Amsterdam
The Netherlands’ largest city, Amsterdam has been an international port and financial center for 400 years, endowing it with a lively cosmopolitan feeling to match its historic architecture.
Amsterdam is a fascinating city of picturesque canals, world class museums, the Rijksmuseum Museum home of Dutch Master painting’s or the Van Gogh Museum next door, theatres and streets lined with cafés. Admire the city’s beautiful centuries-old homes and picturesque churches on a guided canal boat tour by glass-topped boat to see architecture from the city’s charming neighbourhoods.
Anne Frank is one of Amsterdam’s most well known former residents. The Anne Frank House at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam is where she lived in hiding with her family for more than two years during World War II. Now converted into a museum it contains a sobering exhibition about the persecution of the Jews during the war, as well as discrimination in general.
Kinderdijik, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Take a tour of this ingenious networl of windmills and other flood management devices. Learn how the Windmills were built and see how they work.
For all Itineraries in the Spring visit the picturesque Keukenhof Gardens, the world’s largest floral park. Admire the stunning beauty at both indoor and outdoor exhibits of millions of vibrant blooms including tulips, hyacinths, crocuses and daffodils.