Itineraries, practical tips, and neighborhood guides to plan your trip to Amsterdam.
April is tulip month in Amsterdam: the city fills with flowers, café terraces reopen at the first sunny spe...
December is Amsterdam's month of lights: Light Festival artworks on the canals, the Dam Square tree, a Chri...
February is, with January, the quietest and cheapest month to visit Amsterdam. Days are already getting lon...
January is Amsterdam's darkest month and one of its quietest: afternoons top out around 6°C, the sun sets b...
July is one of Amsterdam's liveliest months: the days stretch to 10 pm, terraces spill onto the quays, and ...
June is the month when Amsterdam lives outdoors: the sun sets around 22:00, terraces spill onto the quays a...
May is one of the loveliest months to visit Amsterdam: terraces are full, days last more than 15 hours and ...
March is when Amsterdam wakes up: afternoons climb towards 10°C, the sun shines 146 hours over the month, n...
November is Amsterdam's darkest month and one of its quietest: afternoons barely reach 10°C and the sun har...
October is when Amsterdam tips from late summer into winter: the canal trees turn russet, wind and rain ret...
September extends the summer in Amsterdam with fewer people: the schoolchildren are back, terraces stay ope...
Amsterdam is flat, but its cobbles, humpback bridges, narrow canal houses and pavements shared with bikes c...
Amsterdam has many markets, but two come up again and again in travellers' searches: the Albert Cuyp in the...
Amsterdam is a city where you see plenty of dogs, in cafés as well as parks, and visiting with a pet is per...
Amsterdam is one of the easiest European cities to visit alone: the centre is compact, public transport is ...
The Westerkerk and its tall tower stand over the Westermarkt, a corner of the canal district that holds sev...
Dam Square is the historic centre of Amsterdam, and almost everything that matters in the old town is reach...
The Rijksmuseum is the ideal starting point for a walk: within ten minutes on foot you reach the big lawn o...
Amsterdam is a compact city: almost everything visitors look for fits into a few areas laid out in half-cir...
Working remotely for a few days from Amsterdam is easy: the city has dozens of coworking spaces offering da...
Amsterdam has long been a film set: its canals, narrow houses and white bridges are the backdrop to comedie...
To enter the Netherlands, most travellers need a valid travel document, sometimes a visa, and since 2026 a ...
Halloween is not a Dutch tradition: children in Amsterdam celebrate Saint Martin on 11 November instead, wi...
Amsterdam's shop hours often surprise visitors: on Monday mornings some boutiques open late, on Sundays nea...
