Guide to Amsterdam

there, you can continue to admire the colourful landscape from the coffee-terrace to the park. Horus Botanica’s is about 850 meters from Rembrandt Square on the other bank of the Amstel River.

Beauty
The plethora of canals surrounding the central city district with its more than 1,500 architectural monuments are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and date largely from the 17th-century gold for the Netherlands. Why do they call it "golden"? Thanks to its seafarers from a small fishing village as it was when it was founded in the late 12th century, Amsterdam and the whole of Holland became the world's busiest harbour, trading the most remote points of the geographic map. Trade pushes forward the development of the city in all other spheres - science, culture, art. Formed as a global financial centre, Amsterdam leaves important traces in the economic history of mankind. There have been born a number of prototypes of today's known concepts, such as the Central Bank, as the Bank of Amsterdam, the Stock Exchange (if not at times, it was certainly a leader), the first multinational - the Dutch East India Company. Well, the strenuous development and use of the new financial instruments inevitably gives rise to the first closest to today's speculative "balloons" and crises - just to remember the lameness, but this is another topic. Floating Flower Market (Blumenmarkt). Just from the tulip-traffic, we move on to the other emblematic Amsterdam attraction - the floating colour market on the Single Canal. As is well known, flowers and the Netherlands are inextricably linked and this is evident everywhere in Amsterdam and its beautiful colourful pavilions, where you can choose from an unprecedented number of varieties of tulips and other flowers, bulbs and seeds. If you happen to be in Amsterdam in the spring and have a good time, go to the town of Lises about 35 km and the incredible Kökkenhof garden called the Dutch Flower Garden. It is only open during the two months when the tulips bloom, whose number is ... about four and a half million! If you do not have the time to organize a trip outside the city, you can go to Horus Botanica’s - one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, founded in 1632. After exploring over 6,000 species of plants grown

the most popular places for connoisseurs of cultural and cognitive tourism: Historical Channels (Grachtengordel). Located in the form of concentric circles, they give the most distinctive nuance of the city's atmosphere, along with hundreds of romantic bridges and parked bikes around them. A boat trip, taken for example from the quay to the Central Station, will guide you through the most scenic canals like Single - the oldest and innermost canal - and allow you to get a first impression of urban architecture. You will also see popular and charming dwellings.

Spring, River, Boats
Many facades are illuminated at night, and one thousand two hundred eighty-one characteristic arched bridge in the city. Add this to the glamour of old-fashioned street lamps reflected in shimmering channels and see how a boat trip by candlelight contributes to spend a romantic evening along the dark waters of time. In the spring, river boats and barge canals assume to be seen the biggest show of flowers in the world. There are three to seven-over and cruise along the colourful pieces of satiate province. Almost everyone goes to historic, once a royal park, where more than 6 million tulips, yellow daffodils and hyacinths covered an area of 70 acres. 16 km passed along paths cut with taste and fancy flower beds, fountains, ponds under the shade of large trees and greenhouses, where you can see 500 varieties of tulips, including Purplish "black" tulip. Other stops include cruise remarkable flower auction in Lamer (the largest in the world with 17 million stalks of flowers placed on the podium every day) and some of the major nurseries in the country. The route of the bulbs (Bluesmen Route), which departs from Amsterdam, encourage independent travellers to "make themselves" (doe het self), be it by bicycle, train or car. Avoid crowds spring will also miss the tulips, but the consolation prize visit Amsterdam daily year-round floating (flower market) along the canal Singh. For 200 years this coming barge, loaded with cut flowers and potted plants. If you have a feeling that you need a fresh breath and need to go somewhere, you know that Amsterdam is always waiting for you with open arms. Intriguing and colourful, tolerant and free, the city will make you feel cosy and "at home" without being intrusive. There is nothing in Amsterdam, you can spend your time as you like, and no one will blame you for having missed one-by-one. Besides, it is here that you can choose from a variety of different routes - from the cafes and the neighbourhood of the red lanterns to the magnificent city art galleries and the many churches. Here's the option of a short city tour with some of

age of Amsterdam. But smaller houses along other channels (especially in the Jordan neighbourhood) can be more interesting as architecture. Amsterdam boasts its neat brick houses, many of which are protected as cultural monuments.

When it comes to shopping, Amsterdam is a city of small shops. Amazing and unusual shops, open all the time, most of them are close to each other, which makes shopping a real experience. Large retail chains for fashion, shoes and accessories are lined street between Dam Square (Dam) and square (Mundelein). Most shops are open on Sundays. De Bike - elegant shop for designer goods is up in Dam Square. Dutch fashion chain Mix has branded store in the middle of the street. Another important site is American Book Centre, which has a wide selection of music and modern literature. The distance between Westerner (Westerner) is called the "nine little streets" and is a great place for walks. First, because the channels and the houses are beautiful, and secondly because the streets are filled with small shops, cafes and galleries You can buy everything - from cheese to mature second-hand goods. The area is known mostly second-hand stores. The narrow houses from the XVII century have huge windows at eye level so you can see much more than beautiful facades. Here are some exciting areas charter tour: Dam Square (Dam) to the Royal Palace (Kop Poleis; Royal Palace), built in 1665, the New Church (Niue Kirk), built in the XV century and the old church (the oldest building in city) is dated 1302 and is located on a street Varmus (Warmest). Do you think that is too tourist to view Venice from a gondola? Then you're probably not willing to see Amsterdam from a boat, but will fail to see this city of canals on the way in which he is destined to be seen. The river townhouses and warehouses built by merchants in the seventeenth century are high (four-storey) and narrow (the land was expensive, and taxes on real estate unacceptably high), each stands out for its fantastic pediments that not a single alike. Of the five concentric semicircles of canals near elms that line, and many smaller channels that connect them to form a fan historic centre, stands with largest and most representative houses around it."Regent's Canal" was the most prestigious address in the golden

crowd of people who actually bears the unique spirit of Amsterdam. The architecture of the city can be seen best with a boat tour through the canals. To be completely satisfied with his visit to Amsterdam is a must visit at least several museums and art galleries one of the city. While touring around the city will surely house - boats that are so typical of Amsterdam. The boats are turned into complete homes with electricity, water, gas and sewerage. This type of homes is over 2000, but due to their large numbers, setting new is forbidden. The Dutch eat soup and sandwiches for lunch, often accompanied with a glass of milk. Just like the British, they love chips and wafers have kiosks for as the Belgians. Local specialties are bitter balls - like fried cheese croquettes, served as appetizers with beer "brown cafes" (Brown Cafes). Amsterdam is famous for some of the best Turkish and Indonesian restaurants in Europe. And the Dutch have contributed to the fast food chains, but in The Netherlands things are different. Furthermore, global fast food chains, in Amsterdam there are plenty of fried products can be purchased from the snack bars throughout the city. Amsterdam nightlife is colourful, cosmopolitan and never stops. The city can offer many - nocturnal theatres, art parties and live music from well known bands and gaining speed. Clubs offered by R & B and house music to hard rock and hip-hop. Most nightclubs are open until 04.00 am and on weekends and 5:00 to 6:00 in the morning. Life in the bars is friendly, relaxed and lasts long. Local go out early and returning late. In many places have a cafe, restaurant and night club on different floors? "Tasting houses" are taverns, more known as "places of taste." Gaining popularity in the seventeenth century Visitors could taste the alcohol before I ordered one or more bottles. Amsterdam can still be found, but rarely are free samples."Brown cafes" (Brown Café or bar) - these are traditional Dutch pubs. They call them "brown" because of nicotine. Their interior is faded; there are wooden tables with carpet on them. Some of the nicest "brown cafes" can be found around (the old centre of Amsterdam) near Central Station.

water, gas and sewage. They have over 2000 and due to the large number of new placement are now forbidden. Amsterdam (Amsterdam) occurs as a fishing village in the twelfth century, then became one of the largest ports in the world. Today the capital of the Netherlands impresses with its combination of historic landmarks, dynamic lifestyle and unheard of liberality. Tourists usually connect Amsterdam with "neighbourhood of the Red Lanterns" and marijuana, but the city has much to offer - to everyone's desires. Because of its 160 channels and over 1000 bridges, some have called Amsterdam "Northern Venice". Channels have become a profitable tourist attraction. Most streets look like alleys - short and narrow, and the channels are much wider. This is one reason to use mostly local boats and trams. However, bicycles are the most common mode of transport in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is a wonderful place for walking. Even if you lose the web of canals and streets, do not worry - Enjoy the magnificent architecture of the houses, sellers of tulips, urinate musicians enjoy even the