Amsterdam Trip Overview
As a local archeologist from Amsterdam, my knowlegde of the city is unsurpassed. My tour will give you a complete picture of Amsterdam’s Golden Age. Meanwhile it is also a nice stroll through the city center and past all the famous landmarks. Eating a herring and drinking a Jenever complete this unique experience.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
As a local archeologist from Amsterdam, my knowlegde of the city is unsurpassed. My tour will give you a complete picture of Amsterdam’s Golden Age. Meanwhile it is also a nice stroll through the city center and past all the famous landmarks. Eating a herring and drinking a Jenever complete this unique experience.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Dam Square, Dam, 1012 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Your extremely knowledgeable guide (me) will show you the central square of the city, with the historical buildings surrounding it, and explain their significance during our Golden Age.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Begijnhof, Gedempte Begijnensloot, 1012 RM Amsterdam The Netherlands
The Begijnhof is a quaint little convent, beatifully preserved. Here our guide will show you a hidden church, as well as the oldest visible wooden house in Amsterdam.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Spinhuissteeg 1, 1012 CJ Amsterdam The Netherlands
Tucked away in this quiet alley in the city center is a Golden Age correctional facility, that is typical for the change in mentality in that era. It is also somehow connected with the birth of capitalism in Amsterdam.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Oostindisch Huis, Oude Hoogstraat 24, 1012 CE Amsterdam The Netherlands
The Headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was located here. There importance for the Golden Age can hardly be overstated, as our guide will expertly point out.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Red Light District, Amsterdam The Netherlands
The oldest area of Amsterdam, and nowadays the most popular with a certain kind of tourist. The history of this district is still very much visible in the modernday city, and even the coffeeshops and the sexworkers in their windows are a product of an old tradition of tolerance. Our local and extremely wellinformed guide will explain all.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Zeedijk, Oudezijds Kolk to Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam The Netherlands
This street houses some of the oldest cafés in Amsterdam. No wonder, because it’s located on the waterfront of the old harbour. All sailors would go here immediately upon arrival, to drink Jenever. Which is exactly what we will be doing there.
Duration: 30 minutes
