Amsterdam
Amsterdam, city of 165 canals, 1281 bridges, 2,500 houseboats, the house closer in the world (1 m wide), museums and !!!...
Founded in 1275 on a hundred islands, in the old town retains its ancient channels which makes it one of the most fascinating cities in Europe. The many facets of the city you can enjoy them during one of the walks to board one of the boats that will make you discover the most beautiful and characteristic of this multi-cultural city of flowers.
Amsterdam is a city in many ways incomparable, and the multitude of flowers adorning; the thousands of bicycles, canals and bridges, museums with their masterpieces of Dutch painters, especially as the Rembrandt, Van Goeg, etc.. Amsterdam is the city lagoon in Europe.
A network of channels, dividing the city into a multitude of small islands (about 90) that are interconnected by bridge. The elegant buildings facing the water were the property of merchants enriched by the East India Company, and processing of diamonds, among which we remember the "Cullinan" (the biggest diamond in the world) and the "Koh-I-Noor" (which was cut for the British crown jewels in 1852). The Dam, the central square, the Royal Palace, the Vondel Park, City Hall, ETC.;
Several possible day trip :
- Brussel
- High Dam Afsluitdjk
- Volendam
- Den Haag
- Rotterdam