Amsterdam, Netherlands^

Amsterdam

Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, is a fascinating maritime city built along a network of canals. Its Rijksmuseum is world famous for its paintings by the great 17th-century Dutch Masters such as Rembrandt and Vermeer. The Van Gogh Museum contains many of Van Gogh's greatest paintings and the Stedelijk Museum has an extensive collection of modern works. Other important sights are Anne Frank's House, where she hid from the Nazis and wrote her famous diary, the baroque Koninklijk Paleis and Rembrandt's House. With its gabled houses, houseboats and specialised shops, the city is wonderful to explore on foot or bicycle.

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