Amsterdam, Netherlands Destination Guide

Overview of Amsterdam

Key Facts

Language: Dutch is the official language. English is widely spoken. Frisian (as well as Dutch) is spoken by the people of Friesland Province. Passport/Visa: Currency: Electricity: Electrical current is 230 volts, 50Hz. Two-pin round European-style plugs are used.

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Travel to Amsterdam Climate for Amsterdam

Health Notes when travelling to Netherlands Safety Notes when travelling to Netherlands Customs in Netherlands Duty Free in Netherlands Doing Business in Netherlands Communication in Netherlands Tipping in Netherlands Passport/Visa Note Entry Requirements Entry requirements for Americans: Entry requirements for Canadians: Entry requirements for UK nationals: Entry requirements for Australians: Entry requirements for Irish nationals: Entry requirements for New Zealanders: Entry requirements for South Africans:

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Getting around in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Attractions in Amsterdam, Netherlands Kids Attractions Anne Frank House Admission: €14 (adults), €7 (children aged 10 to 17) Address: Prinsengracht 267 (Westerkerk) Telephone: +31 20 556 7105 Website: www.annefrank.nl

Van Gogh Museum Opening time: Daily 10am—6pm (until 10pm on Fridays). Times may change according to season Admission: €19 (adults), children under 18 are free. Address: Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ Amsterdam Telephone: +31 20 570 5200 Website: www.vangoghmuseum.nl

The Rijksmuseum Opening time: Open daily from 9am to 5pm. Admission: €19 (adults). Under 18s are free and concessions are available. Address: Museumstraat 1 Telephone: +31 20 674 7000 Website: www.rijksmuseum.nl

Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art Opening time: Open daily from 10am to 6pm. Fridays 10am to 10pm. Admission: €18.50 (adults), €10 (students) Address: Museumplein 10, 1071 DJ Amsterdam Telephone: +31 20 573 2911 Website: www.stedelijk.nl/en

Rembrandt House Opening time: Daily 10am—6pm. Admission: €14 (adults), €5 (children 6-17). Concessions available. Address: Jodenbreestraat 4 Telephone: +31 20 520 0400 Website: www.rembrandthuis.nl

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Amsterdam Museum Opening time: Open every day from 10am to 5pm. Closed on some public holidays. Admission: €15 (adults), free (children aged 0 to 17). Address: Kalverstraat 92 Telephone: +31 20 523 1822 Website: www.ahm.nl

Red Light District (De Wallen)

The Dutch Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) Opening time: Monday to Friday 10am—5pm; Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 11am—5pm. Admission: €11 (adults), €6 (children aged 7 to 16). Concessions available. Address: Plantage Kerklaan 61 Telephone: +31 20 620 2535 Website: www.verzetsmuseum.org

The Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis) Opening time: Daily 10am—5pm but closed for royal events Admission: €10 (adults), under 18s free. Concessions available. Address: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 147, Dam Square Telephone: +31 20 522 6161 Website: www.paleisamsterdam.nl

Maastricht Address: Maastricht is located 133 miles (215km) from Amsterdam Website: www.vvvmaastricht.nl

Peace Palace Opening time: Certain weekends Admission: Tours: €7.50 to €11. Address: Carnegieplein 2 Website: www.vredespaleis.nl

Keukenhof Opening time: Open daily from about 20 March to mid-May annually, between 8am and 7.30pm (ticket office closes at 6pm) Admission: €17 (adults), €8 (children aged 4 to 17), free for children under 3 Address: Stationsweg 166A, 2161 Am Lisse, Netherlands Telephone: +31 252 465 555 Website: www.keukenhof.nl

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National Maritime Museum Opening time: Daily 10am—5pm Admission: €16.50 (adults), €8 (ages 4 to 17 and students). Address: Kattenburgerplein 1 Telephone: +31 20 523 2222 Website: https://www.hetscheepvaartmuseum.nl/

Heineken Experience Opening time: Monday to Thursday 10.30am—7.30pm; Friday to Sunday 10.30am—9pm. July and August 10.30am—9pm daily. Admission: €19.50, €14.50 (children aged 12 to 17) Address: Stadhouderskade 78 Telephone: +31 20 721 5300 Website: www.heinekenexperience.com

Amsterdam Coffeeshops

Artis Zoo Opening time: March through October: Open daily from 9am to 6pm; November through February: Open daily from 9am to 5pm. Address: Plantage Kerklaan 38-40 Telephone: +31 20 5233 670 Website: www.artis.nl

Efteling Opening time: Open daily from at least 10am to 6pm, with extended hours in summer (July through August). Admission: Tickets range from about €38 to €42, with concessions and plenty of specials available. Address: Europalaan 1, 5171 KW Kaatsheuvel Telephone: +31 416 537 777 Website: www.efteling.com

Madurodam Opening time: Daily 9am—8pm, depending on season Admission: €17.50 (Adults). Concessions are available and bookings can be made online. Address: George Maduroplein 1, The Hague Telephone: +31 70 416 2400 Website: www.madurodam.nl

Amsterdam Canal Tour

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Hoge Veluwe National Park Opening time: Opening hours vary from month to month, but are generally from at least 9am to 8pm Admission: €9.95 (adults), €5 (children). Website: www.hogeveluwe.nl/en/14

Concertgebouw Opening time: Box office hours: Monday to Friday from 1pm to 7pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 7pm. Address: Concertgebouwplein 10 Telephone: +31 20 671 83 45 Website: www.concertgebouw.nl

Vondelpark

Haarlem

Sex Museum Amsterdam Opening time: Daily 9.30am to 11.30pm. Admission: €5 Address: Damrak 18 Telephone: +31 20 622 8376 Website: www.sexmuseumamsterdam.nl

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Events in Amsterdam, Netherlands Keukenhof Sunday March 21, 2021 to Monday May 10, 2021 (21 March—10 May 2021) Where: The Keukenhof is located in the bulb-growing area between Amsterdam and The Hague. www.keukenhof.nl King's Day Tuesday April 27, 2021 (27 April) Where: Most of the action takes place at Vondelpark in the city centre. Amsterdam Pride Sunday July 31, 2022 to Tuesday August 02, 2022 (31 July to 2 August 2022) Where: Various places throughout the city www.amsterdamgaypride.nl Amsterdam Roots Festival Wednesday June 23, 2021 to Sunday July 04, 2021 (30 June—4 July 2021) Where: Various locations www.amsterdamroots.nl Holland Festival Thursday June 03, 2021 to Sunday June 27, 2021 (3 to 27 June 2021) Where: Information and booking at The Festival Centre, Stadsschouwburg, Leidseplein www.hollandfestival.nl New Years Eve in Amsterdam Friday December 31, 2021 (31 December annually) Where: Various venues throughout the city Arrival of St Nicholas Wednesday November 17, 2021 (17 November 2021) Where: Central Station, Amsterdam www.stnicholascenter.org Uitmarkt Saturday August 28, 2021 to Monday August 30, 2021 (28—30 August 2021) Where: Various venues throughout the city www.uitmarkt.nl

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TCS Amsterdam Marathon Sunday October 17, 2021 to Saturday October 17, 2020 (17 October 2021) Where: Olympic Stadium www.amsterdammarathon.nl

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Nightlife in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Shopping in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Dining in Amsterdam, Netherlands Blauw aan de Wal — French Oude Zijds, Achterburgwal 99 Amsterdam, Netherlands blauwaandewal.com D 'Vijff Vlieghen — Local Spuistraat 294-302 (opposite the Amsterdam Historical Museum) Amsterdam, Netherlands www.vijffvlieghen.nl/ Cafe de Jaren — Gastropubs Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20-22 Amsterdam, Netherlands www.cafedejaren.nl Dynasty — Oriental Reguliersdwarsstraat 30 Amsterdam, Netherlands www.restaurantdynasty.nl/ Pasta E Basta — Italian Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 8 Amsterdam, Netherlands www.pastaebasta.nl/en Roses Cantina — Spanish Reguliersdwarsstraat 38-40 Amsterdam, Netherlands www.rosescantina.com De Silveren Spiegel — Local Kattengat 4-6 Amsterdam, Netherlands www.desilverenspiegel.com Cafe Luxembourg — Gastropubs Spuistraat 24 Amsterdam, Netherlands www.luxembourg.nl/en/index2.php Greetje — Local Peperstraat 23-25 Amsterdam, Netherlands www.restaurantgreetje.nl

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Pannenkoekenhuis Upstairs — Local Grimburgwal 2, Medieval Centre Amsterdam, Netherlands www.upstairspannenkoeken.nl

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Airports in Amsterdam Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam Schiphol Airport www.schiphol.nl Location: Amsterdam The airport is about thirteen miles (21km) from Amsterdam. Time: GMT +1 (GMT +2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October). Contacts: Getting to the city: Car rental: Airport Taxis: Facilities: Parking:

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Currency Exchange rate for 1 EUR - Euro 1.12 BMD 1.12 USD 0.77 GBP 121.65 JPY 1.46 CAD 1.10 CHF Bermudan Dollar U.S. Dollar U.K. Pound Sterling Japanese Yen Canadian Dollar Swiss Franc 1.54 AUD 28.05 UAH 377.26 KZT 1,682.21 LBP 0.80 LYD 7.66 BOB Australian Dollar Ukrainian Hryvnia Kazakhstani Tenge Lebanese Pound Libyan Dinar Bolivian Boliviano 120.52 NPR 0.43 OMR 4.07 QAR 1.54 SGD 9.26 SEK 7.41 TTD Nepalese Rupee Omani Rial Qatari Rial Singapore Dollar Swedish Krona Trinidad Tobago Dollar 11.15 VEF 51.20 DOP 7.51 HRK 20.82 MXN 654.97 XOF 3.54 PGK Venezuelan Bolivar Dominican Peso Croatian Kuna Mexican Peso West African CFA Franc Papua New Guinean kina 1.12 BSD 2.36 FJD 25.29 HNL 123.47 DZD 1,330.84 MMK 12.50 BWP Bahamian Dollar Fiji Dollar Honduran Lempira Algerian Dinar Myanma Kyat Botswana Pula 3.76 PEN 774.75 CLP 534.10 AMD 27.00 CZK 22.32 MDL 138.84 ISK Peruvian Nuevo Sol Chilean Peso Armenia Dram Czech Koruna Moldova Lei Icelandic Krona 3,282.94 UZS 4.31 ILS 0.79 JOD 0.34 KWD 35.02 UYU 39.68 MUR Uzbekistan Sum Israeli New Sheqel Jordanian Dinar Kuwaiti Dinar Uruguayan Peso Mauritian Rupee 31.85 NIO 9.32 NOK 4.38 PLN 4.19 SAR 163.12 LKR 39.79 THB Nicaraguan Córdoba Norwegian Krone Polish Zloty Saudi Riyal Sri Lanka Rupee Thai Baht 4.10 AED 4.02 BRL 4.52 RON 8.68 HKD 656.46 XAF 25,106.99 VND U.A.E Dirham Brazilian Real Romanian New Leu Hong Kong Dollar Central African CFA Franc Vietnamese Dong 15.58 ARS 3.01 XCD 8.75 GTQ 10.92 MAD 0.42 BHD 1.12 PAB Argentine Peso East Caribbean Dollar Guatemalan Quetzal Moroccan Dirham Bahrain Dinar Panamanian Balboa 1.67 AZN 3,482.98 COP 76.30 KGS 312.53 HUF 8.79 TJS 15,285.70 IDR Azerbaijan Manat Colombian Peso Kyrgyzstan Som Hungarian Forint Tajikistan Ruble Indonesian Rupiah 9.92 EGP 1,330.60 KRW 6,333.44 PYG 4.65 MYR 601.85 CRC 1.64 NZD Egyptian Pound South Korean Won Paraguayan Guaraní Malaysian Ringgit Costa Rican Colón New Zealand Dollar 117.01 PKR 74.62 RUB 17.43 ZAR 2.37 TND 2.23 BBD 1.96 BGN Pakistani Rupee Russian Rouble South African Rand Tunisian Dinar Barbadian Dollar Bulgarian Lev 3.30 TRY 52.08 PHP 36.44 TWD 219.51 NGN 119.70 XPF 4.37 GHS Turkish Lira Philippine Peso New Taiwan Dollar Nigerian Naira CFP Franc Ghanaian Cedi 139.55 JMD 2.01 ANG 1.54 BND 123.51 RSD 7.35 CNY 22,229.06 BYR Jamaican Dollar Neth. Antillean Guilder Brunei Dollar Serbian Dinar Chinese Yuan Belarussian Ruble 7.43 DKK 3.84 TMT 75.14 INR

Danish Krone New Turkmenistan Manat Indian Rupee

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