Stavoren is small enough to walk around in half an hour, and most of what there is to see clusters around the old harbour and the lakefront. The Vrouwe van Stavoren statue on the harbour wall is the obvious landmark — a bronze figure looking out across the IJsselmeer that pins the town's most famous legend in place.
A short walk along the dyke brings you to the Stavoren lighthouse and the lock complex that connects the lake to the inland Friesian waterways. From there it is a few minutes back through narrow streets to the old harbour and the cluster of cafés where most visitors end up.