City and municipality in Netherlands
Gouda
Gouda is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, between Rotterdam and Utrecht, in the province of South Holland.
Gouda has a population of 75,000 and is famous for its Gouda cheese, stroopwafels, many grachten, smoking pipes, and its 15th-century city hall. Its array of historic churches and other buildings makes it a very popular day-trip destination.
How locals move
Getting around Gouda the local way
- Get inThere are no ferry or waterbus services to Gouda, but when you own a boat, there are facilities to stay in Gouda.
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