Heart of My City

Heart of My City

6 km

120.0 min

Wheelchair accessible

This walk has been put together by Rotterdam-born actor and singer Loes Luca. She takes you through the heart of the city to the places that shaped her career and that she considers the highlights of Rotterdam. She demonstrates that a modern metropolis doesn’t need to be cold or inhospitable: Rotterdam has a warm, beating heart.

Heart of My City

6 km

120.0 min

Wheelchair accessible

This walk has been put together by Rotterdam-born actor and singer Loes Luca. She takes you through the heart of the city to the places that shaped her career and that she considers the highlights of Rotterdam. She demonstrates that a modern metropolis doesn’t need to be cold or inhospitable: Rotterdam has a warm, beating heart.

Rotterdam is very old, but has the look of a modern city. This has everything to do with the bombardment of 14 May 1940, which destroyed the heart of Rotterdam. After the Second World War, the city was reconstructed and transformed into a new city with a new future. It changed from a barren plain into a bustling metropolis. For this walk, Loes takes you to places that are important to her. Loes grew up in the 50s and 60s, when Rotterdam was being reconstructed. As she became an adult, the city changed too: Loes and Rotterdam grew up together.

Distance

6 km

Time

120 min

Starting location

Tramhuis

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessibile

Language

Nederlands, English

Meet the author — Loes Luca

Loes Luca is an actor, a singer and, above all, a Rotterdammer born and bred. She has a successful career, appears in many different shows and has won major awards for her work onstage. She loves the city and its residents, and this love is mutual. Loes Luca is the uncrowned queen of Rotterdam. ''This is where my heart is: in this great city''

Loes Luca introduces you to the city and to her own history. And if there is one thing that becomes clear during this walk, it is that Rotterdam is a city of people.

From start to end

The route starts at the Tramhuis at Hermesplantsoen 3. After 6 kilometres, the walk ends at the Jules Deelder quote on Nieuwe Binnenweg 125a.

Starting location

Tramhuis, Hermesplantsoen 3

End location

Nieuwe Binnenweg 125a

Old school? We’ve got you.

Prefer holding a booklet in your hand over a phone in your pocket? No problem. Our walks are also available as a booklet complete with map, stories, and directions. Order your booklet here, or pick one up at one of the sales points in the city.

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