The Amsterdam Travel Guide
A guide to Amsterdam in 8 chapters and 47 reference pages, plus 142 articles, from 2007 through 2026: 152,094 words on the canals and museums, the coffee shops, the Red Light District and day trips around the Netherlands.
The guide
Planning
What the city is like, the weather, holidays, visas and maps.
Getting there
Flights, Schiphol Airport and rail passes.
Getting around
Trams, bikes, hire cars and tours.
Things to do
The main sights and museums, the city beaches and shopping.
Food, drink and nightlife
Where to eat and drink, clubs, live music and gay Amsterdam.
Coffee shops and the Red Light District
What is legal, what is not, and how it works.
Day trips
Haarlem, and Bruges and Brussels in Belgium.
Where to stay
Hotels, hostels, apartments, houseboats and camping, plus five hotel reviews.
From the archive
142 articles, by subject.
- Coffee shops and cannabis
- The Red Light District
- Where to stay
- Flights and Schiphol
- Getting around and onward
- Seasons and when to go
- Events, music and nightlife
- Food and drink
- Site and travel news
- Shopping and markets
- Sights and neighbourhoods
- Trip planning and tips