Spot a Deventer haring with onions
Find raw Hollandse Nieuwe herring with chopped onion at a Deventer haringkraam. Photograph the silver fish.
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Spot a Bergkwartier cobbled lane
Walk into the Bergkwartier and find a steep cobbled lane between heritage houses. Photograph the stones leading up.
Spot a Bergkwartier ivy facade
Find a Bergkwartier facade covered in ivy or climbing roses. Photograph the green.
Spot a Brink market day stall
On a market day (Friday morning) find a Brink stall (fish, flowers, cheese). Photograph the stall.
Spot a Deventer bitterballen plate
Find a plate of bitterballen on a Deventer café table. Photograph the line-up.
Spot a Deventer boekenmarkt sign
On the first Sunday of August find Europe's biggest open-air book market sprawling through the streets. Outside the season find a Deventer Boekenmarkt poster or a heritage bookshop. Photograph the books or sign.
Spot a Deventer brown café
Find a Deventer bruin café (dark wood, beer pumps). Café Bouwkunde, De Hanzestad. Photograph the doorway.
Spot a Deventer cheese stall
Find a cheese stall on the Brink (Friday market) or a cheese shop with Gouda wheels. Photograph the stack.
Spot a Deventer Dutch bakery window
Find a Deventer bakery window with Bussink Deventer koek (the famous brand). Photograph the box.
Spot a Deventer Dutch bicycle
Find a Dutch upright bicycle parked on a Deventer cobblestone street. Photograph it.
Spot a Deventer Dutch flag
Find a Dutch flag flying on a Deventer building. Photograph the colours.
Spot a Deventer Heineken sign
Find a Heineken sign on a Deventer café awning. Photograph the red star.
Spot a Deventer historic shop sign
Find a hand-painted historic shop sign (delicatessen, ironmonger, tailor) in the centre. Photograph the lettering.
Spot a Deventer hofje
Find a Deventer hofje (Sint-Elizabethsgasthuis, Proosdij or similar). Photograph the courtyard.
Spot a Deventer poffertjes plate
Find a poffertjeskraam with the cast-iron pan of small puffy pancakes. Photograph the pan.
Spot a Deventer stoepenpoortje (gate-arch)
Find a stoepenpoortje (small archway entrance to a Deventer courtyard or hofje). Photograph the arch.
Spot a Deventer street vintage shop window
Walk down the Polstraat or Lange Bisschopstraat and find a vintage shop window. Photograph the curation.
Spot a Deventer stroopwafel
Find a fresh stroopwafel in a Deventer bakery. Photograph the warm wafer.
Spot a Deventer Vlaamse frites cone
Find a paper cone of Belgian-style frites at a Deventer friet stand. Photograph the cone.
Spot a Deventer wall lantern
Find a wrought-iron wall lantern hanging on a Deventer heritage facade. Photograph the lamp.
Spot a Dickens reference
In December find a Dickens Festival reference (the costumed festival in the Bergkwartier, third weekend of December). Outside the season find a Dickens souvenir or photograph. Photograph the reference.
Spot a Hanze League reference
Find a Hanze League reference in Deventer (one of the Dutch Hanseatic cities): plaque, museum sign, banner. Photograph the reference.
Spot a slice of Deventer koek
Find a slice of Deventer koek (the local spiced honey cake) in a bakery or specialty shop window. Photograph the dark slice.
Spot a stepped or bell gable in Deventer
Find a stepped or bell gable on a Deventer canal house. Photograph the silhouette.
Spot an IJssel ferry or boat
Find the small Deventer-Schipbeek ferry or a tour boat on the IJssel. Photograph the boat.
Spot an IJssel river view
Walk to the IJsselkade and find a view over the IJssel river. Photograph the river with the Hanze city behind.
Spot an IJsselkade reflection
Find a still stretch of the IJssel with the city walls reflected. Photograph the mirror image.
Spot the Bergkerk
Find the Bergkerk on the Bergkerkplein with its 14th-century twin towers. Photograph the towers.
Spot the Lebuïnuskerk
Find the Sint-Lebuïnuskerk on the Brink. Photograph the tall gothic spire.
Spot the Waag (Weighing House)
Find the Waag on the Brink, the 16th-century gothic Weighing House. Photograph the gabled facade.