On the third day we arrived at Sneek which received city rights in 1456 - can you imagine that? Although archeologists have found proof of habitations in the Sneek area in the first centuries after the year 0, the town originated in the 12th century. Four centuries later, Sneek was a walled city, the only one in Friesland. The walls were razed again by the early part of the 18th century. A few decennia later, both land gates into the town were demolished as well.