The capital of the Netherlands is an interesting and controversial city. On the one hand, walking around Amsterdam can open up the red light district for tourists, bars where you can try soft drugs, streets filled with eccentric people of different nationalities and skin colors.
On the other hand, Amsterdam is a city with its own museum quarter, a huge tulip park, incomparable in beauty and fragrance. At this location, a walking tour easily turns into a bike tour, thanks to thousands of rental points. And it, in turn, can also imperceptibly become water, show the capital in all its glory from the board of a motor ship plying through endless channels.
Travel around the districts of Amsterdam
Naturally, the city is divided into quarters and districts, each of which has its own interesting places, sights and monuments. There are seven districts in total, but tourists usually live in the center, which is divided into the Old and New sides.
The most interesting thing is that in both areas there are historical buildings dating back more than one century. The famous Amsterdam canals are also original tourist sites - since 2010 they have been under the tutelage of UNESCO, in the list of monuments of world history and culture.
Traveling through the city of canals
Many canals and about 600 bridges make Amsterdam completely different from other cities in the world. It is clear that if you try to bypass all the channels, the duration of the route will exceed the distance of the marathon runner. Fortunately, there are the most interesting places, they are marked on all maps and tourist avenues of the city, including:
- Grachtengordel, UNESCO-listed canal area;
- one of the most picturesque bridges - Magere-Bruges, whose name translates as "Skinny Bridge";
- a museum of the history of canals, visually introducing canals and bridges.
Walking in Amsterdam in comfort
Tourist routes in the city are well thought out and equipped, the most popular are minibuses, which run around the ring, while making stops in the most popular places in Amsterdam, for example, in the area of the old port or at the Central Station. The most interesting thing is that you can buy a ticket for the whole day, go out along the route to get acquainted with the architecture and monuments on your own, and then continue the journey on the next minibus.
Another option adored by tourists is special buses, their feature is audio guides in different languages, with their help you can get acquainted in more detail with Amsterdam and its sights. There are various routes and excursions, respectively, they differ in price.
