Archaeological site · Leiden · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Matilo is an archaeological site in Leiden, South Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 130 m you'll find a bench and a water point.
Audio tour · Matilo
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You're standing in Matilo Archaeological Park, on the edge of Leiden's Roomburg district. Have a look around. The park shows you where a Roman fort once stood. The real fort lies under your feet, and above ground it has been made visible again, in a park the city designed together with local residents.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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