From the historic city center, trendy shops, museums and the beach: The Hague offers it all.
CULTURE
The Hague has a high-quality range of museums and beautiful exhibitions. The Hague can rightly be called a city full of art and culture. The Mauritshuis, for example, has an extensive collection of great masters, with the "Girl" with the Pearl of the painter Vermeer as a "gem". The Gemeentemuseum has a permanent collection with many paintings by Piet Mondrian and the only 19th century panorama painting in the Netherlands can be admired in Panorama Mesdag.
Mesdag
The Mesdag Collection consists of the house - and also studio - of the Mesdag couple and the museum, an intimate building with an exclusive atmosphere.
On the Laan van Meerdervoort lies the former home of Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915), the famous sea painter and his wife. Besides painting, he was a great art collector. Mesdag had a museum built for his exceptional collection, which contains countless masterpieces from the French School of Barbizon and the Hague School of the 19th century. He built this museum right next to his house and opened it to art lovers.
Louwman museum
Two generations Louwman collected from 1934 a unique collection of automobiles. Seen since July 2010.
It started in 1934. P.W. Louwman, importer of Dodge and Chrysler in The Hague, bought a then 20 year old Dodge for his own collection. In 2 generations, the collection grew to 230 historic automobiles. Each automobile tells its own story and makes its own contribution to history. They are mirrors of culture.
Madurodam
The world-famous miniature city Madurodam has been ideal for almost 60 years to get acquainted with all the surprising aspects of the Netherlands: Amsterdam canal houses, the Dom Tower in Utrecht, the Binnenhof in The Hague with the Golden Coach and part of the Delta Works. In Madurodam everything that the Netherlands is famous for is built on scale 1:25 to the smallest detail.
MARKETS
Lovers of lively markets can indulge in The Hague. There are antiques, curio and book markets in The Hague. But also markets and even an organic market. In addition, different neighborhoods also have their own market.
Antique and book market
The Hague center has an atmospheric antique and book market. Here you can fully enjoy both the present and the past of The Hague. In the summer you can visit the market on Thursday and Sunday at a unique location in the city: the stately Lange Voorhout. In the winter, there is a smaller book market on the Plein in the winter. Both markets are open from 10 am to 6 pm.
Farmers Market
Organic products are sold at the Farmers Market. You will find the Boerenmarkt in the center of The Hague. This small, cozy market with 21 stalls stands every Wednesday at the Hofplaats.
The general market, known as the Hague Market or 'Haagse Mart', can be found on the Herman Costerstraat.
The Hague market
The Haagse Markt is a unique market in the Netherlands with 540 stalls, 18 stand workstations and a special range of products. You will find a large selection of fresh vegetables, fruit, fish and meat here. But you can also come here for clothing. The market is best known for the large assortment of exotic products.
The Hague Market is the largest open-air goods market in the Netherlands and is even one of the largest markets in Europe. The market is visited daily by about 35,000 visitors and offers a workspace to about 1,000 people. The Hague Market is a meeting place of many cultures.
You can do your shopping at the Hague Market on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8.45 to 17.00.
SHOP
Prinsestraat
Hidden in the historic Hofkwartier behind the Grote Kerk is the Prinsestraat. This is where Hip Den Haag hits the trend in fashion and accessories, design shops and art galleries.
The Passage
With the arrival of the Passage at the end of the 19th century, it was expected that the luxury items ordered by private individuals in Paris until that time would now be sold by the shopkeepers of the Passage. For example, department stores from Paris, for example, sent many of their articles to the Netherlands by post.
This specialist high-quality product range still characterizes the Passage. For example, coffee and tea, cookware, designer gift items or special pens can be found in the Passage.
China town The Hague
During a tour through the city center, you may suddenly find yourself in the middle of Chinatown. Behind the Chinese gates you can taste the spheres of Asian restaurants, tobaccos, supermarkets, but you will also find acupuncturists and furniture stores; a mix of Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian cultures. Walk through the symbolic entrance gate at the Wagenstraat (next to the Bijenkorf) and look for typical Chinese shops, specialties and exotic products. You may end up in the middle of Chinese Culture Days, such as the Chinese New Year or the Lunar Festival
During a tour through the city center, you may suddenly find yourself in the middle of Chinatown. Behind the Chinese gates you can taste the spheres of Asian restaurants, tobaccos, supermarkets, but you will also find acupuncturists and furniture stores; a mix of Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian cultures. Walk through the symbolic entrance gate at the Wagenstraat (next to the Bijenkorf) and look for typical Chinese shops, specialties and exotic products. You may end up in the middle of Chinese Culture Days, such as the Chinese New Year or the Lunar Festival
During a tour through the city center, you may suddenly find yourself in the middle of Chinatown. Behind the Chinese gates you can taste the spheres of Asian restaurants, tobaccos, supermarkets, but you will also find acupuncturists and furniture stores; a mix of Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian cultures. Walk through the symbolic entrance gate at the Wagenstraat (next to the Bijenkorf) and look for typical Chinese shops, specialties and exotic products. You may end up in the middle of Chinese Culture Days, such as the Chinese New Year or the Lunar Festival