Leiden is a very charming university town, halfway between Amsterdam and The Hague. It's a very lively place, with good nightlife and many nice restaurants.

The town is home to the oldest and most...

Leiden is a very charming university town, halfway between Amsterdam and The Hague. It's a very lively place, with good nightlife and many nice restaurants.

The town is home to the oldest and most famous Dutch university, founded in 1575. It has excellent railway links with Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, The Hague and other major Dutch towns.

Main attractions are the Museum of Antiquities with an excellent collection of artifacts from Egypt, Greece and Rome, the Hortus Botanicus one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, planted in 1578 and the Pieterskerk with the tomb of John Robinson, leader of the Pilgrim Fathers. Most of the sights are very close to each other, on or near the Rapenburg, a major canal in the centre.

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