Day 01
Amsterdam Golden Ages Walking Tour
- Meet at Amsterdam Centraal Station, a Dutch neoclassical building from the second half of the 19th century.
- Visit St. Nicholas Basilica, the biggest Catholic church in the Netherlands, dating from the second half of the 19th century.
- See De Waag, the city weigh house dating from the beginning of the 15th century.
- Discover Our Lord in the Attic, the most famous "secret church" in Amsterdam.
- Visit the Old Church, the former Church of St. Nicholas and the oldest building in Amsterdam, at more than 800 years old.
- Walk through the Red Light District, where you will see the window cabins and spend about 45 minutes discussing prostitution and drug policy in the Netherlands.
- Continue to Dam Square, the central square and birthplace of Amsterdam, with a focus on the surrounding buildings such as the Royal Palace, New Church, National Monument, and Madame Tussauds Museum.
- See the smallest house in Amsterdam.
- Pass by Anne Frank House, the biographical museum dedicated to the Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank.
- Visit West Church, the most famous and oldest Protestant church in Amsterdam.
- See the gable stones exhibition, the place in Amsterdam with the largest number of these old building identifiers.
- Explore Begijnhof, a memorial area dedicated to the Beguines, a convent similar to nuns, with the possibility of visiting a nearby secret Catholic church and seeing the oldest residential building in Amsterdam still in use.
- Stroll through Bloemenmarkt, the biggest flower market in Amsterdam, where flower lovers can find many different kinds of tulip bulbs and other flowers.
- See the Coin Tower (Munttoren), formerly one of the gates to the inner city and later used for coin stamping during the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
- Visit Rembrandtplein, home to a monument of the great painter and a 3D display of his most famous masterpiece, "The Night Watch."
- End at the River Amstel, where you will see two of Amsterdam's most famous bridges: the Blue Bridge and the Skinny Bridge.
Note: The meeting point can also be your hotel in Amsterdam.
