NETHERLANDS

AMSTERDAM (CAPITAL)

The liberal and exuberant Amsterdam – commonly known just as ”Dam” – is the capital of the Netherlands and is located in the western side of the country. The river Amstel ends in the city centre and connects to a large number of canals. The city has appr. 830,000 residents, and about 1,5 million in the whole metropolitan area. Amsterdam was granted city rights in either 1300 or 1306. From the 14th century on, Amsterdam flourished, largely because of trade with the Hanseatic League. The 17th century is considered as Amsterdam’s Golden Age, during which it became the wealthiest city in the world.

Rijksmuseum

Address: Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national 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.

Anne Frank House

Address: Westermarkt 20, 1016 GV Amsterdam, Netherlands

This historic 17th century canal house and biographical museum is dedicated to the memory of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who hid from Nazi occupation with her family and four other people in the hidden rooms of this house. Here she wrote her famous diary, chronicling her life from 12 June 1942 until 1 August 1944, before her death in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. Museum holds the preserved hiding place, a permanent exhibition on the life of Anne Frank, and an exhibition space dedicated to all forms of persecution and discrimination. A sight full of extremely moving and tragic history.

Van Gogh Museum

Address: Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ Amsterdam, Netherlands

This art museum is dedicated to the bibliography and works of the famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.The museum area consists of two buildings; the Rietveld building, the main structure designed by Gerrit Rietveld, and the Kurokawa wing, designed by Kisho Kurokawa. The museum has a cafe, a shop and an introductory section in the Rietveld building. Buildings are connected by an underground tunnel.

Vondelpark

Address: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares (120 acres) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named Nieuwe Park (English: New Park), but later renamed Vondelpark, after the 17th-century playwright and poet Joost van den Vondel. The park has around 10 million visitors annually. Within the park is an open-air theatre, a playground and several food service facilities.

Heineken Experience

Address: Stadhouderskade 78, 1072 AE Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Heineken Experience, located in Amsterdam, is a historic brewery and corporate visitor center for the internationally distributed Dutch pilsner, Heineken beer. Interactive tour through beer giant’s history in former brewery, with a tasting room finale.

Centraal Station

Address: Stationsplein, 1012 AB Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Centraal Station is the largest railway station in Amsterdam in North Holland, Netherlands. A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, making it the second busiest railway station in the country after Utrecht Centraal and the most visited Rijksmonument of the Netherlands.