What a difference a virus makes. Just like other popular cities around the world, Amsterdam went from struggling with overtourism to deserted canals, streets, and squares virtually overnight.
Inside: Amsterdam Coronavirus facts
A possible solution for the tsunami of bicycles flooding Leidseplein, the center of Amsterdam’s entertainment district: above-canal parking structures.
It wouldn’t be the first such structure. The one at Central Station has become quite a tourist attraction.
A fire that destroyed a historic building the in the center of Amsterdam on Sunday has cost the lives of two people.
The owner of the building said there was a fight between residents one hour before the fire broke out.
A 68-year-old woman who was injured in yesterday’s train crash has succumbed to her injuries, the municipality of Amsterdam today announced.
16 people injured in the crash are still hospitalized.
Noisy party boats and illegal tour operators cruising the canals of Amsterdam will soon be a thing of past when the city puts into effect a tightened set of regulations governing its waterways.
Houseboat owners, as well as others who live along the canals, have also long complained about noisy sound installations and rowdy boat passengers.
The iconic Amsterdam American Hotel on Leidseplein has been sold for 58,5 million Euro to German real-estate investment company Deka Immobilien.
Under the terms of a sale-and-leaseback construction Hampshire Hotels will continue to operate the property for at least 25 years.
The man who caused a panicked stampede among a crowd gathered at Amsterdam’s Dam Square for the national Remembrance Day commemorations in May, 2010 — injuring dozens of people — has been sentenced to a prison term of 16 months, 8 of which suspended.