One of the most beautiful department stores in the Netherlands. Take the escalator to the fourth floor to find yourself a new outfit. On the same floor beautiful toys and games are sold.
If diamond is the hardest stone there is, how do you cut it into a beautiful shiny jewel? With diamond (powder)! Amsterdam was and is a real diamond city. Everywhere in the old Jewish quarter there were large and smaller polishing factories and shops where the …
The most beautiful small shops have been here since the 17th century. Mint Mini Mall (Runstraat 27) sells backpacks, slippers, jackets and gifts. Game Keeper on the Hartenstraat is a specialty store focused on board games and souvenirs. On the corner of Berenstraat, the second-hand …
This market, which runs right through the Pijp, is the largest in Europe, with nearly 300 stalls. You can buy fresh fish, meat, nuts and cheese here, but also clothes and knick-knacks. Don’t mind the shouting of the market vendors trying to sell their wares …
Nowadays you can buy a bag of flower bulbs at Flower Market near Mint Square for a few euros and grow the most beautiful tulips at home. But that has not always been the case. In the 17th century, a few years after the introduction of the tulip in Amsterdam, its popularity grew …
