Friday is the start of a very special and cultural festival. It already exists since 1998: the famous Grachtenfestival. This festival is all about music and it offers young musicians from all over the world to share their talent. The Grachtenfestival will start on Friday the 07.08.2020 and ends on the 16.08.2020. In ten days, […]
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We are running a Giveaway where you will be able to win 2x 2 Tickets for the Amsterdam Highlights Bike Tour for you and your friend. During the tour, you and your friend will see the best spots in Amsterdam and have a great time exploring the city by bike. Additionally, you will get a drink of your choice during a […]
Read moreLet’s go Camping! Holidays are almost here and there is no better way to spend them close to your home but in a beautiful natural surrounding. There are plenty of camping areas around Amsterdam and probably one really close to you as well.
Read moreWho said there won’t be any concerts during times of Corona? That’s what the management of the entertainment company Friendly Fire thought. Since Corona, usual concerts in halls and clubs are not possible anymore. So, they came up with live-stream concerts from many beautiful places in Amsterdam. Well, live-stream concerts are nothing new to us […]
Read moreWe got the great possibility to interview Debra Barraud. A very popular photographer/writer in Amsterdam and the founder of Humans of Amsterdam. Read along to get to know her story and how she is dealing with the current quarantine in Amsterdam. copyright@debrabarraud Debra is a Dutch photographer/writer and runs a Facebook and Instagram page called “Humans of Amsterdam”. [...]
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The desire to venture far into the world has always been a huge theme for the Dutch. And one of the very best examples, you’ll find in the heart of Amsterdam next to the Vondel park in Amsterdam – the exotic “Seven-country-house” (Zevenlandenhuizen). The architect Tjeerd Kuipers (1857-1942), who has more than 50 churches under […]
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From the 16th century to the present, a flower so beloved that it caused an economic crisis, the Dutch and the tulips certainly have a complicated relationship. Every early spring in Amsterdam, the city hosts an all around tulip festival. This year, the theme of the festival is “for every Dutchman a tulip”. We disagree, […]
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If the museum square (Museumplein) represents the glory of Dutch art, then the fast evolving NDSM at Amsterdam North would be her contemporary, unruly sister1. This is the optimal corner for you to watch the city’s art scene unfold. NDSM stands for “Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij“, or the Netherlands dock and shipbuilding company. It’s a […]
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The Dutch cuisine is like the Dutch culture itself — a hotchpotch of all the goodies. And we deep fried it! The vibrant daily life in Amsterdam has a vibrant street food culture to match. And our very own Food & Drinks Bike Tour focuses on exactly that! Here, I’ll give you a sneak peek: […]
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On a Amsterdam Travelcafé bike tour the old parts of town are the stars. The the canals, the draw bridges and those classic Dutch canal houses. However, once in a while, some sharp and modern highrises are gonna catch your eye instead. Modern architecture in Amsterdam is… in a word, distinct. The sharp edges vows […]
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