Oudewater, Utrecht (2021)

A nice and sunny day to visit to historic city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Since the city centre is only accessible by cars for people and businesses that have a permit, we had to park outside and walk towards the centre. The walk is not long and very lovely.

We really loved this very well preserved drawbridge in the historic city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It is fully functional and modernised by installing traffic lights.

With so many canals, living near the water is a given in the historic city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Some of the houses have doors near the water level to be able to get in and out of a boat.

Lovely reflections under one of the many bridges in the small city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Lots of canals and thus lots of bridges in the city of Oudewater, part of the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Beyond the bridge in the old historic centre where we found a decent place for coffee without the need for masks.

A small water lock in one of the canals in the small city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Water locks are used to allow boats going from a lower water level to a higher and vice versa.

It is delightful to stroll along the canals in the small city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. We loved the reflections of the quay on this quiet winter day.

The huge St. Michaëls church in the small city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Obviously it stands by itself at the centre of a large square.

We loved the magnificent windows on the St. Michaëls church in the city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Man passing the bridge over the canal in the city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. It took us less than two hours to explore this small city but we loved every minute of it. Definitely worth a visit.

One of the many old houses in the city of Oudewater, located in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Anno 1633 is listed as the year it was built which makes it almost 400 years old.