The Hague, Netherlands, City Tour

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The Hague is the second most-visited city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam because it's a city with many attractions and a large pedestrian zone where you can wander about in old historic lanes.
Although Amsterdam is the nation's capital, almost all of the government is headquartered here with the parliament, and the prime minister and perhaps most famous as home of the International Court of Justice, a branch of the United Nations.
This video is a practical guide for you showing exactly where are the main sites and where you should be walking to catch all of the highlights in your visit.
You might think of the Hague as perhaps a modern city, as a government city and therefore maybe not so interesting to visit, but you'll find that it's fascinating. The Hague has got a rich collection of historic buildings, some of them dating back as much as to the 13th century, amazingly, and they have been restored and renovated and kept up to date. The government is located in this complex of very old buildings in the heart of town. And yet there's also a modern side to the city, a modern shopping mall, ultramodern skyscrapers and that wonderful pedestrian zone. So altogether you'll find The Hague has got a lovely variety of kinds of neighborhoods and attractions, historic sites, shopping areas, museums, and just friendly people everywhere, and everywhere, bicycles.
The two closest main cities are Delft and Leiden, both of which make a good home base for visiting The Hague on a day trip, only 15 minutes away by train.

[@georgerobinson4210]

Came to work in the The Hague in November 1971. Met a lovely Dutch girl and am still here, enjoying this beautifull country now as a Dutch citizen. Great video Dennis.

[@denniscallan]

Thanks George, you are a lucky, clever guy.

[@BrazenNL]

Man, I'm Dutch, lived in The Hague for years, and I still enjoy watching your videos. Good job, and thanks for publishing them.

[@mattcmason73]

I just moved back to Houston from The Hague around a year ago, and watched this video just for the trip down memory lane. I spent just over 2 of the best years of my life in that wonderful city, and would go back in a heartbeat. Most of the video is all around the neighborhoods and areas I spent most of my time, as I lived very near to the Noordeinde area in the Zeeheldenkwartier. Just a wonderful, safe, modern, and alive city that most folks just looking to punch their card in Amsterdam would overlook. And this video doesn't even mention the wonderful beach area all around Scheveningen. Great video, though, and an excellent trip down memory lane.

[@RomanDodin]

Love the classis way you do the commentary. In an era of vloggers I miss that clear, to the point, speeches and videography. Please do keep em coming

[@sjacusx969]

The Hague Downtown is 2 kilometers from Scheveningen Beach. Another nice place to visit :)

[@Ahmedqamislo]

Sjacus X hahahaha ik weet er alles van

[@jackv.z7141]

its more than 2km...

[@charlotte4048]

Dude, it's an hour walk from the city centre. Not 2 km at all...

[@sjacusx969]

@@charlotte4048 ok its 4 km. its 2km from my house, sorry :)

[@charlotte4048]

@@sjacusx969 You're very lucky to live that close to the beach. Especially with the weather right now. Hope you're enjoying it!

[@ssebakijjemuhammed2607]

Very interesting video, Netherlands is my dream country....l just wish to be part of those who wish to go there...l love Netherlands.

[@cezarinagarciamenezes1800]

Excellent Film 🌠 Very beatfull Country 🙋😇😘🗽💥👍👍💯🇧🇷 Congrats 🎆✨

[@HansSoellner92]

Man, amazing documentary about an amazing city! Lived there for 4 years and I miss the city every day since I left.

[@HedgingBoy]

I was in The Hague in Feb and loved the city! So good to see your video, it refreshed my memories. Thank you!

[@jimbo200953]

The City off The oldest rockband off the world ... Golden Earring! And the best and greatest band off Holland

[@raatroc]

I absolutely love your videos, you are so well informed. I'm Dutch and live for over 30 years abroad,. Your videos always want me to come back to my homeland. Wonderful. Many thanks! This is slow-tv that I miss so much.

[@AG-wb3db]

This is my city. I live here. Beautiful.

[@yagmurtulga4617]

This is the best video I've ever seen about the Hague, -I've been searching for this kind of city tour videos for the last 3 months- I definitely gonna take a look at your other videos too :) Loved the classy way of your narration, the sound and all images are in high quality. It seems I've already liked my city for a year! :) Thank you very much and all the best from Istanbul!

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

True

[@Cosmos1987]

Very comprehensive tour of Hague, it can't get any better. Thanks.

[@richardrosen6453]

This is simply another brilliant video in your current Dutch series. From what I can deduce there is a great amount of effort put into your productions and some solid physical effort !! As a matter of general interest do you write your own remarkable scripts ? So pleased that you are inviting intelligent local sound bytes from people who know the area. A great job well done -thank you Dennis.

[@denniscallan]

Thanks Richard, and about my scripts, yes I write them myself -- it's actually the most challenging part of the process, requiring lots of research. I do use information from various sources including the Tourist Information Office, Wikipedia, old guide books, various websites, and then after much reading I usually put it aside and narrative live, spontaneously while watching the scene. The final script is "spoken" rather than written, much of it based on my memories and experiences of being in the place. It is the final stage of my production in which I plan the trip, do the journey, shoot the video, come home and edit, then narrate. I'm glad you noticed.

[@denniscallan]

A big part of my training for writing the scripts has been working for 31 years as a tour guide, bringing groups to Europe and leading hundreds of walking tours, standing at places and talking about them to my groups. That also helped me figure out the best walking routes to take in the main sites, always central to my videos, providing practical advice for the traveler.

[@madanrudra3055]

This movie of hague is awesome. Buildings r stunning and lovely streets. Train and trams r also looking adorable. Big thanks to u.

[@martonkereszturi567]

Thank you for creating such high-quality videos, I really enjoy them 😇🙏🏻

[@SilviaGomesDri22]

Wow !! I love your travels, every beautiful place. Congratulations

[@LilKenuthia]

0:17 i stayed in a place few minutes walk from there while i went on holiday last summer 2019. amazing how easy it is to navigate this place, i've been to 99% of all the places in this video 5:23 i also remember going to intersport and the stairs with videos on them. so cool 17:07 my dad used to work here as a shoe shiner lol. must've felt bad

[@KeesKouwenberg]

I already knew I live in a great city, but thank you for this tribute :)

[@swisssights]

Beautiful city, i hope i can visit it one time! Greetings from Switzerland!

[@MARECELandCURTIS]

Wowww amazing. Love it

[@borderreiver3288]

a lovely clean place with no trash or litter lying about unlike some cities...

[@mariachristinjazul1889]

Very clear and concised informative video.Thanks it wipl help me on my Netherlands travel itineraries.

[@hanschenk2708]

GREAT MOVIE SOO WELL OUTLINED LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE

[@janekirstine]

Thank you for your great videos!

[@sunilpatel217]

Amazing. 👍

[@rogersexton7857]

Very interesting movie Dennis, but you did not mention that The Hague also has a fantastic sandy beach at Scheveningen only about three miles north of the city centre!

[@denniscallan]

Hi Roger, thanks for adding that information. My home is Hawaii and we have so many beaches I tend to overlook or avoid them when traveling, sticking to the gritty city streets, but yes, thanks for telling us. Viewers should know.

[@goliensan4136]

Your videos are perfect. Going to Netherlands next week. Your videos were super helpful to plan our trip 😊

[@denniscallan]

glad to hear that, thanks. I have all that information and more on my website also townsofeurope.com/Netherlands/Introduction-Netherlands.html

[@nickelacqua9958]

I have some friends in my discord group who are from the Netherlands and I'm really fascinated by the country and would like to visit it one day.

[@husainshaikh6981]

So beautiful

[@reitadunne9223]

Excellent video!!! Thank you

[@arandomki]

A very nice city, a great movie

[@gladysamaokhen6274]

Ive been around almost everywhere Hollands Spoor, Centraal Trein Station, the fountain, china towb, centrum ALOT of times , royal garden , city hall , have seen the sky scrapers, Bijenkorf, Zuiderpark so many placeeeees since i actually live in the city

[@movo721]

@15:42, The Hague used to have much more canals but they were all filled in/removed. The one shown here was reopened a couple of years ago. The water was always there but they built a street over it, and now it’s restored.

[@asmelashtesfay5931]

Thank you guide man

[@walidismaeelwalidismaeel9462]

O ,fantastic this video thanks.

[@mhmadtirk4007]

It's very nice think

[@ericsens4355]

Great vid Dennis! As an inhabitant of The Hague you gave a very good overview to what to do in The Hague. For further adventures explore Scheveningen Harbour and beach. There is a lot of sport events and some real good sea food!

[@denniscallan]

Hi Eric, thanks so much, it means a lot coming from a resident.

[@picklefish74]

Sounds like a great trip.

[@jeffdawson2786]

My preconceptions of The Hague were so wrong. Bicycling through the streets I found it charming and quiet.

[@movo721]

I am now curious what your preconceptions were, and why. Please share. 😊

[@KINGJESHUA]

Awesome 🎥. Like 👍🏽

[@noridahable]

I have been there early this year

[@MichaelAngelo-ff3vp]

I live in Den Haag =)!

[@____-gu1pv]

Ik ook

[@giacobbepietro9836]

Another Wonderful episode. Hope you have a lot of likes, subscribers & comments Dennis.

[@denniscallan]

Hi Giacobbe, thanks, yeah it is getting off to a good start, 3,300 viewings in opening weekend. I hope everyone subscribes.

[@giacobbepietro9836]

@@denniscallan good luck.

[@bikkah77loosduinen69]

Don 't forget Madurodam next time

[@harmzegt8066]

WoW, you really missed the chance to visit the coast at Scheveningen. Only A 15 minute tram ride from the station.

[@coolelies12]

Kijkduin is better

[@harmzegt8066]

C K nee, dat is het niet. Kijkduin wás leuk, maar staat op instorten. In het najaar wordt alles afgebroken en komt er een nieuw Kijkduin.

[@coolelies12]

Harm Zegt ah sorry, dat wist ik niet!

[@rosecherono5689]

Beautiful peaceful city and Royal family home. ❤

[@Ahmedqamislo]

You also have 2 redlight district called doubletstraat and geleenstraat en some privatehouses fore those who come for something else

[@suhasinimahalaskar2239]

Prasad Mhalaskar..my Heague!!my Heart🤲🙏🏻🌷🙏🏻🤲👍👌✌😇

[@gitaar70]

What I would like is a google maps route of this tour so I could follow it with my mobile phone because I think this is a really nice tour to do!

[@denniscallan]

Thanks for the suggestion, but remember, this is a video, not an app. I put in many detailed maps of the route in the video so you can follow along. I hear what you are saying, though. It could be something for me to work on in the future, but I do prioritize my time to edit more travel videos. Thanks again.

[@faridahabdulkadir9189]

Hi, singapore🇳🇱👈👍

[@elroyvanderkruk6318]

Love the vlog im from the hague also. Youve mist the "gevangen poort"

[@denniscallan]

I saw a lot in my two day-trips, but not everything...I'll go back some day for more, including the famous beach.

[@elroyvanderkruk6318]

@@denniscallan you will love Scheveningen, that village is where my mother was born and my dad the village next to scheveningn its called Duindorp. Look up bonfire scheveningen/ duindorp new years eve.

[@TodaTruth]

Den Haag is my city 🔰i know all the block in my head

[@kydjem7075]

🔰🔰🔰

[@keesvandermeer8156]

🔰🔰

[@jaymeez]

So Cool!! :)

[@didibrant7326]

Since the narrator sounds American : just want you to know that when I sat in my elementary class about 1956 or 57 at Decroly School, Boylestraat, The Hague, our school was informed that The Hague was no more the capital of the Netherlands. Instead it must have been Amsterdam whose population surpassed ours. So that is mainly why The Hague has all the government buildings and a beautiful palace with a huge garden. Amsterdam had a very old palace but it stood in the center of all the traffic. Enjoyed your show though. You showed many places we walked through. In fact, from our long street, we could see the tower of the Grote Kerk towering over Fahrenheitsrtaat and the other streets in the distance.

[@filbao8113]

Woow never knew

[@fetsotnis2184]

Groetjes uit Den Haag.. 💚💚💛💛🙏🙏🖖🖖

[@semperamici1548]

It's a statement that the native people from The Hague (Holland) are very friendly.

[@frikandelkroket9335]

Ahh. The pre Corona era. I miss it so much.

[@arturodede3074]

Nice love

[@MetDaan2912]

@14:30 is that guy in the suit, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) from Suits?!

[@informativegamer9053]

Please provide: I need information for Vilma hankleman and Pawlane

[@hansdevreught5459]

How can you skip the prisoner's gate (gevangenenpoort). The collection of torture at its best. Its not that we like to tortures people nowadays (it is illegeal). You also miss the Mauritshuis (Mauritshome) with our best painting: the girl with pearl by Vermeer. She is the most priceless picture in the Netherlands even better than Rembranct's Nightwatch.

[@denniscallan]

I made an entire move about the Mauritshuis, a museum I made a special second trip to the city to see. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZKmfIt7fMpqbsU Your country is magnificent, as I have shown in the 22 movies I made about it kzbin.info/aero/PLke86NFI6R8yHA2T5e7P38pniCONuuN_3

[@shadrachstanleigh2285]

Sorry you didn't offer any Kunstmuseum insights, as that's my draw for a day trip from Amsterdam (Van Gogh is already sold out during my time there, and I love Mondrian). But a lot of useful stuff here that I will keep in mind. Thanks.

[@denniscallan]

I have a complete video about the Mauritshuis art museum in the Hague kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqO5lK1nZ7WiZsU

[@joanlynch5271]

Hotel des Indies was in a movie with Ralph Finnes.

[@suhasinimahalaskar2239]

Love Hague

[@movo721]

It’s ‘The Hague’, or in Dutch: ‘Den Haag’

[@mauricebroekarts4208]

The New York times tells us about visiting the oudside martket with the name (de haagse markt) It is the biggest market from Europa. More than 550 stands full of nice things .Silly that this video don.t speak about this. It is a great change to see the culture.

[@denniscallan]

That video is coming soon. For this I focused on one subject. One of my other viewers mentioned markthal Beverwijk, with 2,000 booths in a covered market.

[@Mycarrox]

Hi Dennis, when corona is over and done with, please do an episode on my town of Breda in the south of the Netherlands. It is the 8th city of holland and I would be very interested to see and hear your views on it. Enjoying your videos, greetings.

[@denniscallan]

Thanks for the invitation. Breda is on my list for the next trip.

[@Mycarrox]

@@denniscallan excellent. Look forward to seeing the video

[@RFGfotografie]

Very interesting video :) It almost feels like a promotional video made by the city of the hague it self...Some things have been forgotten but oh well..

[@brianoduor706]

This was fantastic man,do Rotterdam too ,cheers.

[@denniscallan]

that's coming next

[@tupisamba211]

excellent news, I've been waiting for Rotterdam, too, Great job on The Hague @@denniscallan

[@taal1979]

Great video but I want to add something about the central train station. It opened in 1973 but was completed in 1976. Much later they decided to renovate the train station and replace the roof with the the glass one you see now. The renovation was completed in 2016

[@denniscallan]

Thanks for the history Christopher. With that glass roof the station seems brand-new, or something from the future, a beautiful job of modernization. and with the elevated track coming right through the center, quite remarkable.

[@robinsalario4372]

did you see zeehelden with the piet heijn straat ?

[@denniscallan]

The closest that I got was the noord west singelsgracht at 15:41, where I had lunch at a nice cafe and admired the floating restaurants. Piet Heijn Straat looks great on Google Earth, will visit next time I go, thanks.

[@kutubuddinbangalore]

Hey Dennis, one more amazing video keep up the good work. I would like to translate your videos in Hindi for 34 millions Hindi KZbin viewers how do I get in touch with you?

[@denniscallan]

reach me through the About page

[@sonkoster9585]

My home town rules, especially without tourists! ;-)

[@____-gu1pv]

I live in the hague

[@____-gu1pv]

*~ The Hague~* *-The City-*

[@____-gu1pv]

@Gealified x (lol)

[@jarimikkola2426]

I loved living in the Hague (Den Haag) for nearly 10 years...and a short distance to Amersterdam, I prefered it.

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

And...A beach !

[@robinsalario4372]

Next time go to DORDRECHT, it is an island. i was born there. i lived in the Hague and now in delft. my daughter lives in Dordrecht. dordrecht is the oldest city of the netherlands. the hague is still a village and delft its also a city. is n`t that bizar. :)

[@miran4471]

Dordrecht is the oldest city of Holland, and Holland = the 2provinces North-Holland and South - Holland 🙂 groetjes uit Papendrecht, (Near Dordrecht) 🌷

[@Bozewani]

Ana araf the Hague woddaihaoya I love the Hague je me amor les Hague я работаю в гаага yo neenvantahague

[@dennisvannoord868]

Wauw I live next door....let's smoke heavy Kush.

[@hassanvlog4886]

Nederland is moii Land, ik ga naar Nederland 😍

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

That's my city

[@____-gu1pv]

Ik ook

[@mariapierce2707]

I bet the people are nice,I'd love to live there but I don't there is a demand for english teachers stay safe!

[@dimrrider9133]

@@mariapierce2707 yes just visit de schilderswijk haha

[@JaapVanderHorst]

Marks and Spencers is long gone. Sadly.

[@eccentricagallumbits123]

17:36 De Resident: very good baby back ribs!

[@JorgeDeLeon90]

Nice video, but you need an upgrade on footage, the city has change a lot . HS, Spui, DH Centraal..

[@denniscallan]

Must be rapid changes there, the footage is just over 1 year old, pretty recent for me.

[@bosnahYUG]

thats where i live for 26 years :D

[@Perririri]

Bosnja je… *G E K O L O N I S E E R D!* !!!!!!!! :P

[@rolanddepous2148]

WELKOM IN ROTTERDAM NR. 1 MERCI GRAZIE THANKS DANKE WUNDERBAR

[@dimrrider9133]

There are a lot more skyscrapers coming and way higher

[@Bozewani]

teh enxt goal is start up aN GO INs outh Africa

[@xemeksky5235]

or visit Rotterdam in 20 minutes

[@clarkkent4595]

By a bike...

[@KajiRider1997]

16:51 those markets are a scam. you need to pay to get plastic coins and then you can get food. But usually its like 5 per coin which means that you'll be paying 10 euros for french fries. No thank you. Way too expensive especially when you're surrounded by food stores every where. Just go to Bram lol

[@denniscallan]

Thank you very much for that warning. They were not quite open when I was there, and I didn't see any way to pay for anything yet.

[@KajiRider1997]

@@denniscallan I may have been to hasty basing this on 16:42 2 munten = 2 coins. But the other stalls mention 5 euros and such. So sorry for that confusing mess. Anyhow these markets do exist and are often tourist traps. Mostly I see them in Delft.

[@denniscallan]

@@KajiRider1997 OK, thanks for the clarification

[@richardaling5278]

'Skyscrapers' lol... Most of em hardly scrapes 100m hight.

[@dimrrider9133]

140 160 and there are plans for 280m and 250m so they getting close to Rotterdam you must know if you visit skyscrapercity,com but yes its not Dubai And for the 2 of us im from Breda also we cant say anything about highrise because our church id 96m high and thats it haha

[@Bozewani]

i am applying to the International Criminal COurt I just finished my masters in human rights law in Queens Univeristy Belfast plan on putitng omar al bashir in prison for Darfur i devised a complex plan 1. get a masters degree IN internaitonal law. leanr intenrtional human rights law. leanr the rome statuste, 4 learn the six un languges Arabic Chinese Engliush French rusisan and Spanish

[@parmentier7457]

Scheveningen beach and boulevard. Rotterdam is also connected with a metro line from Den Haag Central Station.