Amsterdam is the capital and the largest city in
Netherlands, located some 10 km to the north-west from
Diemen. The population of Amsterdam is 741,700 people (as of 2009). Amsterdam is a popular tourist destination thanks to its rivers and coastal construction.
Airport Schiphol (IATA: AMS) is 20 km away from it and is the closest airport to it.
Things to do in it
Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands, has more than one hundred kilometers of grachten (canals), about 90 islands and 1, 500 bridges. The three main canals (Herengracht, Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht), dug in the 17th century during the Dutch Golden Age, form concentric belts around the city, known as the Grachtengordel. Alongside the main canals are 1550 monumental buildings. The 17th-century canal ring area, including the Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Jordaan, were listed as…
NDSM wharf (NDSM werf) is a tourist attraction, one of the Coastal construction in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located: 19 km from Zaandam, 530 km from Brussels, 650 km from Cologne.
EYE Film Institute Netherlands is a Dutch archive and museum in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands. The museum collection includes 37, 000 film titles, 60, 000 posters, 700, 000 photographs and 20, 000 books. The earliest materials date from the start of the film industry in the Netherlands in 1895.
I Amsterdam Letters is a tourist attraction, one of the Monuments and memorials in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located: 18 km from Diemen, 520 km from Brussels, 640 km from Cologne.
The Stadsschouwburg (Dutch - city theatre) of Amsterdam is the name held by the theatre building at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and by its predecessors, all of which are lost and/or have burnt down.
A'DAM Lookout is a tourist attraction, one of the Scenic Lookouts in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is located: 20 km from Diemen, 530 km from Brussels, 650 km from Cologne.
The Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum (Netherlands Maritime Museum) is a museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The museum is housed in a former naval storehouse,'s Lands Zeemagazijn or Admiraliteits Magazijn, constructed in 1656. The museum moved to this building in 1973.
The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam or Rijksmuseum (English. State Museum) is a Dutch national museum in Amsterdam, located on the Museumplein. The museum is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art.
Have you seen everything in Amsterdam already? Let's have a look on the surroundings. If you're visiting the area, you may want to check out something from the following list:
To understand Amsterdam better you can also take a look at the gallery.