World Travel www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Amsterdam - Netherlands Tourism bit.ly/HkbxFo Amsterdam - Netherlands Tourism, Travel Guide, Vacation, Attractions Passes: The 'I amsterdam City Card' offers tourists the use of public transport, free or reduced admission to many of the city's museums, a voucher booklet for discounts on several attractions and restaurants, a full-colour pocket guide and a free canal boat trip. Valid for one, two or three days, the card is available for purchase from VVV Amsterdam tourist offices and GVB ticket offices, as well as several hotels. Amsterdam Museum Housed in a former orphanage that dates from 1524, the museum is filled with paintings, prints and archaeological finds that illustrate how Amsterdam grew from a small medieval town into a modern city. The entrance fee to the museum includes access to a glass-roofed 'street' lined with 15 massive group portraits of the Amsterdam Civic Guards. Just below the museum is the Begijnhof, a peaceful enclosed square ringed by brick houses dating from as early as the 14th century. It traditionally housed the Beguines, unmarried Catholic women who wanted to serve God but chose not to become nuns. Opening Times: Mon-Fri 1000-1700, Sat-Sun 1100-1700. Admission Fees: Yes. Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 357, Amsterdam, Netherlands Rijksmuseum After a £375 million, 10-year-long renovation project, the largest and most popular museum in the Netherlands reopens on 13 April 2013. Established in 1885, the museum showcases a collection of masterpieces with the seminal works of Dutch giants Rembrandt (The Night Watch) and Johannes Vermeer (The Milk Maid). The artwork spanning over 8,000 works has been reorganised across three floors in chronological order with clever use of lighting and space, showcases made with non-reflecting glass and muted grey walls to minimise distraction from the galleries. Restored to its former glory with modern aesthetics, this surely ranks as one of the world's greatest museums. Opening Times: Sat-Thur 0900-1800, Fri 0900-2030. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Jan Luijenstraat 1, Amsterdam, Netherlands Anne Frank Huis (Anne Frank House) The small, but highly, popular Anne Frank House annually attracts up to 1 million visitors per year; expect lengthy queues. It is the historic home where Anne Frank, her family and four other Jewish people hid from the occupying Germans during WWII, after fleeing their native Germany. Finally caught by the Nazis after two years in hiding, they were taken off to concentration camps, where Anne eventually died. However, her father survived and published her diary, which takes pride of place here. Opening Times: Daily from 0900 until 1900-2200 depending on time of year. Admission Fees: Yes. Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Prinsengracht 267, Amsterdam, Netherlands Hermitage Amsterdam Housed in the historic Amstelhof, this recently opened museum is a sibling of its namesake in St Petersburg. The main permanent collection focuses on artistic and cultural links between Russia and the Netherlands, with exhibits brought in from St Petersburg. There are also a wide range of temporary exhibitions, as well as a section on the heritage of the historic home of the museum itself. Opening Times: Thurs-Tues 1000-1700, Wed 1000-2000. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: Amstel 51, Amsterdam, Netherlands ============================ Amsterdam Shopping, Amsterdam Attractions, Amsterdam Hotels, Netherlands Tourism, Netherlands, Netherlands Travel Guide, Netherlands Vacation, Netherlands Attractions, Amsterdam Tourism, Amsterdam Travel Guide, Amsterdam Vacation, Amsterdam Attractions, Amsterdam

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