Markets in Amsterdam

If you are in love with markets, you are in love with Amsterdam. It is a public secret that the Flea market at Waterlooplein is one of the best place for true bargains, from second-hand clothing to silver cutlery and from army boots to marijuana starter kits. The Albert Cuyp Market is famous for colour locale. The Floating Flower Market is tulip galore. Markets in Amsterdam are the ideal place to meet the locals and pick up bargains at the same time.

Amsterdam counts dozens of markets and every day is market day somewhere in the city – from the textile market in de Jordaan neighbourhood to the book market in Oudemanhuispoort. The largest indoor flea market in the IJ-hallen. If you’d rather browse in fresh air, head for Waterlooplein Market. The Uitmarkt is an annual event in late August and the kick-off of a new cultural year. Be sure to come to Amsterdam on King’s Day, 27 April, to join in the festivities and buy bargains. On this day Amsterdam tranforms itself in one large flea market and it is without doubt the best market in Amsterdam.

Waterlooplein Flea Market

Waterlooplein Flea Market

Amsterdam Flea Market at Waterlooplein is a feast for the eyes. Everything goes, from second-hand clothing to antique rugs and from candelabras to hemp growing kits. Browse for hours and rummage through every crate and box, you are sure to go home with a real Van Gogh...

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Albert Cuyp Market Where Locals Love to Shop

Albert Cuyp Market Where Locals Love to Shop

Sprawling Albert Cuyp Market in Amsterdam stretches for more than one kilometer and spills over into the surrounding streets. It is one of the best street markets to soak up local atmosphere. Fish mongers rub shoulders with fruit and vegetable sellers. Vendors of...

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Hunting for Treasures

Hunting for Treasures

Go treasure hunting at IJ-hallen Flea Market in Amsterdam-Noord. This is a huge market with 750 stands both inside and outside. Need a pill box hat, a teddy bear with one eye missing, a sterling silver sugar shaker, an empty Cadbury chocolates tin, a painting of ships...

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Best Amsterdam Street Markets

Best Amsterdam Street Markets

Amsterdam is packed with shops, from multi-level shopping arcades to trendy boutiques. Buying erotic toys proves as easy as stocking up on Edam cheese. Throw in a handful of street markets and you know why Amsterdam is Europe’s shopping capital. Albert Cuyp Market is...

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Waterlooplein Flea Market

Waterlooplein Flea Market

Amsterdam Flea Market at Waterlooplein is a feast for the eyes. Everything goes, from second-hand clothing to antique rugs and from candelabras to hemp growing kits. Browse for hours and rummage through every crate and box, you are sure to go home with a real Van Gogh...

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Albert Cuyp Market Where Locals Love to Shop

Albert Cuyp Market Where Locals Love to Shop

Sprawling Albert Cuyp Market in Amsterdam stretches for more than one kilometer and spills over into the surrounding streets. It is one of the best street markets to soak up local atmosphere. Fish mongers rub shoulders with fruit and vegetable sellers. Vendors of...

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Floating Flower Market

Floating Flower Market

After reading recommendations in tourist brochures and guidebooks, the Floating Flower Market in Amsterdam can be a bit of a disappointment. To begin with, the market is only 300 metres long and you can’t tell from the street that it is floating because the barges are...

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