Delft - City of Orange and Vermeirah

The city of Orange and Vermeira Delft is also called the Dutch Faenza, thanks to the famous crafts of blue Delft porcelain located here since the XVII century. This amazing city is one of the few cities in Holland that managed to miraculously preserve its medieval appearance intact. A short trip through the streets of old Delft will help you discover its mysteries and get acquainted with the secrets of famous historical figures who once lived here.

The center of Delft is Markt Market Square with the Town Hall and the New Church located on it. The town hall impresses with its Renaissance beauty, and the church houses the crypt tomb of the royal dynasty of Orange Nassau and the mausoleum of the founder of the state of the free Netherlands, Prince William I of Orange. The Dutch themselves know the prince more under the name of William the Silent. And that is why he received this nickname, you will learn while walking to his former residence Prinsenhof.

The “cradle” of Delft can rightly be called the Old Canal, from the laying of which the foundation of this city began. The canal is famous for its unique architectural ensemble of buildings, monuments of centuries-old history. This ensemble includes the first parish of Delft Old Church, resembling the leaning Leaning Tower of Pisa. It is buried Anton Lievensguk, the “father” of modern microbiology, and Johann Vermeir, the most famous artist of Dutch painting of the seventeenth century. The paintings of this unsurpassed master of light glare and shadows are ranked among the priceless masterpieces of world art.
The walk around the city will end with a visit to the factory of the Royal Manufactory of Delft Ceramics, which can rightly be called the “Faiance Museum”. At the factory, you will be introduced to the history of the origin of the “blue” Delft crafts, the process of its production, various technologies, as well as a magnificent collection of rare antique exhibits and unique modern products.