North-eastern canal and defense wall
Bagcarrier's house. More info
Froonacker, the part of Franeker that gave it its name, looking over the waterway in the direction of Dongjum
The Botniastins, a building that was build before 1500. More info
The old orphanage
The old hospital. My dad was born here.
The old storage buildings along the canal. They're still in use as factories today.
The waterway in the direction of Harlingen, mainly used for transport of goods.
One of the small enclosed housing communities in the old center, with small houses, only for women.
The back side of the Martenahouse.
The front of the Martenahouse
Old storage buildings at the Vliet canal.
De Bogt fen Gune, the oldest student society of the Netherlands.
Franeker was the first city in the Netherlands with a university. This is one of the old university buildings. More info
Another old university building.
Overview of the city center from the western defense wall. The field at the front is it Sjukelan, a field used for Frisian Handbal, or 'keatsen' as it's called by the locals. It Sjûkelân is the most important pitch for this sport, and has the same status as Wembley does for Football.
This is part of the route of the 'Elfstedentocht', a 200km ice skating race that's only held if the winter is cold enough.
Another part of the Elfstedentocht route.
A small bridge that became famous during the 1985 and 1986 versions of the Elfstedentocht ice skating race as a large crowd was standing and singing on the bridge all day to cheer on the ice skaters
The 'Dongjumervaart', or the waterway in the direction of Dongjum, where the Elfstedentocht ice skaters leave the city and go on their long route to the next city on the route, Dokkum.
The oldest planetarium in the World: the Eise Eisinga Planetarium. Completely build with wood, before Pluto was discovered. More info
City Hall
Northen defense wall connected to Froonacker
Froonacker, the oldest street in Franeker
