A Weekend in Amsterdam

Amsterdam travel Ineray for a weekend. Amsterdam is the perfect weekend getaway. You get the whole package: sights, art scene and busy streets. Here is our guide for a weekend in Amsterdam for the nset things to do in Amsterdam.

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Day 1 - Amsterdam

Accomodation: Motel One Amsterdam

Address: Europaboulevard 23

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Day 1 - Amsterdam

Perfect for those late mornings/early aernoon where you Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM 1. Schiphol are craving a delicious omelet or buckwheat pancakes aer a long night. Telephone: +31 20 522 6161 Duration ~ 1 Hour Website: www.paleisamsterdam.nl Rating: 4.4 Schiphol, Netherlands 3. Begijnhof Park The Dutch Royals open up their palace for visitors. The WIKIPEDIA Paleis op de Dam is right in the centre of the city and it is a Duration ~ 2 Hours real treasure. Such a pompous interior with lots of love for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, known informally as Schiphol Begijnhof 6C, 1012 WS Amsterdam, Netherlands details and colours. Everything is harmonising. The paintings, ˌsxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main internaonal airport of the Netherlands. sculptures – it is a pleasure for classical art lovers. There are It is located 9 kilometres southwest of Amsterdam, in the Rating: 3.1 several festivities during the year. municipality of Haarlemmermeer, North Holland. It is the third busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers. The more.. The court is quite central and yet you find a calm place. Tradional houses are lined around a garden with an English church as its centre. You even find the oldest house, 5. Café van Zuylen Houten Huys, of the city. Begijnhof was originally used by 2. The Breakfast Club Duration ~ 2 Hours religious women who were aiding elderly people or those Duration ~ 2 Hours who needed help. On the way to Begijnhof is a lile book Torensteeg 8, 1012 TH Amsterdam, Netherlands flea market where you find lile treasures. I spoed books Bellamystraat 2, 1053 BL Amsterdam, Netherlands in different languages, in English, Dutch, German and Monday: 10:00 AM – 1:00 AM French. Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 1:00 AM Monday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 1:00 AM Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM – 1:00 AM Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM 4. Royal Palace Amsterdam Friday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 AM Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 AM Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Duration ~ 2 Hours Sunday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Dam, 1012 HG Amsterdam, Netherlands Telephone: +31 20 639 1055 Website: www.cafevanzuylen.nl Telephone: +31 20 223 4933 Rating: 4 Website: thebreakfastclub.nl Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Rating: 4 The lile café is a cosy place with just a few tables. Try to Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM get a seat and order an apple pie. It is absolutely tasty and a A unique and always surprising brunch, a rarity here in Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM good excuse to take a break from all the exploring. Amsterdam. Their dishes are both healthy and affordable. Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Contact us | turipo.com | [email protected]

Day 1 - Amsterdam

6. Rijksmuseum

Duration ~ 2 Hours

Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands

Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Telephone: +31 20 674 7000 Website: www.rijksmuseum.nl Rating: 4.6

This museum is huge and to be fair, you need some me to fully appreciate it. There are rooms full of stuff, the exhibits are squeezed into the rooms. There is a wall full of keys, a room full of books, halls full of Southeast Asian relicts from a time of Dutch colonialism.

WIKIPEDIA The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch naonal museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and the Concertgebouw. The Rijksmuseum was founded in The Hague in 1800 and more.. Contact us | turipo.com | [email protected]

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Day 2 - Amsterdam

Accomodation: Motel One Amsterdam

Address: Europaboulevard 23

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Day 2 - Amsterdam

Rating: 4.6 1. Anne Frank House 2. Westerkerk

Duration ~ 2 Hours Duration ~ 1 Hour 4. Sneaker District Westermarkt 20, 1016 GV Amsterdam, Netherlands Prinsengracht 279, 1016 GW Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration ~ 1 Hour

Monday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Monday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Rozengracht 21, 1016 LR Amsterdam, Netherlands Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Monday: 12:00 – 7:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Thursday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Friday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM Saturday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM Thursday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM Sunday: Closed Friday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Saturday: 10:30 AM – 6:00 PM Telephone: +31 20 556 7105 Telephone: +31 20 624 7766 Sunday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM Website: www.annefrank.org Website: www.westerkerk.nl Rating: 4.5 Rating: 4.1 Telephone: +31 20 737 2787 Website: www.sneakerdistrict.nl Anne Frank is a girl who wrote a diary about her life as a Rating: 4.2 Jew during World War II. She wrote about her family, about 3. Paradox brave helper, about the nonsense of the war. Aer she was murdered, her dad made sure the world hears her story. Duration ~ 1 Hour 5. Houseboat Museum Thousands of people were touched. Today the place, where Eerste Bloemdwarsstraat 2R, 1016 KS Amsterdam, she and her family hid, is a popular museum you can visit. Try Netherlands Duration ~ 1 Hour to preorder your tickets. Prinsengracht 296K, 1016 HW Amsterdam, Netherlands Monday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM WIKIPEDIA Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Monday: Closed Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM The Anne Frank House is a writer's house and biographical Thursday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM museum dedicated to Jewish warme diarist Anne Frank. The Friday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Sunday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM During World War II, Anne Frank hid from Nazi persecuon Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Telephone: +31 20 623 5639 more.. Website: paradoxcoffeeshop.com Telephone: +31 20 427 0750 Contact us | turipo.com | [email protected]

Day 2 - Amsterdam

6. Jazz Café Alto

Duration ~ 2 Hours

Korte Leidsedwarsstraat 115, 1017 PX Amsterdam, Netherlands

Monday: 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM Tuesday: 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM Wednesday: 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM Thursday: 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM Friday: 9:00 PM – 4:00 AM Saturday: 9:00 PM – 4:00 AM Sunday: 9:00 PM – 3:00 AM

Website: www.jazz-cafe-alto.nl Rating: 4.4

Dinner at Café Alto. It is a wonderful lile place with live music every night. There were many locals, the bartenders were fun and the music was great. We actually came back twice during our trip, because the atmosphere was so good. Contact us | turipo.com | [email protected]

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Day 3 - Amsterdam

Accomodation: Motel One Amsterdam

Address: Europaboulevard 23

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Day 3 - Amsterdam

WIKIPEDIA 1. Van Gogh Museum 4. De Duif The Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares in Duration ~ 2 Hours Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Duration ~ 1 Hour Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and Prinsengracht 756, 1017 LD Amsterdam, Netherlands the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named the "Nieuwe Park", but later renamed to "Vondelpark", Telephone: +31 20 520 0090 Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Website: www.stadsherstel.nl Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM after the more.. Rating: 4.4 Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM 3. Heineken Experience 5. Apple Amsterdam Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Duration ~ 1 Hour Duration ~ 1 Hour

Telephone: +31 20 570 5200 Stadhouderskade 78, 1072 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands Hirschgebouw, Leidseplein 25, 1017 PS Amsterdam, Website: www.vangoghmuseum.nl Netherlands Rating: 4.6 Monday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Monday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM WIKIPEDIA Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM The Van Gogh Museum is an art museum dedicated to the Thursday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries in Friday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM Saturday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It is located at the Museum Sunday: 10:30 AM – 7:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Sunday: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The Telephone: +31 20 523 9435 museum opened on 2 more.. Website: www.heineken.com Telephone: +31 20 530 2200 Rating: 4.1 Website: www.apple.com Rating: 4 2. Vondelpark WIKIPEDIA The Heineken Experience, located in Amsterdam, is a historic Duration ~ 2 Hours brewery and corporate visitor center for the internaonally 1071 Amsterdam, Netherlands distributed Dutch pilsner, Heineken beer. The industrial facility was built as the ﬁrst Heineken brewery in 1867, serving as the Website: www.hetvondelpark.net company's primary brewing facility until 1988 more.. Rating: 4.7 company's primary brewing facility until 1988 more.. Rating: 4.7

Day 3 - Amsterdam

6. Hermitage Amsterdam

Duration ~ 1 Hour

Amstel 51, 1018 EJ Amsterdam, Netherlands

Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Telephone: +31 20 530 8755 Website: www.hermitage.nl Rating: 4.3

WIKIPEDIA Hermitage Amsterdam is a branch museum of the Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located on the banks of the Amstel river in Amsterdam. The museum is located in the former Amstelhof, a classical style building from 1681. The dependency displayed small exhibitions in the adjacent more.. Contact us | turipo.com | [email protected]

Day 4 - A day trip to Zaanse Schans

Day Description: When you’re planning your visit to Zaanse Schans from Amsterdam, make sure to check the opening hours ﬁrst. You can take a bus from Amsterdam Central Staon (it takes about 40 minutes) directly to Zaanse Schans. Another opon is to take the train from the same staon and go down at Zaandijk-Zaanse Schans (it takes about 17 minutes) and then walk a…bout 15 minutes to Zaanse Schans. Accomodation: Motel One Amsterdam

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Day 4 - A day trip to Zaanse Schans

Kraaienpad 1, 1509 AX Zaandam, Netherlands 1. Zaanse Schans WIKIPEDIA Zaanse Schans, 1509 Zaandam, Netherlands Monday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk, Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Netherlands. It is best known for its collecon of well- Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Zaanse Schans is one of the most beauful places you can preserved historic windmills and houses. From 1961 to 1974 Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM see when vising the Netherlands. And it’s not just the old buildings from all over the Zaanstreek were relocated using Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM endless green fields and perfect blue skies or even Zaanse lowboy trailers to the area. The Zaans Museum, established Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM itself – it’s the atmosphere that you’ll fall in love with! The more.. Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Zaan region used to be a home to over 600 acve windmills once upon a me! Right now, there are only 10 windmills Telephone: +31 75 615 6403 le that are operang – grinding spices, colorings and oil. Website: www.dekraai.nl 2. Zaans Museum One of the best parts is that you can actually climb inside Rating: 3.7 most of the windmills! You would only need to pay 4 euros Schansend 7, 1509 AW Zaandam, Netherlands as an entrance fee to a windmill in Zaanse Schans. But make 4. Wooden Shoe Workshop 'de Zaanse Schans' sure to wear comfy shoes, since you are actually climbing Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM steep internal ladders, which would be quite hard with flip- Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Kraaienest 4, 1509 AZ Zaandam, Netherlands flops. Moreover, going down is probably more of an Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM adventure than going up. However, once you’re up on the Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM mill, you’re in for a treat – the views are just breathtaking! Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM The original Dutch wooden houses are one of the best Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM aracons which you can’t miss in your visit in this area. Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM The curious thing about them is that they weren’t actually Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Telephone: +31 75 681 0000 built there. Rather, they were BROUGHT there! One Saturday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Website: www.zaansmuseum.nl Sunday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM entrepreneur was so fascinated by them that he decided to Rating: 4.3 collect them all in Zaanse. Some of them have been moved Telephone: +31 75 617 7121 by boats but it’s sll very hard to imagine moving an actual This is an interacve experience. Inside an authenc Website: www.woodenshoes.nl house! If you love the windmills and you enjoy the outdoors operang factory for biscuits and chocolate! Entrance fee: Rating: 4.5 – there is no beer way to explore the Zaanstreek region 10 EUR and the windmills than by bike! You can visit all 10 windmills on a 3-hour bike tour while (hopefully) enjoying a nice sunny 7. Honig Breethuis weather. If you’re not in the mood for a bike – there is 3. Restaurant De Kraai always a bus tour. But I’m sure it wouldn’t even be half the Lagedijk 80, 1544 BJ Zaandijk, Netherlands always a bus tour. But I’m sure it wouldn’t even be half the Lagedijk 80, 1544 BJ Zaandijk, Netherlands fun than to cycle along Zaanse Schans! Duration ~ 1 Hour

Day 4 - A day trip to Zaanse Schans

5. Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm Website: www.dezaanseschans.nl Rating: 4.3 Zeilenmakerspad 5, 1509 BZ Zaandam, Netherlands In 1887, Albert Heijn started maintaining their family grocery shop and thus began the history of the largest Monday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM supermarket chain in Holland! The shop in the front of this Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM museum at Zaanse Schans is the actual shop where the Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM supermarket’s story began. Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Telephone: +31 75 621 5820 Website: www.dezaanseschans.nl Rating: 4.4

Learn about how cheese is made, as well as its diﬀerent types, from a couple of lovely Dutch ladies. And then buy some cheese in the shop. DEFINITELY buy some cheese in the shop!

6. Museum Shop Albert Heijn

Kalverringdijk 5, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands

Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM Thursday: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM Friday: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM Saturday: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM Sunday: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM, 1:30 – 4:00 PM

Telephone: +31 75 616 9619 Telephone: +31 75 616 9619

Day 5 - Flight Back

Accomodation: Motel One Amsterdam

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Day 5 - Flight Back

1. Schiphol

Duration ~ 2 Hours

Schiphol, Netherlands

WIKIPEDIA Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, known informally as Schiphol ˌsxɪpˈɦɔl]), is the main internaonal airport of the Netherlands. It is located 9 kilometres southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, North Holland. It is the third busiest airport in Europe in terms of passengers. The more.. Contact us | turipo.com | [email protected]

GENERAL TIPS

Money and cost schedule, transport, and guide, these tours can be expensive. If you are more cheesy at mes, but a lot of informaon was given, and we learned a lot. If you’re spending a whole day in Zaanse Schans (highly recommended!!) you can get adventurous, your best opon may be to set up your own inerary and go at your enclosed boat, check your windows before sing down, if you are planning to take the Zaanse Schans Card for 15 EUR. You’ll get free entrance to a few diﬀerent own pace. pictures! museums as well as discounts in some of the shops! Free Museum Entrance Somemes Demands a Flexible Schedule - Free entrance to Travel resources Safety and security the museums throughout the city is amazing! At some museums, you can walk right in. www.holland.com But be aware that at very popular locaons, there will be hundreds of people with Distracted Walking and Inexperienced Bicycling are Risky:A large percentage of pre-purchased ckets ahead of you. Either plan your schedule so you can go Dutch cizens use bicycles for their daily commute and transport. There are bicycles elsewhere and return at the me you are given, or purchase ckets before your trip. everywhere in the city, probably more than you have ever seen. Be mindful and There are plenty of aracons in the area of the Van Gogh Museum, if you opt to vigilant when walking. Main transportaon routes are oen composed of a street, a take the free entrance, including the Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art, the tram track, a sidewalk and a bicycle lane, all going along the same direcon. Walkers Amsterdam Diamond Museum, Vondelpark, and of course, Amsterdam’s pride, the need to stay in the walking lane, and failing to do so is dangerous. Since the city is Rijksmuseum. If you are a shopper, the upscale shopping district, featuring all of the relavely small in area, there is much to see in close proximity. Many visitors do the exclusive brands such as Tommy Hilﬁger, Dolce and Gabbana, Chanel, and Calvin Klein, majority of their sight-seeing on foot, and this is entirely feasible. But pay attention! is only 2 blocks away as well.

Tours and attractions Transportation Get Around Free with the Iamsterdam Card: The card is purchased in increments of 1 Canal Cruises are Essenal, and Can Be Free: Canal cruises from all the major suppliers to 4 days, but specific to the hour. Click here: www.partner.viator.com come free with the Iamsterdam card. There are various types of cruises and companies, from full enclosed and heated cruisers, to complete open air cruises, with Oen visitors have an inkling to get out of the city, and see some of the other guests wrapped in blankets.Cruises depart from all around the canal circle. If you are fabulous locaons in the area around Amsterdam. Day trips are offered by various in town for more than one day, you have an opportunity to see how busy various tourist agencies and websites, running out of Amsterdam each day. Some of the more areas are, so that you can choose to launch in an area with a smaller crowd. It is popular tours include Zaanse Schans and Vollendam, offered several mes daily, as important to be among those first to board, parcularly when taking an enclosed well as Marken, Haarlem, and Muiderslot Castle. In the spring Keukenhof, and the cruise. A window seat is a must! The cruise is not worthwhile with an inside eat.Most tulip fields take over for several weeks. While there is some comfort in having a set of the cruise lines offer headsets, with a narrative in multiple languages. It was a little Contact us | turipo.com | [email protected]