Alkmaar Breweries

Alkmaar is famous for its cheese, but Alkmaar is also a city of beer! With this city tour, you will discover the rich beer history of Alkmaar. The history of many Alkmaar breweries goes back to 1653. Today, a few breweries are still active. Besides visiting breweries and seeing former breweries, this city tour guides you along old canals and harbours, former warehouses and beautiful canal houses. Through the stories about brewers, beer traders and market merchants, Alkmaar's history really comes alive. This route is so much more than just a pub-crawl! The length of this city walk through Alkmaar is 2.7 kilometer.


This smartphone city tour guides you with recognizable photos and clear instructions along the most beautiful hot spots and is available in English, Dutch and German.


The starting point of this walk through Alkmaar is at the Nationaal Biermuseum De Boom (beer museum), on Houttil 1 (http://www.WalktheCity.eu/Bierstad-Alkmaar/CS), in the middle of the historic center.


Photo navigation: The app guides you with recognizable photos and clear instructions along the most beautiful spots of a city. During the walk you will be informed about interesting sights and alerted to special locations through photos and text. GPS & internet: Walk the City works by photo navigation, so the app also function without GPS signal and internet connection. To reduce battery consumption and data usage, you can disable these features, the app continues to function and you can continue to enjoy the walk. Your own tempo: Our smartphone city walks are about 5 kilometer (3 miles) long. Nice shop seen, a break at a cozy terrace or visit a museum? Do you want to stroll or would you like to keep up the pace? With the app of Walk the City you choose your own tempo! Walk Smart, Walk the City!