Amsterdam
With its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stedelijk. Visiting Amsterdam will make you feel like you’re living a dream!
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📍 Amsterdam
Find out more about Amsterdam. We will help you discover the best things to do, places to go and much more on our NomadSet Guide. Enjoy!
Size: 219.32 km2 (84.68 sq mi)
Average duration of a trip: 3-4 days
People
Amsterdam's population is about 800.000 and there are more than 900.000 bicycles in the city! So, literally, it has more bikes than people!
The Architecture
Its buildings have a lot of funny facts. They usually have a bucket outside to move the furnitures that wouldn't pass through the not so wide staircases.
Bikes
Its streets AND canals are full of bicycles. A lot of cyclists take their bikes for a swim in the canals by accident, of course.
A Lot of Bridges
Amsterdam alone has over 1,200 bridges, more than Venice and Paris combined!
Dutch
The official language is Dutch. But basically everyone speaks English.
Red Light District
Prostitution is not forbidden in the city and you can see dancers through the windows in the Red Light District.
