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Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route - I

(24.8 km)

Discover some of Friesland’s finest country houses, nobility residences and beautifully landscaped estates. In Friesland, these country estates are known as 'staten' and 'stinzen'. 

The Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route takes you on a tour of the cultural and historical highlights of Friesland!

Feel like royalty, as you lunch, dine and stay at some of the most spectacular places in Friesland. 

The first part of the Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route leads through Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland, and some of the little villages north of the city. The Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route is divided into five sections. 

This section starts with a stroll through the streets of Leeuwarden, where you will find yourself surrounded by impressive monuments. You can even stay in the palace that once served as the residence of the governor of the city.

The ne…

Discover some of Friesland’s finest country houses, nobility residences and beautifully landscaped estates. In Friesland, these country estates are known as 'staten' and 'stinzen'. 

The Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route takes you on a tour of the cultural and historical highlights of Friesland!

Feel like royalty, as you lunch, dine and stay at some of the most spectacular places in Friesland. 

The first part of the Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route leads through Leeuwarden, the capital of Friesland, and some of the little villages north of the city. The Elfstatentocht Country Estate Route is divided into five sections. 

This section starts with a stroll through the streets of Leeuwarden, where you will find yourself surrounded by impressive monuments. You can even stay in the palace that once served as the residence of the governor of the city.

The next day you can go on a short bike ride through the area north of the city. The country estates near the rural villages of Cornjum and Jelsum are both absolutely enchanting. You can stroll through the surrounding gardens and may also want to visit the adjacent village churches. The return journey to the capital includes a ferry crossing near the village of Wyns. 

Enjoy a trip that combines the magnificence of the city with glimpses of the countryside!

Sights on this route

Starting point: Wirdumerdijk 5
8911 CB Leeuwarden
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Fletcher Hotel-Paleis Stadhouderlijk Hof

Fletcher Hotel-Paleis Stadhouderlijk Hof

Hotel-Paleis Stadhouderlijk Hof has a rich history and is housed in a former royal palace in the heart of the city of Leeuwarden. Hotel-Paleis Stadhouderlijk Hof has a rich history and is housed in a former royal palace in the heart of the cit...

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Grote of Jacobijnerkerk

Grote of Jacobijnerkerk

The Grote of Jacobijnerkerk is the oldest and from an architectural point of view most important church in Leeuwarden.

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The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics

The Princessehof National Museum of Ceramics

In the middle of Leeuwarden's historic city centre stands the 18th-century city palace of Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange Nassau, ancestor of King Willem-Alexander. The world-famous M. C. Escher was also born in the same building.

Keramiekmuseum Princessehof
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City Park and Marina De Prinsentuin

City Park and Marina De Prinsentuin

In 1648, under the sponsorship of Prince Willem Frederik van Nassau, a pleasure garden was laid out here as a dedication to the end of the 80-years War and the peace of Münster. It stayed shut to the...

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Dekema State

Dekema State

Dekema State was originally a noble residence, where several families lived until 1996. The noble residence and the gardens are now open to the public.

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Sint Genovevakerk Jelsum

Sint Genovevakerk Jelsum

Op de terp van Jelsum, een dorpje even ten noorden van de Friese hoofdstad Leeuwarden, is de voormalige hervormde kerk van Jelsum te vinden. In deze kerk ligt de bekende theoloog Balthasar Bekker begraven.  

De Sint Genovevakerk in Jelsum
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Landgoed Martenastate

Landgoed Martenastate

Het park heeft een romantisch karakter met elementen uit de Engelse landschapsstijl, zoals  gebogen paden en hoogteverschillen, een slingerende waterpartij en meerdere oude bomenlanen. Vanuit het park...

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Túnmanswente

Túnmanswente

Túnmanswente' is the former gardener's house of the Martenastate castle. It is located in the village of Koarnjum (Cornjum) in Friesland, just north of Leeuwarden.

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Nicolaaskerk Koarnjum

Nicolaaskerk Koarnjum

De Nicolaaskerk uit 1873 is ook een bijzondere verschijning met zijn eclectische vormgegeving, ontworpen door architect Foppe Brouwer. 

Kerk Koarnjum
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Stinze Stiens

Stinze Stiens

Historische tuin met bloeiende stinzenflora bij de dokterswoning in het oude centrum van Stiens.

Stinze-Stiens stinzenflora
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Veerpont De Wynser Oerset (Wijns)

Veerpont De Wynser Oerset (Wijns)

De Wynser Oerset vaart naar de overkant
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End point: Wirdumerdijk 5
8911 CB Leeuwarden
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