The Netherlands: Amsterdam
In a nutshell...
Among the diverse cultural attractions in Amsterdam, visits to Anne Frank's house and the Van Gogh museum give a glimpse of the historical and artistic riches of the city. The capital is home to no fewer than 50 museums from the truly bizarre to the most classic collections of Dutch national heritage.
Vondel Park and the canals make up the backdrop of the city, ideal for family picnics and romantic strolls, with out for getting an essential visit to the flower market, the most famous in the world, near Muntplein. On bike or by foot, a stop at one of the city's numerous squares is a great way to get a feeling for the vibrancy of daily life in Amsterdam: in Rembrandtplein or Leidseplein, the most famous squares, you will find the well-known "brown café's".
To end the visit with a panoramic view of the city, make your way the Westerkerk and its bell tower, the tallest in Amsterdam, located in the heart of Jordaan, one of the fashionable quarters.
Amsterdam : Events
Exhibitions and Tours
Visit the Artis Zoo : Butterfly Pavillion
From Tuesday, November 18 2008 to Thursday, December 31 2009
A floating ballet of butterflies The Zoo Artis was built in 1838. Its tree-lined walkways and enclosed buildings are home to many different animals. Today, however, the park has a new attraction: a(...)
Leisure & Discovery
Discover the Botanical Garden of Amsterdam
From Monday, January 1 2007 to Wednesday, December 31 2008
A garden in the city center. Throughout the course of its 400 years of existence, the Hortus Bontanical Garden, one of the world's oldest, slowly ceased its activities as a medicinal herb garden(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
"125 favourites acquired with the support of the Rembrandt Association"
From Friday, October 3 2008 to Sunday, January 18 2009
125 years of collecting... The Rembrant Association is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2008. For the occasion, the Van Gogh museum will be presenting a selection of works acquired by the(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
"Caspar David Friedrich and the Romantic Landscape of Germany"
From Saturday, September 20 2008 to Sunday, January 18 2009
A German master. The Hermitage museum in Saint-Petersburg will be lending its entire collection of Caspar David Friedrich's works to the Hermitage museum in Amsterdam. This special exhibition will(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Building India -
From Saturday, November 15 2008 to Saturday, February 7 2009
India's stones speak. Riyaz Tayyibji, Quaid Doongerwala, Sudipto Ghosh, Ayan Sen, Nisha Matthew and Sumitro Ghosh are six Indian architects of high repute - what's more, they are said to be(...)
Musical Entertainment
International Tango Festiva: Tangomagia
From Friday, December 26 2008 to Wednesday, December 31 2008
Latino fire! Tangomagia has been making the mercury rise unnaturall every winter in Amsterdan since 1997. As some of the best dancers on the planet demonstrate their skills, a number of workshops(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Discover the Rijksmuseum's Indian Miniatures -
From Friday, October 17 2008 to Sunday, January 4 2009
Ticket to India. 50 exceptional pieces, lent by the Rijksmuseum, will be presented at the Van Gogh museum as part of the Amsterdam India Festival. Subjects range from landscapes and war scenes to(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
"Palestine 1948: remembering an old homeland"
From Saturday, March 1 2008 to Sunday, January 4 2009
Nakba: the scar in history. The state of Israel celebrated its 60th anniversary in May of 2008. It has thus been 60 years since the "Nakba", which is the Arabic word for disaster. Indeed, from the(...)
Musical Entertainment
Evening at the Casablanca, traditional jazz club in Amsterdam
From Tuesday, November 18 2008 to Thursday, December 31 2009
A long tradition of music and jazz... The Casablanca jazz club is one of the oldest and most celebrated in Amsterdam. Since 1946, numerous groups, jazz legends and spectators have come together in(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Water -
From Saturday, November 29 2008 to Sunday, March 1 2009
A drop in an ocean... Water under every form... This is the basis, the foundation, on which a group of photo-artists (Dieter Appelt, Elger Esser, Balthasar Burkhard, Naoya Hatakeyama, Roni Horn and(...)
Exhibitions and Tours
- Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1608 - 1651): Amsterdam's Virtuoso -
From Saturday, November 22 2008 to Sunday, February 22 2009
Pure talent and the best teacher... The Rembrandt museum is organising an homage to an exceptionally-skilled painter, a Dutch master of the Baroque style who left his mark on the 17th century like(...)
