Full article: Café Tabac, Amsterdam

Located at what many consider to be one of the most beautiful spots in Amsterdam -- the corner of Prinsengracht and Brouwersgracht -- Café Tabac is a popular pub known for its friendly staff and customers.

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Full article: Amsterdam will make promotion of Red Light District ‘more honest’

The city of Amsterdam has promised to review its promotional material in order to cull overly rosy commendations of its Red Light District.

The city is tackling abuses in the area, and actively marketing the 'red light' character of the district does fit that picture.

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Full article: Auditor: ‘Impossible to measure success of Amsterdam’s Red Light District clean-up measures’

It is impossible to determine whether Amsterdam's efforts to reduce the number of window brothels, coffeeshops and call shops in the city's Red Light District lead to less crime.

This is one of the conclusions of a report made public today by the Netherlands Court of Audit.

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Full article: Red Light Radio – Live Radio in Amsterdam’s Red Light District

There's something new in Amsterdam's (in)famous Red Light District: a radio broadcasting live from a former prostitute's cubicle.

Radio Netherlands reporter Patricia Cronie asked founder Hugo van Heijningen what's the benefit of making radio next door to the prostitutes?

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Full article: Jordaan

Located west of Amsterdam's city center the Jordaan is an atmospheric, bohemian quarter with a labyrinth of narrow streets and picturesque canals.

It is peppered with small shops and galleries, restaurants and brown cafes.

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Full article: Restaurant Vermeer

Situated in a series of monumental 17th century houses Restaurant Vermeer offers top-quality gourmet dining.

The restaurant in located within the NH Barbizon Palace Hotel, just across from Amsterdam Central Station.

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Full article: Tropenmuseum — Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam

Amsterdam's Tropenmuseum, the Museum of the Tropics, offers 8 permanent exhibitions as well as an ongoing series of temporary exhibitions.

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Full article: Begijnhof – Amsterdam Beguinage

Founded sometime in the 14th century for the Beguines, members of a lay Catholic sisterhood, the Begijnhof is one of Amsterdam's oldest inner courtyards -- and one of the city's best known landmarks.

Access to the private property is strictly regulated in order to maintain both the courtyard's tranquility and the privacy of its inhabitants.

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Full article: Artis Amsterdam Zoo

Founded in 1838, Artis is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands.

Guidebooks rightly refer to it one of the most pleasant city zoos around, as the whole place breathes a 19th-century garden atmosphere with winding paths, majestic trees, fascinating sculptures and monumental historical buildings.

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Full article: Droog: Dutch Design

The Droog Design group is a design collective based in Amsterdam whose work has garnered international fame.

To a large extent their work has defined Dutch design internationally.

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