the cheesemarket is for tourists, I'm from Alkmaar, and I guess I only saw this market once or twice when it was almost finished... BUT... The surrounding streets and little canals, and the Cheese weighting building itself, cross the white drawbridge, enter the little street called Fnidsen, take a left turn, see the small red light street of Alkmaar, return... More

My experience at the Alkaar cheese market was unforgettable thanks to our guide Tina Kaulmann, if I've got the name right. Not only did she led my wife and I round the town and told us of its rich history but she brought us to the historically cheese market and managed to smuggle us into the restricted area due to... More

The Alkmaar cheese market is every Friday from mid April to mid September. It started in the 1500's and the ceremony involves bringing out the cheeses, testing for quality, weighing them and selling them for wholesale. There is a presenter who explains everything that is going on -in many languages. Alkmaar is a pretty city and is easy to reach... More

This is not really a "must see" in North Holland, but a fun outing nonetheless. The cheese market is a reenactment of the way they used to do the cheese business. It's fun to see the guild members with their different colored hats hauling cheese. But the crowds make it a bit difficult to see much and to get around.... More

went here on part of an organized trip from Amsterdam got there early to see the cheese market and it was luckily a nice sunny day , lots of stalls and free samples of local cheeses and a few shops as well to browse around More

I took a packaged trip that included the visit to alkmaar cheese market and a cheese factory. Is very interesting to combine both thenattractions so you have an insight on the different types of cheese that holland traditionally produces and exports. the market itself is nowadays just a representation but you can see how in the past cheese was marketed... More

It's worth a trip to Alkmaar is an enchanting town, especially in the clean streets of downtown. The town hall is a spectacle, in the main street. The building of the weighing of the cheeses is amazing. In addition there is a shop where you can find a large assortment of Dutch cheeses, here you will find that even the... More

In the city of Alkmaar, Noord Holland, was a new experience for me seeing big packed cheese on the ground being displayed for sale. My Dutch husband brought me to this cheese market scene one time and i was amazed. There were many tourists coming to witness this day. This particular event is only done on a Friday from April... More

Dutch cheese tastes nothing like any other cheese I have tasted. When I visited the Alkmaar cheese market the aroma was all around us. It is such a colourful spectacle, the show goes on all morning, finishing by noon before the cheese melts. There are lots of stalls around the perimeter of the market, showcasing all manner of dutch novelties,... More