Audio tour · Netherlands

Rotterdam

A self-guided audio walking tour of Rotterdam.

Rotterdam was rebuilt from almost nothing after the war and it did not try to pretend otherwise. The city became a canvas for bold architecture and it wears that confidence well, with dramatic bridges, tilted houses, and a waterfront that keeps growing. It is one of the most interesting cities in Europe to walk through, precisely because it did something unexpected with its second chance. In the app, 50 stops in Rotterdam are narrated aloud, about 1h 25m of listening across 6 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 100 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Rotterdam

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Rotterdam Ahoy. When you walk past this complex, you're walking past a building that tells a story of.
Nieuwe Kerk (Delft). You are standing here in Delft, and you are looking at a place that is much more than a.
Diergaarde Blijdorp. You are standing here now, walking past a zoo that has seen it all.
Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk. Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk (Rotterdam).
Oude Kerk (Delft). You're standing here looking at the Old Church, and you might notice the tower.
Euromast. You're standing right past a piece of engineering history.

All 50 stops in Rotterdam

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Landmark (13)

Euromast
The Destroyed City
Kunsthal
Moments Contained
Beurs-World Trade Center
Oceanium
Legermuseum
Rotterdam Hofplein railway station
Parkheuvel
Hermitage (restaurant)
Marine memorial
De Rokade
Slavery Monument (Rotterdam)

Religious (10)

Nieuwe Kerk (Delft)
Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk (Rotterdam)
Oude Kerk (Delft)
Pilgrim Fathers Church
Scots International Church
Delft Synagogue
Stieltjeskerk
Saint Hippolytus Chapel, Delft
St Hildegard's Church, Rotterdam
Westerkerk (Rotterdam)

Museum (9)

Diergaarde Blijdorp
Museum Het Prinsenhof
Vermeer Centre
Netherlands Photo Museum
Netherlands Architecture Institute
Natural History Museum Rotterdam
Museum Rotterdam
Stoom Stichting Nederland
Dutch Pinball Museum

Skyscraper (7)

Maastoren
Delftse Poort
World Port Center
The Red Apple
Montevideo (Rotterdam)
Millennium Tower (Rotterdam)
FIRST Rotterdam

Park (4)

Arboretum Trompenburg
Zuiderpark (Rotterdam)
The Gorzen
Abtswoudse Bos

Stadium (2)

Rotterdam Ahoy
Topsportcentrum Rotterdam

Square (2)

Schouwburgplein (Rotterdam)
Afrikaanderplein

Castle (2)

D'Oliphant
Spangen Castle

Theatre (1)

De Doelen

Walking routes in Rotterdam

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

Zuiderpark to the Maas. From the sweeping lawns of Zuiderpark south to the riverfront skyscrapers and the cultural warehouses of Katendrecht. (8 stops)
Delft Golden Age. A loop through Delft's canal-laced old town past the church where Vermeer was baptised, the Prinsenhof where William of Orange was shot, and the forest edge at Abtswoudse Bos. (8 stops)
Zoo to Skyline. Start at Blijdorp Zoo and the Oceanium then move south through Spangen and the tower district all the way to De Doelen concert hall. (8 stops)
Heart of the Rebuilt City. The compact circuit around Laurenskerk and the postwar rebuilding story, from the Beurs trading halls to Ossip Zadkine's sculpture of a city losing its heart. (8 stops)
Museumpark and the Euromast. Rotterdam's great culture quarter in one sweep, anchored by the Euromast tower and threading through Kunsthal, the Netherlands Architecture Institute, and the city's natural history and pinball museums. (8 stops)
Maastoren and the Kralingse Arc. From the Maastoren needle on the river bend east through quiet Kralingse streets to Arboretum Trompenburg's rare trees and the Topsportcentrum. (5 stops)