesn't really matter where you start, since it's a round. So you always end up where you started the route.



From Bleiswijk you cycle via the Bleiswijkse Zoom along De Rotte to the south. De Bleiswijkse… voir plus

Rotterdam is a real working city, and during the reconstruction it was often used as a nickname for the city. But there are many more pet names for our home port: Maasstad, Gate of Europe, Rotjeknar or -knor, Queen of the Maas, Rotown, Roffa, Nultien and perhaps the nicest: Bokitodonk. It just shows… voir plus

I spent my teenage years under the smoke of the second Maasvlakte, or Maasvlakte 2 as it is actually called but nobody calls it. Because I only find a round of Maasvlakte very short, I have also included Maassluis and Brielle in the route. The stretch between Hoek van Holland and Maassluis is also very… voir plus

The Delfshaven is not called that for nothing. The Schie runs all the way to Delft. A little history lesson before we get on our bikes: In 1389, the Count of Holland granted Duke Albrecht of Bavaria a special privilege. He gave Delft permission to dig a canal from the Schie below Overschie, to the Nieuwe… voir plus