Walking through the fortified town of Weesp

Your route starts at Ons Backhuys. In the old fortified city of Weesp, the heritage is there for the taking. The Tower Fort from 1861 is part of the New Dutch Waterline. Via the beautiful monumental Lange Vechtbrug you walk into the Hoogstraat: an atmospheric street along the Utrechtse Vecht. It is wonderful to walk here along the water and the many monumental buildings. A little further on you pass the Sint-Laurentiuskerk from 1876. In the old city center you can experience the historical atmosphere. In the Nieuwstraat you will find one of the many Stolpersteine by the German artist Gunter Demnig. They are memorials for all victims of National Socialism. Literally stumbling stones, which you stumble over. The Sint-Laurenskerk is a beautiful late Gothic cruciform church from 1462, you can see it at the Waagplein.