Delft Old Town

Delft is the city of Vermeer and Delftware pottery, a compact canal city with the Markt square (free), the Nieuwe Kerk (tower climb paid, views over the town), the Oude Kerk (where Vermeer is buried, paid), and the Prinsenhof (where William of Orange was assassinated, paid). Free to walk. Budget travelers take the cheap train from The Hague or Rotterdam (15 minutes), walk the canals, and see the city that Vermeer painted with an attention to light that changed the history of art.