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Amsterdam
Sights
Activities
Tours
Festivals & Events
Sleeping
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Amsterdam
Why Go?
Amsterdam works its fairy-tale magic in many ways: via the gabled Golden Age buildings, the glinting boat-filled canals, and especially the cosy, centuries-old bruin cafĂ©s (pubs), where candles burn low and beers froth high. Art admirers will be hard-pressed to marvel at a more masterpiece-packed city, thanks to rich collections at the Rijks, Van Gogh, Stedelijk and Hermitage museums. Music fans can tune into concert halls booked solid with entertainment from all over the globe. Amsterdamâs risquĂ© side, meanwhile, includes the Red Light District and cannabis-selling coffeeshops.
The city is remarkably intimate and accessible, its compact core ripe for rambling. You never know what youâll find among the atmospheric lanes: a hidden garden, an antique-book market, a 17th-century distillery â always worlds within worlds, where nothing ever seems the same twice.
When to Go
A Summer is the peak time, when cafe terraces boom and festivals rock almost every weekend. Locals go on holiday in late July and August, so you might find your favourite restaurant closed.
A Visitor numbers start to taper in October, and by November off-peak rates begin in earnest. Ice skating, fireplace-warmed cafes and queue-free museums ease the chilly days from December through February.
A Crowds start coming back around Easter, and amass in full force around Kingâs Day (27 April), Remembrance Day (4 May) and Liberation Day (5 May).
Best Places to Eat
A Rijks
A DâVijff Vlieghen
A Ron Gastrobar
A Greetje
A De Kas
A Lt Cornelis
Best Places to Stay
A Hoxton Amsterdam
A Collector
A Sir Albert Hotel
A ClinkNOORD
Amsterdam Highlights
1 Rijksmuseum Plunging into this treasure ch...
Table of contents
- Contents
- Welcome to the Netherlands
- The Netherlandsâ Top 10
- Need to Know
- Whatâs New
- If You LikeâŠ
- Month by Month
- Itineraries
- Cycling in the Netherlands
- Travel with Children
- Regions at a Glance
- Amsterdam
- Haarlem & North Holland
- Utrecht
- Rotterdam & South Holland
- Friesland (FryslĂąn)
- Northeastern Netherlands
- Central Netherlands
- Maastricht & Southeastern Netherlands
- Understand the Netherlands
- The Netherlands Today
- History
- The Dutch Way of Life
- Dutch Art
- Architecture
- The Dutch Landscape
- Dutch Cuisine
- Directory AâZ
- Transport
- Language
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers