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Tour Amsterdam in a Horse Drawn Carriage
Koetstaxi - Horse and Cart. Lean back in soft upholstery while you listen to the clip-clop of the horses’ hooves. Tour Amsterdam in a horse drawn carriage and discover Amsterdam’s hidden treasures. The coachman is your personal guide who knows all hidden nooks and...
Amsterdam Metro
Like many other metropolises Amsterdam, too, has a metro, but with a difference. The Amsterdam metro was built only in 1977 and has just two underground stations and four lines. The metro fans out from Centraal station to the suburbs, Bijlmer, Amstelveen and Diemen....
Public Transport Service Shop
The Public Transport Service Shop, OV-servicewinkel, in Amsterdam answers all your questions with regard to public transport. The staff are a fount of knowledge. The Dutch transport system is fast, affordable and uncomplicated. Yet, you may have general questions or...
Bus from Eindhoven Airport to Amsterdam Centre
Eindhoven Airport bus is a cheap shuttle bus that connects Eindhoven Airport with Amsterdam centre. With 11 journeys a day, the shuttle bus is a fast and convenient way to get to Amsterdam. Eindhoven Airport is the transport hub for low cost airlines. As the Airport...
Beurs van Berlage
When walking down Damrak from Centraal Station to Dam Square in Amsterdam, you pass a wine-red brick building, not very elegant, not very inspiring. This building is the Beurs van Berlage, the former Commodity Exchange. Built on reclaimed land, supported by wooden...
Low-cost Airlines to Amsterdam
Schiphol Amsterdam Airport is the largest airport in the Netherlands and the fourth biggest in Europe. Other airports in the Netherlands are Eindhoven Airport, Maastricht Aachen Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport. All Dutch airports have good train connections to...
Public Transport Chip Card
If you want to travel by tram, bus, metro or train in Amsterdam and throughout the Netherlands, you will need a public transport chip card. Most Dutch people have a personalized chip card which recharges automatically from the holders bank account and other travel...
Pilgrims in Amsterdam
Each year in March pilgrims flock in their thousands to Amsterdam to take part in de Stille Omgang, a silent procession through the Amsterdam's Old Centre. This procession takes place on 12 March or the first Saturday after this date. The Host Undamaged by the Ashes...
History of Delftware
Delftware is synonymous with Holland and ubiquitous in souvenir shops – windmills, clogs, kissing farmer boy and girl, vases, mugs, wall plates – they all sell like hotcakes. All souvenir shops in Amsterdam sell this blue-and-white pottery but did you know that this...
Amsterdam Holland Pass
The Amsterdam Holland Pass also known as Amsterdam City Card is your ticket to hassle-free Amsterdam, a must-have for visitors who like to enjoy Amsterdam to the full: a guide book, queuing for the popular museums is history. Take your pick from 60 museums and...
The Golden Bend where Wealthy Merchants Lived
Golden bend – Gouden Bocht – that is where the most coveted canal houses in Amsterdam. All these mansions clustered around the curve of Herengracht between Spiegelstraat and Vijzelstraat. This is the stretch of the canal where, in the 17th century, wealthy merchants...
Guided Bike Tour in Amsterdam
Bike tour in Amsterdam: rent a bike! It is a bike-friendly city, not only because it is a compact city but also because of the bike lanes and the absence of elevations. The only hurdles are steep bridges and traffic humps. And what about head winds and downpours?...
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