You’ll know when you’ve arrived in Amsterdam. The constant ring-ring of bicycle bells, the wonderfully oddball Dutch humour, its mighty museums filled with eclectic treasures, cute-as-a-button canals ...

Come one, come all to the latest edition of Amsterdam’s KunstRAI. As the country’s longest-running contemporary art fair, the event brings an über arty focus to an already arty city with plenty of ...

Amsterdam, the dazzling Dutch capital, with its picture-perfect canals and those oh-so-charming narrow streets, offers a treasure trove of places to lay your head at night. Whether you’re a first-time ...

If I could live anywhere in the world, it would be Amsterdam. I envision spending my days clutching bunches of tulips, cycling along the canal and waving to locals (everyone I’ve ever met in Amsterdam ...

A global city with an outward-looking attitude, Amsterdam has never had trouble attracting people. Since the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, it’s been renowned as somewhere alive with culture ...

Rembrandt's death in 1669 went unnoticed. He was buried in an unmarked grave. Entirely alone at the time of his death, he was buried by the church, even though he was an avowed atheist. After 20 years ...

It was raw and in-your-face, sleazy yet seductive, but Amsterdam’s famous Red Light District has been cleaned up and a new character is emerging. Behind the permissiveness, the brothel windows and the ...

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