Amsterdam: Paradise for Culture Lovers and Fun Seekers

Amsterdam is love at first sight. Leidseplein hums with activity, canal houses sparkle in the sun, Kalverstraat bursts with shoppers, canal-side cafés and hordes of tourists wander through the Red Light District – Amsterdam is the city to be!

Whether you would like to stroll along Dam Square, cruise the canals, visit a museum or go for a picnic in one of the many parks, Amsterdam-Now takes you to well-known places and highlights such as the Van Gogh Museum and the Red Light District but also to lesser known sights and hotspots like a Chinese Temple and an alms court. Whatever you do, be sure to include a boat trip on the Amsterdam canals. Be Dutch with the Dutch and explore the city on a guided bicycle tour.

See and Do

Museums

Parks and Gardens

Tips

Neighbourhoods

Entertainment and Nightlife

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Self-guided City Walk along Prinsengracht Amsterdam

Self-guided City Walk along Prinsengracht Amsterdam

A self-guided walk along Prinsengracht in Amsterdam is an afternoon well spent. This canal is named after William of Orange, forefather of the Dutch Royal family. The canal is crisscrossed by shopping streets and lined with charming cafes and canal houses with ornate...

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Free GuruWalk City Walk Amsterdam

Free GuruWalk City Walk Amsterdam

A city walk is one of the best ways to get to know Amsterdam. But when you start walking without a special plan or instructions, you not only get lost, but also miss many sights and attractions on the way. The solution is: join a GuruWalk. Your guru, the guide, knows...

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Amsterdam for Cat Spotters and Cat Lovers

Amsterdam for Cat Spotters and Cat Lovers

Amsterdam is truly a city where cats feel at home. There are more than 350,000 cats living in the city. Wherever you go, you will see cats everywhere. They sit on the quays along the canals, laze on benches or watch the world from their high positions on a windowsill....

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Museum Fabrique des Lumieres Amsterdam

Museum Fabrique des Lumieres Amsterdam

Fabrique des Lumières in Amsterdam brings art to life. Step into the world of Vincent van Gogh, Gustav Klimt and Salvador Dalí or whichever artist is in the spotlight. Fabrique des Lumières is not just looking at art but also experiencing art by means of interactive...

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How to Avoid the Tourist Crowd in Amsterdam

How to Avoid the Tourist Crowd in Amsterdam

Visiting Amsterdam without other tourists is virtually impossible. Around 18 million visitors per year show that the city is popular. Leafy canals, picturesque facades of canal houses, tulips in spring and iconic museums are some of the reasons why tourists come to...

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Westfield Shopping Mall of the Netherlands

Westfield Shopping Mall of the Netherlands

A visit to the Westfield Mall of the Netherlands is a day well spent. It is the largest shopping centre in the Netherlands, not in Amsterdam but close to The Hague and easily reached by train or car. The Mall of the Netherlands is more than a shopping centre. It is a...

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Narrow Houses and Skinny Facades

Narrow Houses and Skinny Facades

Judging by the number of extremely narrow houses along Amsterdam's canals, you could conclude that in the seventeenth century when these houses were built, the locals were very slim. Some of these houses are as narrow as the front door. But why are these houses so...

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Self-guided City Walk Hofjes Hopping in the Jordaan

Self-guided City Walk Hofjes Hopping in the Jordaan

Hofjes, almshouses, are small cottages built around a central courtyard or lawn. The residents used to be widows of slender means, unmarried women and sometimes couples. Today, the hofjes are very popular places to live.Most hofjes are freely accessible and most can...

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Rembrandt as Portrait Painter

Rembrandt as Portrait Painter

In the seventeenth century, in Rembrandt's time, photography had not yet been invented and when people wanted their likeness taken, they went to a portrait painter, Rembrandt for example. That is exactly what Marten and Oopjen Soolmans did a year after their wedding....

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Amsterdam Cat Museum for Cat Lovers

Amsterdam Cat Museum for Cat Lovers

Cat-lovers will purr contently at the art collection of the Cat Museum in Amsterdam. All artworks on display are 'cat proof'; cat statuettes, cat portraits, cat paintings, cat pop art and cat artifacts. Situated in a beautiful canal house, the museum is also...

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Interactive exhibition Da Vinci Genius

Interactive exhibition Da Vinci Genius

DA VINCI: GENIUS is an award-winning interactive exhibition. The visitor enters an engaging world of technology through visuals and sound and delves into the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. His obsession with history, art, science, astrology and nature made him a...

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Best Amsterdam Winter Break on a Budget

Best Amsterdam Winter Break on a Budget

Amsterdam is the ideal city for a short city break vacation. Winter is the perfect time because you save money on flights and hotels. The tourist crowd has gone and you share the city with the locals. Wander through museum and art galleries, amble along the canals and...

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