Things to do in Amsterdam

Every year, the city of Amsterdam organizes the Amsterdam Light Festival. From 2 December 2021 until 23 January 2022 the…

In Amsterdam, Christmas events are limited in 2021 due to COVID. Still, the Amsterdam Light Festival brightens the beautiful Amsterdam…

Amsterdam is a magical place to be in December. Even in Corona times! Here is a list of things to…

The Van Gogh Museum is located in Amsterdam at the Museum Square (Museumplein). The Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum has on…

The house of the rich Amsterdam merchant family Willet-Holthuysen was built in 1687, but the canal mansion on Herengracht is…

The neighbourhood just east of the center of Amsterdam, near Waterlooplein is called Plantage or the Amsterdam Jewish Quarter (Jodenbuurt).…

Strolling around on a local street market in Amsterdam will get you that authentic feeling you need whilst visiting a…

Salsa dance parties are very popular in Amsterdam. There is a large Latin-American community in Amsterdam who enjoys salsa dancing.…

June is a great month to visit Amsterdam. It is spring so flowers are blossoming and there are many birds.…

Experience Holland at its best on a Day Trip to Volendam. All the famous Dutch traditions are still much alive…

Amsterdam is the city of canals (gracht in Dutch) and the city of bridges (brug in Dutch). From old bridges to…

Amsterdam is an expensive city, but, as the saying goes, the best things in life are free. You just have…

Most museums about the Second World War are about warfare and terrible atrocities the victims, and mostly Jewish people went…

Behind the busy Amsterdam shopping street Kalverstraat lies a tranquil courtyard and the museum. The Amsterdam Museum tells the history…

The American Santa Claus is based on the Dutch Santa: Sinterklaas, a legendary bishop who performed miracles.