Leidschendam

Village center on the Vliet, with a lock, terraces, and lots of water around you.

Photo: S.J. de Waard (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0)

Leidschendam has a center that you would expect in a village rather than in the shadow of The Hague. Around the old lock in the Vliet lie monumental buildings, small bridges, and waterside terraces; on a fine day, boats glide past here as the bridge opens and closes.

Outside the center lie green polders and lakes that invite you to cycle or boat. In this way, Leidschendam combines village tranquility with the city nearby.

Loculy collects the places worth visiting here — from a good lunch by the lock to a walk that shows how this village on the water grew.