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Guys walking on the Magere bridge in spring with tulips

Go beyond the canals

Welcome to Amsterdam

Mediamatic art centre greenhouse gardens

Top 20 things to do in Amsterdam

Back rear view of cyclists waiting on the boat heading towards the central station

Experience Amsterdam like a local

People on the / ADAM Lookout / swings

Top tips to beat the crowds in Amsterdam

Our latest guides to the city

More seasonal stories
Ice Amsterdam // 03-01-2023 // David Stegenga Fotografie

Amsterdam Weekend Guide (21-23 November)

20 November 2025

Amsterdam Open Air Festival, dancers at music festival at Gaasperpark in Zuidoost

Concerts + Clubbing Guide (June 2024)

20 June 2024

Tom Flanagan

Culture Guide (June 2024)

20 June 2024

Proeflokaal van Wees café-restaurant terrace

Reasons to visit Amsterdam in summer

20 June 2024

Visitors looking at photos in exhibition at World Press Photo 2023 in De Nieuwe Kerk

Cultural tips for Amsterdam this summer

20 June 2024

Boats in the sand and blowcarters at IJmuiderslag beach.

Summer day trips from Amsterdam

20 June 2024

What's happening this week

More culture and events

Hop on a bike, bus or boat

Explore all corners of Amsterdam

A person with bike crosses Ferdinand Bolstraat.

Neighbourhoods

The 'Kerkbrug'(churce bridge) over the river Amstel in the village of Oudekerk aan de Amstel.

Amsterdam Area

STRAAT graffiti and street art museum artworks

Amsterdam's best-kept secrets

Discover Amsterdam with the I amsterdam City Card

All City Card activities
Canal cruise boat goes under the bridge over the Herengracht canal.

Canal cruise with the I amsterdam City Card

20 June 2024

A couple at the Museumplein Stedelijk Museum

Explore all City Card activities

Hidden gems to visit with your I amsterdam City Card

20 June 2024

A couple at the Museumplein holding a city card map

How to use the City Card

20 June 2024

Netherlands rural lanscape - windmills in Zaandam, Netherlands

Top things to do in the Amsterdam Area with the I amsterdam City Card

20 June 2024

Couple using the I Amsterdam App

I amsterdam City Card FAQ

20 June 2024

Experience Amsterdam like a local

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Connect with everything amsterdam&partners

Our network

SugarCity event space

Meetings and conventions in Amsterdam

City aerial view over Amsterdam, The Netherlands. View from the bird's flight

Business in Amsterdam

Herengracht canal houses

Live, work and study

A person cycles with a bunch of flowers through the Oosterpark in autumn.

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