Amsterdam Tourism

140 Guides in this pillar

Amsterdam Tax-Free Shopping & VAT Refund Guide (2026)

Amsterdam tax-free shopping lets non-EU visitors reclaim up to 21% VAT on eligible purchases — a meaningful saving on luxury…

Updated September 6, 2026 · 9 min

A Giethoorn day trip from Amsterdam takes you to one of the prettiest villages in Europe — a 750-year-old car-free…

Updated September 6, 2026 · 9 min

The Museum Quarter (Museumkwartier) in Amsterdam’s Oud-Zuid is one of the city’s most prestigious and culturally rich neighbourhoods — home…

Updated September 9, 2026 · 10 min

Amsterdam visa requirements depend entirely on your passport. Citizens of EU/EEA countries need nothing more than ID. Citizens of about…

Updated September 6, 2026 · 11 min

Gay Amsterdam is one of the most welcoming, historic, and easy-to-navigate LGBTQ+ destinations in the world. The Netherlands was the…

Updated August 15, 2026 · 10 min

King’s Day in Amsterdam (Koningsdag) is the wildest, most colourful day in the Dutch calendar — when 1 million people…

Updated August 15, 2026 · 13 min

Amsterdam’s Jewish heritage spans 400 years of one of Europe’s most consequential Jewish communities — from Sephardic refugees fleeing Spain…

Updated September 6, 2026 · 8 min

Amsterdam has one of Europe’s best vintage shops and secondhand scenes — a side effect of the city’s sustainability-conscious culture,…

Updated August 15, 2026 · 6 min

Amsterdam to Bruges is one of the most romanticised day trips in Europe — and one of the longest at…

Updated September 7, 2026 · 7 min

Oud-West (literally "Old West") is Amsterdam’s trendy local neighbourhood — residential enough to feel authentic, central enough to be walkable,…

Updated September 9, 2026 · 6 min