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Southern Canal Ring
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Southern Canal Ring
Neighborhood Top Five
1Hermitage Amsterdam Goggling at blockbuster exhibitions drawn from the wealth of treasures at the original St Petersburg museum.
2Golden Bend Ambling along the stretch of canal-side property that practically purrs with Golden Age elegance, and imagining which house you would choose if you could.
3Reguliersgracht Enjoying romantic ‘ahhs’ on the so-called ‘canal of seven bridges’, and seeing how many of them you can spot at once.
4Museum van Loon Getting an insight into the lavish lifestyle of Amsterdam’s top rung from the Golden Age up to the 19th century in this gracious canal-side abode.
5Museum Willet-Holthuysen Exploring the lavishness of patrician canal-house life in this historic former family home.
Explore Southern Canal Ring
The graceful arc of the Southern Canal Ring spans the area from the radial Leidsegracht in the west to the Amstel in the east. Packed with museums, restaurants, cafes, shops and miles of gorgeous canals, the district deserves at least a day to explore. Anchored by the nightlife centres of Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein (including the gay hub of Reguliersdwarsstraat), the neighbourhood offers plenty to occupy you after dark.
Highlights include the cacophonous, touristy and flower-filled Bloemenmarkt, the grand and exquisite houses of the Golden Bend, and the splendid interior decoration of Museum Van Loon.
Check out the big-name exhibitions at the Hermitage Amsterdam, then stroll past the Amstelsluizen and the Gijsbert Dommer Huis (House with the Blood Stains!). Around the corner, canal house Museum Willet-Holthuysen offers a look at the lifest...
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- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Amsterdam
- Amsterdam’s Top 10
- What’s New
- Need to Know
- First Time Amsterdam
- Top Itineraries
- If You Like...
- Month by Month
- Travel with Kids
- By Bike
- Like a Local
- For Free
- Canals
- Museums & Galleries
- Eating
- Drinking & Nightlife
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Neighbourhoods at a Glance
- Medieval Centre & Red Light District
- Nieuwmarkt, Plantage & the Eastern Islands
- Western Canal Ring
- Southern Canal Ring
- Jordaan & the West
- Vondelpark & the South
- De Pijp
- Oosterpark & East of the Amstel
- Amsterdam Noord
- Daytrips from Amsterdam
- Sleeping
- Understand Amsterdam
- Amsterdam Today
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- Dutch Painting
- Architecture in Amsterdam
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- Directory A–Z
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