Public Museums of London – a detailed story

The following tour is a journey into the museums of London, their history and position within the growing metropolis. It starts in the 18th century, when the Enlightened man strived for reason, equality and education for the general public. Henceforth t…

The complete London Audio Guide. Part I

Our London Audio Tour gives you around 145 minutes of audio for a 6 mile walk split into 2 sections, ideal for a leisurely 2-day walk seeing all the sites of the West End and City! As with out London Audio Walks we provide you with directions, colourful…

April Curator Tour

Welcome to the Museum of Richmond’s April Curator Tour; my name is Esme Loukota and I am the Museum’s Curator. As we took the difficult decision to temporarily close in March, I decided to change my scheduled April Curator Tour to an online …

São Paulo Guide

Affectionately called Sampa, São Paulo has approximately 11 million inhabitants, making it Brazil’s most populated city. It is also known for being the financial, corporate and trade center of South America. Founded in 1554 by Jesuits under…

Explore Utrecht

Thanks for choosing my Utrecht Museum Quarter walk, I will be showing you some of my favourite landmarks, street art works, cafes and loads more. I think the museum quarter is the buzzing hart of Utrecht and I’m not just saying this because it is …

Unique Utrecht!

Informatieve tour along the unique Utrecht sights. The Dom, the Ledig Erf, the canals, museums; they all pass the revue.Experience why Utrecht is so unique! This tour starts at the Central Station.

Like a local in little Amsterdam

Welcome to the amazing City of Haarlem! Only 24 km, or 15 minutes on the train from Amsterdam, this city is the perfect destination for a short trip if you are becoming jaded with the big city. This charmingly walkable Dutch city oozes centuries of char…

Parkwalk C.P.Broersepark

TIP: Set your izi app in ‘Free walking mode’ by pressing the left 3-stripes and turn on the GPS. Now when you reach a pont the audio will play automatically. The C.P. Broersepark is a park in the west of the Dutch city of Amstelveen in the d…

Cycling tour Amsterdam Forest (±1h)

TIP: Set your izi app in ‘Free walking mode’ by pressing the left 3-stripes and turn on the GPS. Now when you reach a pont the audio will play automatically. The Amsterdam forest is a beautiful green spot for those who want a day out. Beside…

Buitenplaats Leyduin

What are buitenplaatsen?Once upon a time, there were thousands of country seats, or buitenplaatsen, in the Netherlands. However, now there are only 552 of these historic heritage properties. These country seats were built for rich city dwellers, who wan…

Scottish highlanders walk Amsterdam forest (±1h)

TIP: Set your izi app in ‘Free walking mode’ by pressing the left 3-stripes and turn on the GPS. Now when you reach a pont the audio will play automatically. This is a forest walk of about 60 minutes by the Amsterdam forest, a part of w…

Museums of Amsterdam

Amsterdam is home to many of the world’s most famous museums. No trip to the city is complete without (at least) a visit to the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum or Anne Frank House. The city also has a multitude of treasures outside …

How do you mean, Harlem and Slavery?!

In 1863, after 250 years, slavery was finally abolished in the Dutch colonies Surinam and the Dutch Antilles. The free declared inhabitants of Surinam were obliged to work for ten more years on the plantations. In 1873, this obliged labour was finally o…

Haarlem’s Historical Hotspots!

Haarlem is one of the oldest and most fascinating Dutch cities. It’s cultural heritage is overwhelming and we would like you to familiarized yourselves with it. This tour is mostly focused on historical monuments and cultural landmarks of the city…

iProvo

May 1965: the start of Provo! The protest movement uses playful events and happenings to shake society awake. Discover the ‘magic center Amsterdam’ with this iProvo tour. Former provo’s Roel van Duijn, Janhuib Blans, Auke Boersma and Sara Stolk lo…

Tulpomania city walk Haarlem

The Golden Age was a period of great prosperity. In Haarlem, wealthy citizens and merchants benefited from the favourable economic climate and trade increased. At the end of the 16th century, the tulip had arrived in the Netherlands from Turkey, the flo…

Amsterdam Hip Cocktail Bars

Welcome to the tour around the most hip bars in Amsterdam! Most of them are located in the heart of the city, however there are some local residential gems as well. All bars in this tour have been tested on their “hipness”, and they all pass…

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius.
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To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design.
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To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
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