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Gouda isn't a particularly well-known destination within Netherlands, but it does receive a few travelers, most of whom make a brief stop to see the Käsemarkt. Generally, travelers visiting the area tend to stick to more popular destinations such as Rotterdam and Delft. If you do travel to Gouda, please take some time to tell us about what you saw in this Gouda travel guide.
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050232Although now more of a tourist attraction than anything else, it is still fun to watch this "play" of how things used to be. On the main square, in front of the city hall, you will find many piles of cheese (they are quite huge) and the farmer/producer next to his pile trying to sell it. Then there is a negotiation phase in which an offer is made and then almost immediately refused. There is a ritual that involves slapping each others hand while this is happening. The buyer will then leave and come back after a while, then there is a new negotiation and then the buyer agrees the price, but says he wants the people to try the cheese first. He then carves a bit out and asks people to try it. If they say it is good, he will buy the lot. When that is done, a horse-driven carriage will come up and the cheese is loaded onto it and it leaves...
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0011If you go there during Christmas time the whole centrum is lit up and has a live nativity set up. Beautiful by night to see all the lights in shop windows and church lit up..
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032111Quaint little town with a beautiful city hall. Cheese market on Thursday. Mostly everything is closed on Sunday (even the cathedral I was surprised to find).
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