Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. It is known for the canals that cross the city, its impressive architecture, museums and art galleries, its notorious red light district, and more than 1,500 bridges. Wikivoyage
Population 921,468 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Old Church Museum · 870 m -
Berlage's Stock Market Attraction · 960 m -
Blauwbrug Viewpoint · 70 m -
Willet-Holthuysen Museum · 140 m -
Collectie Six Museum · 190 m -
H'ART Museum Museum · 190 m -
Rembrandt van Rijn statue Artwork · 240 m -
Jewish Museum Museum · 270 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Imagine Film Festival
April
The Imagine Film Festival, formerly Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, also known as Imagine Fantastic Film Festival or simply Imagine, is an annual film festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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King's Day
April
Formerly Queen's Day, this national holiday, nominally in celebration of the King's birthday, is difficult to describe to anyone who's never been there.
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Prinsengrachtconcert and Grachtenfestival
August
Third weekend of August each year. A free open-air classical music concert is held every year on a stage in the middle of the Prinsengracht.
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Camera Japan Festival
September
Camera Japan Festival is a multidisciplinary Japanese arts and culture festival held each year in the Netherlands, in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Part of the movie programme goes 'on tour' the rest of the year at various cinemas across the country.
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Amsterdam Dance Event
October
Usually held during the second last weekend in October, this electronic music annual festival gathers cream of the crop faces from the house and techno scenes.
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
November
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Museumplein
December
Amsterdam celebrates the holy day of Sint Nicholaas on 5 December as Christmas in the Dam Square also known as "Christmas Square".
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Amsterdam); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
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Flower Market
Bloemenmarkt
- Monday: 09:00–17:30
- Tuesday: 09:00–17:30
- Wednesday: 09:00–17:30
- Thursday: 09:00–17:30
- Friday: 09:00–17:30
- Saturday: 09:00–17:30
- Sunday: 11:30–17:30
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 09:00–17:30
- Tuesday
- 09:00–17:30
- Wednesday
- 09:00–17:30
- Thursday
- 09:00–17:30
- Friday
- 09:00–17:30
- Saturday
- 09:00–17:30
- Sunday
- 11:30–17:30
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New Market
Nieuwmarkt
- Monday: 10:00–18:30
- Tuesday: 10:00–18:30
- Wednesday: 10:00–18:30
- Thursday: 10:00–18:30
- Friday: 10:00–18:30
- Saturday: 09:00–18:30
- Sunday: 09:00–17:00
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 10:00–18:30
- Tuesday
- 10:00–18:30
- Wednesday
- 10:00–18:30
- Thursday
- 10:00–18:30
- Friday
- 10:00–18:30
- Saturday
- 09:00–18:30
- Sunday
- 09:00–17:00
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Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 96 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Waterlooplein 180 m
- Stadhuis 210 m
- Rembrandtplein 250 m
- Keizersgracht 930 m
- Meester Visserplein 390 m
- Muntplein 470 m
Train stations: Amsterdam Central Station 1.4 km, Amsterdam Muiderpoort 2.2 km, Amsterdam Amstel 2.5 km, Amsterdam RAI 3.4 km, Amsterdam Zuid 3.6 km, Amsterdam Science Park 3.6 km, Amsteltrein 3.8 km, Amsterdam Lelylaan 4.6 km, Amsterdam Sloterdijk 4.9 km, Diemen 5.2 km, Duivendrecht 5.4 km, Diemen Zuid 5.5 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.