Rijksmonument De Visbanken

The stepping stones

The old fish market located on the big canal close to the Sint-Janskirk is a restaurant now. It is not particularly remarkable, but I was glad I took a walk along the canal near this place: I stumbled...

Where fish arrived, was cleaned and sold

Since 1588 fish was brought ashore or brought on carts, cleaned and sold at this spot on the Gouwe river bank. One can imagine how it was: the fishermen and their helpers arriving with their small boa...

Worth a passing glance

When we first saw these picturesque covered structures on the banks of the Gouwe canal we thought they had something to do with laundering although they seemed too high above the water for that. A (Du...

nice place to be

this place is wunderful fot having dinner!!! Two restaurants serving dinner here. It's like a dream to eat here and it is always busy with nice wetter

Interesting monument

Interesting place to seat and rest for a while and a special monument in Gouda. You can have dinner nearby or sip a drink.