This building in the middle of the old centre, at Oudezijds Voorburgwal 40, doesn’t stand out. But a great secret is hidden behind its façade. If you climb the narrow stairs and pass its age-old rooms, you will discover a real church in the attic. …
This beautiful building on Dam Square is one of the biggest churches in Amsterdam. It’s now used as an exhibition area (check online for what’s being exhibited), for royal weddings and the coronation of new kings and queens.
Even in summer, the weather can be quite bad in Amsterdam. Eye Film Museum is the place to be when it rains (but it’s also quite enjoyable when the weather is good). Take a look at the beautiful exhibition on the Panorama Deck and learn all …
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 …
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 …
From Egyptian art and Roman weapons to everything that was recently found deep underground at the construction of the new subway: pots, pans, pipes and art objects. Allard Pierson Museum is dedicated to international and Dutch cultural history and offers an educational trip for the whole …
Museum Square and Oud-Zuid (the Old South) are a magnificent centre of culture… and children’s activities. The houses here are not as old as those on the Canal Ring and Oudezijds, but are equally beautiful. The original city centre was built in the 16th and 17th century but these other parts of …
Nowadays you can just drink from the tap in Amsterdam. And if you are out with your parents, you can buy a bottle almost everywhere for a euro or just a little more. It is therefore difficult to imagine that less than two hundred years …
But nothing could be further from the truth, the Amsterdam city coat of arms with its recognizable red and black stripes on which three white crosses are placed one above the other, was conceived hundreds of years ago. In fact, it is so old that …
One even more beautiful and imaginative than the other. The so-called facing bricks however were not placed because they look good, but mainly served as a landmark. Before postal codes and house numbers were invented, postmen in the city had great difficulty finding the right …
The ones responsible for all the hubbub in the largest park in Amsterdam are so-called ring-necked parakeets. Almost 4,000 of such birds live in the trees and shrubs. And because they have a good time in the capital (though it is a bit too cold …
Unlike other types of fish, herring is not cooked or baked, and you can impossibly use a knife and fork; you have it raw and hold it by its tail. A lot of tourists think that’s just a crazy habit, the Dutch love their so-called …
When he was given the title of King of the Netherlands, after the conquest of the country in the nineteenth century, he immediately had a large balcony built on the palace on Dam Square. From there, he thought, he would be able to greet the …
However, a great secret is hidden behind the beautiful facade: if you follow the narrow stairs, past all the age-old rooms, you will discover a real church in the attic. Completely with beautiful statues, decorated columns, and a large organ. The church has a very …
Almost 150 years ago, life in the big city was not very good. Most of the houses were small and in very bad shape, the water was polluted, and poor people did not have enough food to eat. Sarphati who worked as a general practitioner …
