Architects, engineers, artists and consultants, guiding in six languages, all sharing a passion for history, culture and storytelling.
Our story
Every company has a story. Ours starts in Delft, the city of royal graves, Vermeer, Delft Blue and technology.
After graduating from TU Delft in 2023, Robin followed his passion for history and storytelling instead of a career in engineering, and founded Discover Delft. What started in one city grew across the Netherlands into Discover The Hague and Holland City Tours.
Our guides are what makes Discover The Hague Discover The Hague. Next to their common passion for storytelling, history and culture, our guides have quite diverse backgrounds. Get to know a part of our team below.
Together, they speak six languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Italian.
Our guides on an excursion to the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft.
Alberto
Alberto is a Political Science student at Leiden University. He is a passionate traveller with a keen interest in history, politics and economics, and he always connects what you see in the street to the bigger picture.
Federico
Federico is a linguist living in Leiden, so expect to hear the etymology of everything you walk past. Off tour he is an actor with a weakness for dramatic TV series, volleyball and other people’s cats.
Furat
Furat was born and raised in Delft and studies Physics at TU Delft. He is active, social and always up for meeting new people, whether he is rowing or travelling. That same energy carries straight into his tours.
Isis
Isis studies Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft and, next to guiding, manages our social media. In her free time she is a passionate windsurfer and a painter, with Johannes Vermeer as her great hero. That creative eye is what makes the city come alive on her tours.
Jocelyn
Originally from Canada, Jocelyn came to the Netherlands to study Computer Science at TU Delft. She has since learned Dutch and spends her free time cooking, painting and jogging. She shows you the city as someone who arrived a stranger and made it home.
Joris
Joris is an engineer with a deep interest in art, architecture and cinema. He knows the Dutch Golden Age and the country’s colonial past well, and shares both with nuance and care.
Marco
Marco is a visual artist with a background in engineering. He was born in Genoa, spent many years in London and now lives in the Netherlands. That international eye gives his tours a creative and thoughtful touch.
Peter
Peter spent twenty years in Brussels working in campaigning and lobbying, and he now turns complex subjects into clear stories that connect history, politics, innovation, industry and culture. Originally from Limburg, he has lived in Delft for years, where he collects antiques and enjoys life with his dog.
Robin
Robin studied at TU Delft and founded the company, which he now runs full time. His passion is Dutch history and storytelling, and sharing the Netherlands with a global audience.
Roos
Roos graduated from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and has worked as a painter ever since. She lives in Pijnacker and loves gardening, playing the piano and chocolate. Her painter’s eye shapes the way she reads a city.
Valentin
Valentin studied architecture in Delft and now lives in The Hague. He loves the countless stories inscribed into a city, especially its architectural quirks, and points out the details most people walk straight past.
Victoria
Victoria is Austrian and studies International Studies in The Hague. Her tours look at globalisation, colonialism and the part the Netherlands played in both. She is learning Swahili and works in a cheese shop, so she also knows exactly which cheese you should take home.
Yannis
Yannis is German-French, born and raised in Munich and now studying Transportation at TU Delft. He is happiest outdoors, hiking, skiing, travelling and taking photos, and brings that same enthusiasm to a city’s history and geography.
Always open for new talent, especially if you speak Dutch, English, German, Italian, Spanish or French (others also welcome). Interested in working as a guide? Get in touch.
“Great tour. We enjoyed combining a big and a small city. Lots of info and interesting stories. I think we enjoyed The Hague the most. Might move ;)”
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emma lJuly 2026
Tripadvisor
“Elena Romanelli gave an incredibly lively and fun tour. She was accommodating and helpful as well as deeply knowledgeable of the subjects she was covering. We came with a group of curious history buffs and she was prepared to answer any and all questions we brought her way. She presented herself as joyous, patient and professional for the full afternoon.”
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Jocelyn WMay 2024
Tripadvisor
“Me and my friends were on a trip to den Haag and we wanted to learn a bit more over the culture and history. This walking tour was the perfect way. Our guide was funny, entertaining, and knowledgeable. We recommend this tour to anyone visiting The Hague!”
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