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The Canals of Amsterdam
Amsterdam · Grachtengordel
This 17th-century ring of canals is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Narrow gabled houses, floating markets and over 1,500 bridges give the capital its unmistakable character.
This 17th-century ring of canals is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Narrow gabled houses, floating markets and over 1,500 bridges give the capital its unmistakable character.
Nineteen historic windmills built around 1740 to drain the polders. A symbol of the Dutch centuries-long battle with water and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The world's largest flower garden, where more than seven million bulbs bloom each spring. Endless tulip fields turn the flatland into a living carpet of every shade imaginable.
The national museum holds the richest collection of the Golden Age: Rembrandt's "Night Watch" and Vermeer's masterpieces. The building itself is a gem of Dutch neo-Gothic design.
A vast system of dams and storm-surge barriers that shields the country from flooding. One of humanity's greatest feats of engineering, often called the eighth wonder of the world.
A traditional market running since 1593. Every Friday, carriers in white outfits and coloured hats haul golden wheels of cheese on wooden barrows to the ringing of bells.
God created the world, but the Dutch created the Netherlands— Old Dutch saying