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Amsterdam Travel Guide - Travel to Amsterdam
Amsterdam, located in North Holland, is considered the financial and cultural capital of the Netherlands; Amsterdam travel guide will give you a sight of all that this great destination offers for its visitors; from the impressive architecture, magic and romantic canals that cross the city giving opportunities for getting cherished memories, a paradise for shoppers, friendly people, beautiful flowers and fun during its range of festivals and celebrations and a lot of things more.
Amsterdam is divided into nine districts: The Old Centre, most visited by tourists because hosts most of the traditions and ancient architecture. The Canal Ring, considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jordan that is famous for the culture and arts. Plantage is a beautiful place famous for its botanical gardens and zoo. The South is a great place to stay due to the cheap prices for accommodations. The West is a new and charming area. The North is the perfect district for cycling as well as the East is for walking. And finally, the Bijlmer is famous around adventurous visitors. Amsterdam climate is pretty cool, as it’s a year-round destination.
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If you wonder about what to do in Amsterdam, there are lots of activities for all ages available in Amsterdam, kids can enjoy of history and culture as well as parks and other amusement places like the Klankspeeltuin (Sound Garden) a real life school of rock and other recreational parks; also since Amsterdam is a party town as one can notice from coffee shops to the Red Light District (RLD), the unique place famous for having flirty and bikini-clad girls in the windows it if you’re not going to be with your kids all day. We cannot leave the night aside; Amsterdam nightlife is busy and vibrant in clubs, coffee shops, the RLD, and other establishments even in the streets.
Culture of Amsterdam can be perceived in everything because people are very proud of their culture, roots and the bright future they’re awaiting; Amsterdam has a vast array of cultural venues, museums, art galleries and music scenes.
Amsterdam also is famous for being the place of birth of famous artists such as: Van Gogh and Rembrandt, for which there are beautiful museums open to public. We cannot forget about food; local cuisine is well represented in different restaurants across the city and in this guide we give some recommendations of places to eat.
When one travel to a new destination, doesn’t know where to start, so here we give you some advice on what a trip to Amsterdam must include at least: A Canal tour, an experience that you’ll not have in other European destinations; visit a museum, it could be the Rijksmuseum, the Anne Frank House or the Van Gogh Museum (some of the most visited) and finally pick something entertaining depending on the people with you, it could be the RLD, any coffee shop, and meet new people; if you get amazed by Amsterdam and you’re planning come to live in Amsterdam, we give you some advice on it too; in fact it will be a gorgeous idea and very convenient because Amsterdam was ranked 13th globally on quality of living.
When one thinks in Amsterdam, come to mind: the famous Red Light District sor the legalized drugs, but this destination is much more than that; and we bring it all to you through this guide.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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AMSTERDAM TOURISM
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Red-light District
Don’t loose the opportunity to visit some of the famous museums of the city, the Reina Sofia art museum, El Prado or the Thyssen Bornemisza.
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Shopping in Amsterdam
Concentrated in and around the Plaza Mayor are an assortment of shops selling traditional articles such as espadrilles, fabrics, ...
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