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Housing in Amsterdam is at a premium, so students and interns tend to have a hard time finding a room. We list several services and advertisers that list rooms for rent.
We also give tips on how to avoid scams.
Updated with more information. For instance, is your room legal or illegal? Are you allowed to register? »
We also give tips on how to avoid scams.
Updated with more information. For instance, is your room legal or illegal? Are you allowed to register? »
The Coat of Arms of the city of Amsterdam is somewhat of an enigma: not much is known about its origins or its precise meaning.
However, we do known that the three X’s don’t stand for anything untoward. »
However, we do known that the three X’s don’t stand for anything untoward. »
Held every five years, SAIL Amsterdam is the largest free public event in the world.
Come and see dozens of tall ships, marine ships, and a flotilla of hundreds of other maritime history vessels. »
Come and see dozens of tall ships, marine ships, and a flotilla of hundreds of other maritime history vessels. »
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A temporary art installation in the form of a panorama deck atop the Old Church, in the center of Amsterdam’s Red Light District, provide fantastic views across the entire city.
Tickets are €10 per person, and you’ll have quite a climb ahead of you, but you’ll be rewarded with beautiful views and unique photos. »
Tickets are €10 per person, and you’ll have quite a climb ahead of you, but you’ll be rewarded with beautiful views and unique photos. »
The river IJ is the lifeblood of Amsterdam. It allowed traders to grow a small settlement in the delta of the river Amstel into a world-renowned trading city that brought about Holland’s Golden Age.
Today the river connects the Port of Amsterdam — and the North Sea beyond — with the rest of the continent.
Over the past few decades shipyards and other industrial business have closed or moved further west, giving way to a countless exciting developments and projects along the banks of the river.
Free ferries, parks, cultural hot spots, harbor cruises, and a constant parade of ships — from dinghies and sail yachts to cargo vessels and cruise ships — make the IJ a must-see attraction in Amsterdam. »
Today the river connects the Port of Amsterdam — and the North Sea beyond — with the rest of the continent.
Over the past few decades shipyards and other industrial business have closed or moved further west, giving way to a countless exciting developments and projects along the banks of the river.
Free ferries, parks, cultural hot spots, harbor cruises, and a constant parade of ships — from dinghies and sail yachts to cargo vessels and cruise ships — make the IJ a must-see attraction in Amsterdam. »
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Hidden behind a rather boring 19th century façade, Amsterdam’s oldest house dates back to 1485.
Until 2012, when the house was dated, another structure was believed to be the city’s oldest.
Here’s the story behind Warmoesstraat 90. »
Until 2012, when the house was dated, another structure was believed to be the city’s oldest.
Here’s the story behind Warmoesstraat 90. »
Amsterdam’s annual Gay Pride Canal Parade is the second most popular event in town, with 80 floats and over half a million spectators.
The popular parade is the highlight of a week-long of gay pride events. »
The popular parade is the highlight of a week-long of gay pride events. »
Located in a former church, Paradiso is known as Amsterdam’s Pop Temple — one of Holland’s foremost live music venues.
It offers an eclectic mix of music: jazz, fusion, garage, ska, latin, funk, soul… The hall has been filled with Maroccan dance music, an Elvis Presley Church Service, and even some contemporary classical music. »
It offers an eclectic mix of music: jazz, fusion, garage, ska, latin, funk, soul… The hall has been filled with Maroccan dance music, an Elvis Presley Church Service, and even some contemporary classical music. »
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The Royal Palace
The Royal Palace at Amsterdam's Dam Square was once referred to by some as 'the world's eighth wonder.'
But as anyone who has seen the building knows, you'll have to go inside to understand why that was so.
But as anyone who has seen the building knows, you'll have to go inside to understand why that was so.
Visit an Amsterdam Cafe
The Dutch use cafés and their outdoor terraces like an extension of their living room. They’re comfortable places where you can relax, shoot the breeze, read, write, or do nothing at all.
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