Amsterdam Sightseeing Guide

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands and one of the most popular and most interesting tourist cities in Europe. This is an iconic city, with its fan-shaped channels from one center and its charming red-brick houses lined up around it. The name of the city is known for its colourful and interesting nightlife, but even if you are not interested in the Red Light District, where this colour is returning, even with all the remaining features and beauties, it is an important candidate for the list of first places to see on your European Tour.

Known for its crazy and colorful nightlife, exquisite canals, fascinating museums, exquisite flower markets, and wonderful long-running bike paths, Amsterdam is a northern city where the sense of fun and discovery on its streets is unabated. 12. while a small fishing town in the century, it now reveals its romantic and bohemian lifestyle with its charming houses, bike paths, water channels that surround the city for miles around.

"City Of Freedoms: Amsterdam Sightseeing Guide
Amsterdam's establishment, known as Amstel-reddamme due to its establishment on the banks of the Amstel River, dates back to the 1200s. Under the rule of the Dutch counts in 1296, the region grew into a city where Protestants and Jews took refuge in order to escape religious oppression in a few hundred years, and by the time it reached the 1600s, economic prosperity had risen.
Amsterdam is the 17th century Dutch Golden Age, the result of innovative developments in trade. in the century it became one of the most important ports in the world. So 19. and 20. in the centuries the city expanded further and many new parishes and suburbs were added.

Its total length is more than 100 km, and most are 17. the canals organized in the century add a very different and beautiful atmosphere to the city. Amsterdam's famous canals are today listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Today, Amsterdam is one of the world's Small Capitals with a population of 800 thousand people, but as the country's Tourism, Culture, Art, economy Center hosts guests from 180 different countries. Amsterdam is one of the most visible cities in Europe. If you have only a few days in the Netherlands you get the main goal of the Amsterdam tour.

Amsterdam Centraal Station is within walking distance of the city's main station. Maybe half an hour, maybe less.

The city centre is quite small and consists of many narrow streets, so walking is very nice. Take city maps sold at many of the bookshops and explore the city on foot. Take care of running traffic, especially bicycle traffic. If you carelessly throw yourself off the pavement in Amsterdam, it is no surprise that a bicycle accident will happen to you. Careful!

As well as being one of the most visible cities in Europe and with more than fifty museums, take part of your trip to Amsterdam, one of the richest cultural and artistic centres in Europe. If you have time to get out of town, there are great places.

Go to Zaanse Schans, Marken and Volendam if you want to stroll through the Dutch countryside, where you can also see the famous windfalls and small fishing towns. Half-or full-day tours departing from Amsterdam may also be preferred, although I have made these trips on my own by regular public bus.

Tours with plenty of views offer transportation by bus, a short boat tour between fishing towns, a visit to the cheese factory and wooden shoe makers, and free entry to a historic windmill. If you have even more time, escape to Brugge daily or take a round-trip tour of Brugge.

1st. Dam Square

Amsterdam’ın kalbi tam da burası. Hem yaz hem de kışın çok canlı. Şöyle etrafınıza baktığınızda dünyanın her yanından gelmiş turistleri etrafta görüyorsunuz. Hünerlerini gösteren akrobatlar, müzisyenler, aşıklar, meraklı gözlerle etrafı inceleyenler, fotoğraf çekenler veya anın keyfini çıkaran sırt çantalı gezginler.

Şehrin en cezbedici yerlerinden biri olamasa da yorucu bir şehir turundan sonra, hoş ambiyansı ile biraz mola vermek isteyebileceğiniz bir yer. Tabi kalabalıktan oturacak yer bulabilirseniz. Meydanın yanı başında 1600’lü yıllarda belediye binası olarak kullanılmış Kraliyet Sarayı yer alıyor. 1808’de Kraliyet Sarayına dönüştürülen sarayın yanında bulunan ve 15. yüzyıla ait gotik bir kilise olan Niewe Kerk (Yeni Kilise) taç giyme törenlerinin yapıldığı önemli bir yapı.

Meydanın öbür tarafında ise 22 metre yüksekliğinde bir obelisk ile Ulusal Anıt yükseliyor. İkinci Dünya Savaşı’ndan sonra savaş kurbanlarını anmak için ve özgürlüğün sembolü olarak dikilmiş. Savaşı temsil eden 4 erkek figür, barışı temsil eden kadın ve çocuk, direnişi temsil eden iki adam ve uluyan köpekler diğer sembollerin yanında tasvir edilmiş.

Obeliske gömülmüş 11 vazonun içinde vilayetlere ait topraklar 12’nci vazoda ise Endonezya’daki Onur mezarlığından gelen Toprak var. Anıt dünyanın her tarafından insanların buluşma noktası olarak sıklıkla kullanılıyor.

2. The Royal Palace

The Royal Palace in Dam Square serves as the residence the King used when he came to town. It was built in 1648 on a floor where 13,659 columns were submerged.

The exterior features a classical architecture emulating the ancient Roman period, while the interior is magnificently furnished. Plenty of reliefs, decorations, marble sculptures, friezes and ceiling paintings by Ferdinand Bol and Govert Flinck, students of Rembrandt, and more. If you have time, take a walk.

3. Nieuwe Kerk

The other important place in Dam Square is Nieuwe Kerk i.e. the new church stands next to the Royal Palace as the official coronation church of the Dutch monarchy since 1814. Also this is 15. regular organ concerts are also held at the century church.

Its most prominent place is the preacher's bench, built in 1649. The four biblical authors, whose figures symbolize Faith, Hope, charity, justice and Common Sense, are made with magnificent Baroque wood carving. See the organ from 1670 in the church, the uniquely beautiful choral scene made of bronze, and the elegant choral stools.

4. Amsterdam Canals

Amsterdam's UNESCO World Heritage-listed canals are the most unique feature I have ever seen in the city. Visit Amsterdam's canals and squares and enjoy the city, which can appeal to both culture-art lovers and more mischievous people at the same time.

Amsterdam canal tours, attended by 3 million people a year, are a must for tourists. You find yourself on a journey through the beautiful architecture of Amsterdam. Short-term hop on/hop off taxis for those who want it, as well as luxury boats offering drinks and food treats for those who want it. Join someone on your budget. 1 hour channel Tour€16. Hop on-Hop Off Channel boat tour day tickets € 21. Dinner channel tour € 79.

It is a beautiful setting with historic Dutch houses and water canals that you will see on canal tours. 16 and 18. the building, which has around 6750 century-old architecture, is tucked into 8 square kilometres, with 160 canals in total. Many bridges of unique beauty connect the city's 90 Islands. Of these, 8 consist of old, wooden, bascule-style bridges. Of the bascule bridges, Magere Brug, the Mager Bridge is the most beautiful.

5. Red Light District

The Red Light District is a self-exclusive location, with numerous bars, sex shops, strip clubs and coffee shops, each with its own unique style, among them three Bulldog Coffee shops. The whole event starts after 11:00 and continues until 03:00 in the region where pleasant canals and exquisite cafes are seen during the day.

Almost everyone has different ideas or levels of tolerance about Wallen, better known as the Red Light District. On the one hand, no one should have to sell their body for money, but on the other hand, Amsterdam has managed to add some fairness to the normally brutal industry. Minimum payments, legal protection, mandatory HIV tests and mandatory condom use are just a few of the improvements.

Whatever you think of the Red Light District, see for once the open display of prostitution, even if only to help you understand its reality. Some people, of course, spend a little more time here than others. Amsterdam nightlife isn't just the Red Light District.

6. De Oude Kerk

De Oude Kerk i.e. Old Church is one of the oldest churches in the Netherlands. In the Old Church, located in the Red Light District and built in 1306, a door dating from the 1500s opens to the Iron Chapel, where many of the city's concessions, including the freedom bills collected in 1275, are kept locked, documents show.

16. the tower, which was added in the century and offers a great cityscape, features a bell set made in 1658 and is rated as one of the finest examples in the country.

7th ed. Zeedijk

After visiting the de Oude Kerk church, take a 2-minute trip across the bridge to Zeedijk, one of Amsterdam's oldest streets. Most ranked along the way are 15. it stands leaning against the vertical Building No. 1, which dates from the century and is thought to be the oldest surviving building in the city.

8. Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum, The National Art Gallery of the Netherlands, is Amsterdam's most important museum. Works by world-renowned artists such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Frans Hals and Jacob van Ruysdael are on display.

Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers and built in 1885, the Rijksmuseum was reopened by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands in 2012 by 8 thousand in art, sculpture, ship models, antique objects, such as sarongs, Holland's most important art collections are on display.

Besides his paintings, the Rijksmuseum is well-equipped with a library of 35 thousand books and manuscripts, as well as numerous exhibition works showing the development of Dutch art and culture. One of Amsterdam's most popular tourist activities is to see this place. You have to reserve at least 2 hours, even half a day is not enough if you are an art enthusiast.

Browse: Amsterdam museums

Ninth Van Gogh Museum

The Van Gogh Museum, which displays the works of one of the world's most famous painters, the Dutch artist Van Gogh, is among the most visited museums in the city. It is the largest Van Gogh collection in the world, featuring more than 200 paintings, drawings and letters.

Whether influenced by his tragic life or his remarkable talent, every year around a million and a half visitors come to the magnificent Van Gogh Museum.

10. Anne Frank Museum

The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, overlooking the Prinsenergy canal, is the second largest building in the world. Dedicated to a Jewish girl who chronicled World War II in the diaries she kept. Dedicated to the short lives of the world's most famous victims of the Holocaust, the museum's 1635 building belongs to an old merchant. The families of Frank and Van Pels, Jews who fled the Nazis in Frankfurt in 1942, hid in a secret apartment in this building for 25 months.

Anne Frank recorded her life in her diary from 1942 to 1944, when she was hiding here. Anne Frank, whose diary turned into a world best-selling book just a few years after her death aged 15, wrote here, but died just 2 months before the end of the war. Much of the house is preserved like The One Anne lived in and can be seen as a poignant monument to this tragic period of history.

11. Westerkerk

The Westerkerk (church of the West) has a reputation as the church where the former Queen Beatrix married in 1966, and is the most popular church in the city. It was built in 1630 as a Renaissance church with its architecture bearing Gothic features. Amsterdam's tallest structure, the 85-foot tower known as Long John, is quite popular.

Inside the tower is a set of bells reporting clocks, and the bell hammer weighs exactly 200 kilograms, while the largest of the 48 bells is 3.25 tons. Rembrandt's tomb, once located outside the church, was later moved inside the church.

12. Rembrandt House Museum

The Rembrandt House Museum, created after the world-famous Dutch painter Rembrandt lived between 1639 and 1660, was restored and turned into a museum in 1906, is located in the center of Old Amsterdam. The museum, a 15-minute walk from Dam Square, has been welcoming visitors since 1909.

The building is the famous painter's house and workshop, and contains about 250 works of drawings, sculptures and paintings, as well as personal belongings and tools he uses. The museum, which was restored in keeping with the original, displays all 290 engravings belonging to Rembrandt. If you're a museum lover, put it on your list. The Protestant Zuiderkerk Church (South Church), a 2-minute walk from the Rembrandt Museum House, has three children and the graves of one student.

Another rembrandt-related attraction in the city is Rembrandt Square, famous for its numerous cafes, restaurants, as well as a statue of the famous painter.

13th Begijnhof

Begijnhof is one of the peaceful places of the city centre that many tourists do not easily notice when running from entertainment to entertainment. Unfortunately, this old and striking corner of Amsterdam doesn't find much space on the list of places to visit. Although many of the old houses are in use, the small alleys and roads that surround them are open to the public. So don't hesitate to discover it.

It's the 14th day of Amsterdam. The last surviving wooden house that has survived since the 19th century and the highly maintained green gardens of the city's oldest houses are definitely worth seeing. The small chapel, which is still in service, can see the graves of the former inhabitants of the region, the dark Catholic women who lived a commune life.

14th Stedelijk Museum

The Amsterdam City Museum Stedelijk Museum was founded in 1895 and is home to one of Europe's most impressive collections of modern art. In the 19th and 20th century. Focusing on dutch and French paintings in the 19th century, the De Stijl movement was used with examples by Van Doesburg, Mondrian and Rietveld; Featuring a variety of famous art movements such as Pop Art through the work of Rosenquist and Warhol, the museum also features great painters such as Chagall, Dubuffet, De Kooning and Matisse. He should be on the art lovers' list.

15th Heineken Experience

In fact, it's more of a museum than a museum. The Heineken Museum, which is known as the Heineken Experience, is a kind of interactive museum with heineken, the country's famous beer company, where various entertaining presentations are made. The building currently offers information such as Heineken's history and beer making. The museum is visited with great interest by tourists and offers free beer.

Things to do in Amsterdam

• Heineken Experience watch the beer making phase in
• Waterlooplein Browse second-hand stores
• In April Go to the Keukenhof Flower Fields tulip fields
• Gouda Cheese Don't come back without taking
• The Cihangir of Amsterdam Walk on Jordaan Street and the Grachtengordel Canals.
• Red Light District Take a daytime photo in Visit Oude Kerk;walk under the neon lights at night
• Flea market and check out the stalls in the open-air markets
• Nine's from Little Streets. Explore tiny cafes and boutiques, get souvenirs
• Coffe Shop For coffee in the 's
• Bloemenmarkt Get lost in the colors in the flower market
• Vondelpark spread to the grass in
• Torture and Sex museums navigate
• Concertgebouw Listen to the concert at
• Wynand Focking for liquor in the liquor house
• In rivers and canals Do ice skating
• Rembrandtplein and Leidseplein See their square
• Iguana and lizard statues photograph
• Oba Library Watch the view from Amsterdam and use wifi for free
• De Looier antique market navigate
• Eye Film Instituut Watch a movie in
• Sunday Markt and Noordermarkt See
• On Blijburg Beach Enter the sea
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Although Amsterdam is in the middle of the city, it never breaks away from nature. Vondelparkis simply a peaceful place. Amsterdam's largest park, Vondelpark, attracts more than 10 million visitors on the way. He should put her on the romantic couples list.

The city's botanical garden, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the oldest in the world. Less than a 5-minute walk from here, the Natura Artis AstracreatesAmsterdam's magnificent zoo in a shady garden with interesting animals and historic buildings from all over the world. Families with children can be placed on the list of places to visit.

Puppet Sureyya at Vondelpark

Your list of amsterdam attractions is located about 19 km inland from the open sea, in the bay formerly known as Ij. Port of Amsterdam; Especially in the evening when the houses and bridges are illuminated, taking a boat trip in the ports and canals is a place where you can spend an hour or two.

Featuring an impressive collection of model ships, globes, navigation instruments and paintings in an old ship warehouse on oosterdok Don't forget to include the National Maritime Museumonyour trip. A world-class science museum resembling the hull of a large ship, the Nemo Science Center is a candidate for a list of attractions.

Amsterdam portal to find out where there is activity See "What's On" on the iamsterdam.com site. The information office directly opposite the Central Station is a must-visit for affordable tours and tickets, as well as learning amsterdam activities, a map and brochure.

Amsterdam Nightlife

Many people visit Amsterdam for a plentiful and extreme nightlife. The two main regions of amsterdam's nightlife are Rembdandtplein and Leidseplein and both have famous clubs.

Note Paradiso, Sugar Factory, Escape, Panama and Studio80 among the most popular venues, even if everything depends on what you're looking for. If you intend to dance until morning, go to Rembrantsplein-Leidseplein District and wander around Walletjes if you are looking for cheaper activities.

Get advice from your hostel or hotel. In Amsterdam, the sale and use of light drugs is free around cigarette coffee shops called the "Coffee Shop". These venues usually offer a cannabis menu with different types of influence.

Eating and drinking in Amsterdam

Amsterdam's diversity is reflected in its varied restaurants. There are plenty of Asian restaurants, falafel bars (everywhere!), Suriname cuisine and eatcafe, which serves dinner at night, as well as the usual tourist bars and restaurants; Some are great, some aren't that great.

Waffles and ice cream stands are too much, so if you're in a fondness for dessert or snacks like me, it's great! Try the real Dutch cheese and look at the sausages, dry and smoked meat sourcing in the supermarket.

Stay away from burgers found in slot machines in the form of slot machines hanging on the wall, and after a while, when you realize you're eating garbage, all the interesting thing disappears. But the tastes are good and the prices are reasonable.

Shopping in Amsterdam

Amsterdam has all the shopping opportunities you can expect from a European city. Many marketplaces are a lovely option for a pleasant shopping trip. Search for markets in different parts of the city that demonstrate ethnic diversity and often have large discounts.

Albert Cuypmarkt in Pijp Is one of his best known. Go to Vlooienmarkt, the flea market in Amsterdam, which has been founded since 1886. Much more flea markets, organic food markets, antique stalls and, of course, the famous Flower Market are here again.

The vast majority of the best shopping streets are in the 15th century. It was sprinkled in Muntplein Square, which was used as a sheep market in the 19th century. Amsterdam's most famous shopping street is Kalverstraat, which runs parallel to damark, the main street that runs from the train station to Dam Square. Dam Square is also home to the flagship store of the over-the-top Beijenkorf retail chains.

When to get to Amsterdam

The typical Dutch climate prevails in Amsterdam, so you never know when. You're lucky if you can see the blue sky. When I went second, when it was normal, it rained a lot for the next two days, and the next day I was lucky to be one of those who could see the azure sky.

In summer, warm days just over 20 degrees await you. But be ready to face rain, wind and cold outside of summer. It's a good time to visit Amsterdam in the spring, when the weather is generally dry and sunny and you can avoid the crowds of summer. The days are a little shorter, but it's a good time around October.

Hotels in Amsterdam

Rembrandtplein Square

Amsterdam is a popular city visited by millions of people every year. Therefore, it is very easy to find accommodation in and around the city for all budgets.

One of Amsterdam's most famous branches is Flying Pig, which is located on a beach close to the city. The Flying Pig Downtown Hostel is one of the most preferred destinations for young backpackers. The Budget Hostel Heart of Amsterdam hostel in the Red Light Dsitric is also beautiful.

Starting at €15 per night, hostel prices can reach up to €90 on weekends during the summer. You read it right, for a hostel! Although simple, breakfast is served in almost all of them. 1-2 star hotels also have almost the same prices.

If you're looking for a little more luxury, Amsterdam offers a wide range of options for accommodation, from 1-2 stars to the most expensive hotels in Europe, with more than 400 hotels.

In addition, 5-star hotels are between 150 and 400 euros per night. The 4-star NH Amsterdam Schiller hotel, where I stayed last time, is a beautiful hotel, both away from the hustle and bustle of the city and a 15-minute walk from central Amsterdam. There are some very cosy cafes and bars in rembrandtplein square, especially in the summer months, and early booking is definitely very important. It's also a good idea to tour your house for daily rent with Airbnb.

How to get to Amsterdam

Amsterdam Nationaal Monument

Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport is one of Europe's major hubs, with hundreds of flights from almost anywhere in the world, and 17.5 kilometres southwest of the city centre. Amsterdam central station is easily accessible by a 20-minute train ride. Turkish Airlines, KLM, Atlas Global, Onur Air and Pegasus operate direct flights.

In the title Click on the how to get to Amsterdam link, where I shared in detail the information on how to get from the airport to the centre of Amsterdam. If you're thinking of going here from another european city, there are countless flights and a very good rail link, and I once traveled to the Netherlands on a way back to Rotterdam and amsterdam. Check out the nearby airports to get cheaper. A maximum of 1 hour from cities such as Utrecht, Rotterdam and The Hague.

Central Station is connected directly to Shiphol Airport by direct train. Then I say walk to explore the city. A bike is much more fun if you're thinking of spending a lot of time downtown. The very useful tram, bus and metro system makes amsterdam's transportation extremely easy.

Cycling in crooked and diagonal streets certainly makes things a lot easier. There are numerous small shops, some of which are large and where you can rent bikes around attractions such as Central Station, Leidseplein and Dam Square.

Amsterdam travel guide It was one of the longest blog travel guide content i've ever written. If I write down all my knowledge of Amsterdam, I think it'll be three or five times that. Check out other posts on the blog about Amsterdam. Or never mind, just listen to the voice inside you on the streets of this red brick city. Amsterdam is a really beautiful city.

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