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Oudewater : Michelin's recommendations
Oudewater is one of the oldest towns in the Netherlands. It was the birthplace of Jacobius Arminius (around 1560-1609) and the primitive painter Gerard David (around 1460-1523), who set himself up in Bruges in 1483. The town owes its fame amongst other things to its witches' scales , where all women suspected of witchcraft were weighed in the 16C.
Tourist attractions Oudewater : Things to see and do
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The witches' scales
NL - 3421 Oudewater
The scales are in the public weigh house, a Renaissance building with a stepped gable and brick mosaic tympanums. In the 16C, women suspected of witchcraft were brought here from afar to be weighed in the presence of the bourgmestre: if their weight ..
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Stadhuis
NL - 3421 Oudewater
This Renaissance building has a lateral façade preceded by a flight of steps and topped by a stepped gable.
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Hollandsche Ijssel Route
NL - 3421 Oudewater
This road which follows the Hollandse IJssel has picturesque views over the watery landscape with its marshy banks, and over the thatched farmhouses built below the level of the dykes.
Restaurants Oudewater
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Joia
Havenstraat 2 NL - 3421 BS Oudewater
A friendly brasserie in the heart of a picturesque city. Traditional menu, modernised eclectic décor and terrace on the water's edge in fine weather.
