We also collect our oysters on the beaches of Zierikzee.
The silhouette of Zierikzee has been making good impressions for six centuries and more. Many of the walls, gates, churches, towers and windmills of those long-gone days are still with us today, among them 500-plus monuments.
This captivating small town is steeped in history, with a good 500 listed buildings. It is deservedly among the Top Ten Dutch ‘monumental towns’. Best visited on foot, it’s a feast of squares and piazzas, alleyways, urban lanes, ornate façades and harbours with tales for the telling. You’ll notice shops and terraces too. A lucky dip for a day, a weekend.
For centuries, the harbour was a hub for the traders and fisherfolk of Zierikzee. Your visit was lead you inevitably to the quayside: stroll along, pull up a seat on a terrace, find a guide and absorb the wealth of Museumhaven Zeeland. Outside, the flat-bottom boats and other historical ships exude their sailors’ sagas – and a boat trip awaits you. Come sunset, you’ll be a shipping magnate.