Delft Christmas market 2026: what is on in December and what is open over Christmas
Delft has no month-long Christmas market. It has Lichtjesavond on Tuesday 8 December 2026, the Delft Verlicht lights until 3 January, and The Hague's Royal Christmas Fair ten minutes away. Dates, holiday opening hours and a December day plan.
Delft canal cruise: times, prices and is the boat tour worth it?
The Delft canal boat leaves Koornmarkt 113 every hour from 11:00 to 17:00, April to October, for 50 minutes at €14. What you see, rain, winter and how to pair it with a walk.
Things to do in Delft: 15 sights ranked, with prices and Monday closures
The 15 best things to do in Delft, ranked, with the time each one takes, the 2026 price from the official site, the day it is closed and a one-line verdict.
Team building for large groups in Delft: how to keep it personal
Taking fifty, a hundred or a few hundred people through Delft only works if you divide the group cleverly. How we do it for company outings and conference evening programmes.
Team building in Delft: five ideas, from an afternoon to a full day
Five team outings in Delft side by side: how long they last, which group they suit and what they cost, with worked examples for 12 and 25 people.
What is a walking dinner? And why it works so well for a team
A walking dinner is a dinner where you don't spend the whole evening in the same seat. There are two kinds, and for a team the version that moves through the city works best. Here is what such an evening in Delft looks like.
Is Delft the right shore excursion from Rotterdam? Delft and Kinderdijk, on your own or with a guide
Delft is 15 minutes by train from Rotterdam Centraal and the most popular day out from the cruise terminal. Here is how to choose between doing it on your own, the 8-hour Delft and Kinderdijk excursion and, on a shorter call, the 4-hour Kinderdijk excursion by boat.
How do you get from Rotterdam to Delft? Cruise port, Centraal and Blaak compared
Rotterdam to Delft is a 12 to 15 minute train ride from Rotterdam Centraal. From the cruise terminal, count on 35 to 45 minutes door to door by metro and train. Here is every option, timed from an 08:00 disembarkation.
The Delft Thunderclap of 12 October 1654: the morning a gunpowder store took a quarter of the city with it
On 12 October 1654 some 40 tonnes of gunpowder stored in a former convent exploded and flattened the north-east of Delft. What caused it, who died, including the painter Carel Fabritius, how the city was rebuilt, and what you can still see at the Paardenmarkt today.
Why Rotterdam looks nothing like the rest of the Netherlands
Rotterdam lost its old centre in 20 minutes on 14 May 1940 and then decided not to rebuild it. The history behind the skyline, from a dam on the Rotte to Europe's largest port.
Why is The Hague important? A short history of the city that was never a city
The Hague runs the Netherlands and hosts the world's courts, yet it is not the capital and it had no city rights for most of its life. The history behind that, from a count's hunting lodge to the International Criminal Court.
What does Delft mean? The history of Delft, from a dug ditch to Delft Blue
Delft is named after a ditch. The full story runs from a 12th-century canal through city rights in 1246, the murder of William of Orange, Vermeer, the 1654 gunpowder explosion and the blue and white pottery the city is famous for.
Delft day trip from Amsterdam: trains, tickets and what to see in a day
Direct trains run from Amsterdam Centraal to Delft in about an hour, no reservation needed, and the old town is a ten-minute walk from the station.
Delft in one day: an itinerary for couples and solo travellers
A timed 09:30 to 21:00 plan for Delft: both churches, the Vermeer Centrum, a canal boat, Royal Delft and dinner on the Beestenmarkt, with a three-hour version.
Is the Royal Delft factory tour worth it? Prices, what you see and how to fit it into a Delft day
Royal Delft costs €17.50, takes about 90 minutes and sits a 15 to 20 minute walk from the old town. Here is who should go and who should skip it.
Vermeer's Delft: where to stand today to see the painter's city
Vermeer never left Delft. Here is where he was born, baptised, painted and buried, where to stand for the View of Delft, and where his paintings actually hang.
Where to buy real Delft Blue, and how to tell it from souvenir copies
Real Delft Blue is still hand-painted in Delft, mostly at Royal Delft. Here is where to buy it, what it costs, and how to spot a printed copy.
