Amsterdam Day Trip from Brussels With Cheese, Clogs and Windmills
Highlights
Brussels, Amsterdam
Group Tour
12 Hours
MODERATE
English, Spanish
Description
On our way to Amsterdam you will pass by the countryside and windmills.Arriving in the Amsterdam area, we will stop at a typical Dutch cheese and wooden clog farm called 'Rembrandthoeve' located near the Amstel river.Entering the city you will see the Netherlands’ National Bank, the wellknown Heineken brewery, as well as The Painting Gallery, with the great Dutch masters such as Rembrandt and Van Gogh.From the Saint-Nicolas church you will enjoy a 20 minutes’ walk passing the neogothic Central Station reaching the royal palace on Dam Square.Here you will have free time to enjoy a boat tour or a walk along the ‘coffee’ shops, the Red-light district, etc.
On departure from the city, our route will take you through the picturesque houseboats and the replica ship of the East Indian company.You will then see the Jewish Museum and the Jewish Memorial monument as well as the famous Artis Zoo and the stunning Nemo, the Science Museum designed by world-famous architect Renzo Piano.
Itinerary
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Heart of the city and most crowded square of Amsterdam: Damplein with the Liberation Monument (1[sensitive content]) a
22 M high obelisk.There is also the Royal Palace, now only used for representative purposes.
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The Anne Frank House is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank.The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
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Founded in 1873 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken of the Netherlands.
2011: third brewer of the world's level.
Today, the Heineken Brewery in Amsterdam is the Heineken Experience Museum.......marvellous building with art deco elements.Heineken beer is a blond beer (pils) 5%.
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Dominates the Damsquare.Inaugurated as Town Hall en 1655 during the Golden Age and became a palace by Luis Bonaparte, brother of the Emperor Napoleon.Townhall until 1808 and today the palace is used by the King to welcome wellknown visitors.
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Windmills and farmhouses dominate the skyline.
A traditional farm where wooden shoes and cheese are made.
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Types of Dutch windmill: poldermill, watermill and fluormill.
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Situated behind the Bourse and the biggest of Europa.
A few streets to walk!
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Please Note
Please be at the meeting point 15 min before departure: 18 Boulevard de Berlaimont, 1000 Brussels (look for your guide and a white Keolis bus)
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.