Walking in the world of Rembrandt

The canals, the mills and the bridges, Leiden is picturesquely beautiful.

The canals, the windmills and the bridges, Leiden is picturesquely beautiful. So it is perhaps no surprise that this is where Rembrandt van Rijn started painting. In the city centre, you can still find places that played an important role in his early life and career, such as his birth home, the studio of his teacher Jacob van Swanenburg and the Latin school he attended as a young boy.

The municipality of Leiden and the VVV Tourist Office offer a "unique walk in the footsteps of the most famous grandmaster of the Golden Age that connects all historic Rembrandt locations." The Rembrandt Route is available at the VVV Leiden Tourist Office or via the webshop.

More information about the Rembrandt Route can be found on Visit Leiden or via the VVV office.