There are many cheap pizzerias, hamburger joints, loud bars and dance halls, but also beautiful theaters and cinemas. Leidse Square is the place where (especially) younger people go at night to have a good time. If you have time, do stop at the beautiful building …
Anne Frank is the most famous girl who ever lived in Amsterdam. And that is mainly due to her diary in which she wrote about her life while hiding during the Second World War. The Germans who occupied the Netherlands captured Jewish people and took …
People stand in line for more than an hour to taste their cookies. Van Stapele on Heisteeg, around the corner from Spui, has thousands of followers on social media and as many visitors to the bakery every day. Further down the road, on Runstraat, Koekemannetje …
If mice deserve a museum, so do cats. Het Kattenkabinet (The Cat Cabinet) is located in the Gouden Bocht (the Golden Bend), the most expensive part of Herengracht. You can see a tribute by the Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, to his cat, a beautiful one by …
To learn more about the rich life in the Golden Age, you can visit several houses in the Canal Belt. Museum van Loon is by far the most beautiful. The interior of this 1671 building has been beautifully preserved, as has the art collection of …
In this beautiful building you can see antique dollhouses, lavish 17th-century furniture and original painted walls. But the most impressive thing about the exhibition at Grachtenmuseum (Canal Museum) is the interactive show in which the development of Amsterdam can be followed in a lightshow on a …
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 is the largest church with the highest tower in Amsterdam. Visit the church in the morning when the sunlight shines through the large windows. Enjoy the spectucular view from Westertoren in the digital tour.
According to Hannah Amsterdam’s Grachtengordel (or Canal Belt, the semicircular ring of canals in the centre of Amsterdam) is the 8th wonder of the world: It’s incredibly beautiful and very well constructed, with locks and dams controlling the water level and keeping the canals clean. And most of the houses on Singel, Herengracht (Gentleman’s Canal), …
