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1-day Amsterdam City Guide 2 1-day Amsterdam City Guide 3 Page 5 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 Page 7 The world's largest van Gogh collection Very amusing, interactive museum Famous and unique district The only floating flower market in the world Amsterdam's main square the National church of Delightful experience PromptGuides.com © Tested and recommended hotels in Amsterdam > hotels in Amsterdam recommended Tested and Take Tram line 16 or 24 from Stadhouderskade stop to Take Tram line 16 or 24 from Stadhouderskade stop - 20’ Take Tram line 2 or 5 from Dam stop to Take Tram line 2 or 5 from Dam stop stop - 15’ Lunch time Take a walk to Van Gogh Museum - 20’ Take a walk to Heineken Experience Take Tram Line 1 to stop Take Tram Line 1 Square - 15’ Take a walk to Dam Kerk Take a walk to Nieuwe Red Light District END OF DAY 1 Heineken Experience City Canal Cruise Van Gogh Museum Nieuwe Kerk Bloemenmarkt Dam Square LEAVE HOTEL LEAVE 19:20-19:50 17:00-19:00 13:40-16:40 11:00-12:30 10:15-10:45 10:00-10:15 09:00-09:45 Overview of Day 1 Day of Overview PromptGuides.com © Overview of Day 1 of Overview

1-day Amsterdam City Guide 4 1-day Amsterdam City Guide 5 Walk around and admire the altar, the organ and the beautiful stained-glass windows Church of the Netherlands where Dutch monarchs are crowned of Walk around the square for a great view Koninklijk Paleis, Nieuwe Kerk and the National Monument There is always something going on here, whether it be street theater, living statutes, organ grinders, protests, and lots of pigeons Its treasures include a Jacob van Campen organ and an elaborately carved pulpit by Albert Vinckenbrinck, or the carved gilded ceiling above the choir Take a walk on this colorful street full of on this colorful street Take a walk flowers the stunning array Just take a stroll through in the market of flowers and bulbs bulbs, seeds and You can buy cut flowers, garden supplies packets of tulip bulbs Buy ready-to-travel buy souvenirs here It is the best place to The New Church holds the title of national MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS 15 € Admission: ( 1013, Amsterdam) (Singel 1013, PromptGuides.com (Gravenstraat 17, 1012 NL, Amsterdam) (Dam, Amsterdam) © Daily: 10am - 5pm • Mon - Sat: 9am - 5:30pm, Sunday: 11am - 5:30pm 9am - 5:30pm, Sunday: Mon - Sat: Kerk In the 19th c. it received the title of National Church of the Netherlands, Dutch monarchs are crowned here since then New Church (Nieuwe Kerk), Amsterdam's second church, is a gracious Neo-Gothic church It was originally built in the 14th c., after the congregation outgrew the Oude Kerk It burnt down many times, but some original parts survived such as the choir It was consecrated to Our Lady and St. Catherine, but has always been called Nieuwe Kerk - to distinguish it from the Oude Church (Nieuwe Kerk), the Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis) and the National Monument By the 17th c. this square became the center of the powerful Dutch trading empire in The Royal Palace was built as a town hall the Dutch golden ages of the 17th c., and to now is one of three palaces that belong Queen Beatrix the The National Monument commemorates Dutch who died in World War II. The wall behind the obelisk contains urns holding soil from Dutch colonies and provinces Hundreds of different flowers in multitude of Hundreds of different colors can be found here The market is a good place to buy tulip bulbs sold in ready-to-travel packets it) Dam Square or "the Dam" (as locals call is Amsterdam's main square It marks the site of the original 13th c. dam on the River around which the city was built Highlights of "the Dam" include the New Bloemenmarkt is a flower market in central is a flower market Bloemenmarkt on water Amsterdam that floats on a row of barges The stalls are set up along canal Singel fixed no As the barges are permanently is sensible any more rocking or movement sailed up the Originally flower farmers nurseries to this spot Amstel river from their from their boats and sold their flowers with its color explosion The place is a delight day especially on a rainy Nieuwe Kerk Opening hours: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Dam Square THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Opening hours: YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS Bloemenmarkt 10:15-10:45 10:00-10:15 09:00-09:45 Attraction Details Attraction 13 € to avoid Admission: buy your ticket online First of all long queues Admire the masterpieces on display (the layout makes it easy to do a self-guided tour) Audio guide is available for 5 € On Fridays the museum is open until 10pm and live music makes the visit even more unforgettable Next to the standard English and Dutch standard English and Next to the are available other languages options many sightseeing Sit back and enjoy the traditional merchant Admire the beautiful bridges, the typical houses, the numerous the unique vibe houseboats and experience of Amsterdam Van Gogh committed suicide in 1890 MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS 14 € THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS THINGS TO DO THERE Admission: (Paulus Potterstraat 7, Amsterdam) (Stadhouderskade 30, 1017 MA, Amsterdam) 30, 1017 MA, (Stadhouderskade PromptGuides.com © Mon - Tue, Sat, Sun: 10am - 6pm, Fri (with the exception of Friday Dec 24 Mon - Tue, Sat, Sun: 10am - 6pm, Fri (with Apr - Sept, daily : 10am - 7pm, Oct - Mar, daily: 10am - 5pm • Oct - Mar, daily: 10am daily : 10am - 7pm, Apr - Sept, The collection was amassed by this brother, Theo, who was also his art dealer Van Gogh had dramatic shifts in style and color as years passed by and he changed his places of stay; this is very well represented on the 2nd floor of The museum also showcases a number other impressionist painters such as Monet, Seurat, Pissarro, Gauguin, and Toulouse-Lautrec Van Gogh Museum is housed in a 4-story building and is the largest collection of Vincent Van Gogh's work in the world Over 200 paintings, 580 drawings and 700 letters make up the collection 10 Van Gogh's painting career lasted only years while he created more than 900 paintings Amsterdam has a 75-km-long (47 miles) has a 75-km-long Amsterdam bridges crossed by 1281 canal system canal houses, The unique Amsterdam bridges and waterside cafés, pretty the canals fun houseboats make exploring on foot and boat and enjoyable both absolute must when A canal cruise is an visiting Amsterdam perspective on Boat tours offer a different audio systems that help the city and feature in a way that you experience Amsterdam own could not do on your Van Gogh Museum Opening hours: and 31): 10am - 10pm, Jan 1: Closed • THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS City Canal Cruise City Canal Opening hours: 11:00-12:30 13:40-16:40 Attraction Details Attraction

1-day Amsterdam City Guide 6 1-day Amsterdam City Guide 7 15 € Attraction Details Attraction Admission: The women have diverse backgrounds: some are professionals but many are young students earning money for college or housewives trying to raise some extra cash Walk around the district (Oudezijds Achterburgwal street) that offers a fascinating window into the world's oldest profession Visitors get a free Heineken beer at the end a free Heineken beer Visitors get glass as and receive a Heineken of the tour a souvenir former brewery Tour around this informative theater, the games and Do not miss the 4D the interactive videos enjoy the free beer in At the end of the tour the top of the museum the Heineken bar at a beer fan the museum Even if you are not is still an amusing experience MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info and Photos MORE Info and Photos > MORE Info TIPS & INSIGHTS TIPS & INSIGHTS THINGS TO DO THERE THINGS TO DO THERE (Stadhouderskade 78, Amsterdam) (Stadhouderskade PromptGuides.com © Daily: 11am - 7pm, Jan 1, Apr 30, Dec 25 and 26: Closed • 30, Dec 25 and 26: - 7pm, Jan 1, Apr Daily: 11am must wash their underwear It is one of Amsterdam's most famous tourist attractions with prostitutes sitting in windows The district emerged in the 13th c. when Amsterdam became one of Europe's leading ports; and sailors coming back from long journeys were desperate for female attention The sex industry amounts to approximately a $1 billion business in the Netherlands the To this day debates are ongoing about right approach to and regulations on prostitution The health department strictly regulates the sex industry requiring all kinds of rules to be followed such as the temperature prostitutes historic promotional drays loaded with Heineken beer barrels a In one amusing attraction, standing on moving floor and facing a large video to be screen, visitors can sense what it's like a beer bottle riding on a conveyor belt Rosse Buurt (Red Light District) occupies Amsterdam's oldest quarter, de Walletjes (meaning the little walls) The Heineken Experience is a historic Experience is a The Heineken sold Dutch the internationally brewery for pilsner, Heineken beer around 1897; The brewery was built in 1988 production ceased here story of Netherlands' The museum tells the most famous beer are still in place: the All brewing equipments tanks (each copper stills, the fermentation million glasses of beer), capable of holding a and more the multistory malt silos stable that gives home The tour includes the that pull Heineken's to robust Shire horses Red Light District THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THINGS Heineken Experience Heineken Opening hours: 19:20-19:50 17:00-19:00 PromptGuides.com © See all fun activites in Amsterdam. Click here > See all fun activites in Amsterdam. Click

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