http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl The no-nonsense travel guide to Amsterdam, Holland Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/781-begijnhof-courtyard-amsterdam http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/781-begijnhof-courtyard-amsterdam#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:39:10 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=781 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.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/781-begijnhof-courtyard-amsterdam/feed 0