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.
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A Palace without Royals
Take the number of days in a year (365). Put one before and nine after it (1 365 9) and you will know how many wooden piles were rammed deep into the soggy soil of Amsterdam to prevent the Royal Palace at Dam Square from collapsing. Royal Palace is a misnomer because...
Amsterdam Honours Anne Frank
One Girl, two Locations, one City Amsterdam honours Anne Frank with two statues. One has stood since 1975 near the Westertoren and was created by sculptor Mari Andriessen. The second statue, located at Merwedeplein, was made by artist Jet Schepp and unveiled in 2005....
Amsterdam Centre
Dam Square, Anne Frank House, Kalverstraat shopping street is what most visitors to Amsterdam want to visit. Yet the city centre has much more to offer. Canals lined with gabled houses mirrored in the water. The charms of Amsterdam are supplemented by a string of...
New Year’s Eve in Amsterdam
Oud en Nieuw (Old and New) is the Dutch equivalent for New Year's Eve. Many Dutch people celebrate at home together with friends and family. There are street parties all over Amsterdam and the national countdown is at Oosterdok followed by a spectacular firework show....
Skinny Bridge Famous Bridge in Amsterdam
Skinny Bridge is one of the 1,200 bridges that span the canals that crisscross Amsterdam. Some are simply a means to cross the water, others are picturesque or true feats of engineering. Many are illuminated at night and offer a romantic backdrop. Magere Brug or...
Classical Concert in the Royal Concert Hall
Treat yourself to a classical concert in Het Koninklijk Concertgebouw, the Royal Concert Hall, in Amsterdam and lose yourself in music performed by world-famous musicians. Whether you like classical music or modern works, attending a concert in in het Concertgebouw...
Where Anne Frank Wrote Her Diary
The Anne Frank House is a museum that shows the Frank family’s wartime hiding place. You can walk through the rooms and see the place where a young Jewish girl wrote her diary. The Anne Frank House is very popular and visited by over a million visitors every year. It...
Serious Business?
Is the Amsterdam Sex Museum serious business or pure lust? Erotic paintings, pictures, cartoons, recordings and photographs show the many aspects of love and in particular sensual love. A visit to the Amsterdam Sex Museum will satisfy your curiosity. Judging from the...
Beurs van Berlage
When walking down Damrak from Centraal Station to Dam Square in Amsterdam, you pass a wine-red brick building, not very elegant, not very inspiring. This building is the Beurs van Berlage, the former Commodity Exchange. Built on reclaimed land, supported by wooden...
The Oldest Church in Amsterdam
The Oude Kerk stands right in the middle of the historic centre of Amsterdam. Dating back to the thirteenth century, this church is both the oldest building and the oldest church in Amsterdam. The Oude Kerk is noteworthy for its wooden vaulted ceiling and the...
Cinema Tuschinski Theatre
Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam is a cinema with an elegant interior - Art Deco with strong Art Nouveau influences. The interior is imposing; dark wooden walls rich in stylish carvings. Art Deco lamps spread a diffuse yellow light. The huge auditorium with two big...
A Glimpse of Life in a Canal House
Museum Willet-Holthuysen in Amsterdam allows you a glimpse into the lives of wealthy merchants who lived in luxury along the canal ring. Experience how upper-class Amsterdam lived and what their canal house looked like, see their drawing-room, their four-poster bed...