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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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The Time Traveler Who is the time traveler? My name is Jeroen de Wolf, born 31-1-1965, in Amsterdam, happily married and father of three children. In addition to my love for history, I love speed and sports. I like to ride my motorcycle or racing bike and enjoy running. I also like to go on vacation and being an Ajax fan is instilled in me from an early age. After working for about 30 years in various commercial positions at Kodak, IBM and the last 20 years at Hewlett-Packard, I completely changed course in 2016: I stopped working and started studying history at the University of Amsterdam. I have since obtained my master's degree in military history and have turned my hobby into my profession. Because, I have realized my two dreams: teaching history at the Cambium College in Zaltbommel and combining my commercial knowledge with my knowledge of history to improve the connection between teams. During my studies I became more and more convinced that it is important to share interesting and important historical knowledge with other people. My main goal is to let people feel history in order to better understand what happened in the past, but with this knowledge also to look critically at your own ideas about today's society.
"Utrecht, the city where the centuries converge, from Roman roots to medieval splendor, and from the Peace of Utrecht to a modern, vibrant metropolis."
This special tour naturally departs from the iconic Dom Tower, the highest church tower in the Netherlands, built in the 14th century. Near the Dom Tower there are various sights such as the Cathedral Church and the Pandhof of the Cathedral, but also the DOMunder, archaeological excavations dating back to Roman times. We then continue our walking route to the Abraham Dolehof, a hidden courtyard that was once part of the Saint Ursula Monastery and to the Paushuize, the home of the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. We then walk to Vredenburg, a historic castle that played an important role during the Eighty Years' War. On the way to Vredenburg we stop at the Utrecht University Academy Building, Buurkerk and Huis Zoudenbalch. Finally we return towards the Dom Tower via Neude, a square with historic buildings and a lively atmosphere and the Janskerk, a Romanesque church from the 11th century, one of the oldest churches in Utrecht.
I will be at the entrance of the Dom Tower and wearing a yellow VR46 cap.
Domtower
DOMunder
Abraham Dolehof
Paushuize
Buurkerk, historical church
Huis Zoudenbalch
Vredenburg
Neude
Janskerk
Domchurch
Academy Building University Utrecht
Historical Canal Utrecht
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
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