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April for tulip season and the Keukenhof gardens nearby, or King's Day (27 April) for the biggest street party in the country; May to September brings the warmest, driest weatherBest time
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A concentric ring of 17th-century canals lined with narrow gabled houses, Amsterdam is a city built for bicycles, with more bikes than people and cycle lanes that dominate traffic law. World-class museums like the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum sit within walking distance of coffeeshops and a red-light district that draws its own separate crowd of visitors. It is compact, cosmopolitan and unapologetically liberal, but also one of Europe's most overtouristed centres.
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A concentric ring of 17th-century canals lined with narrow gabled houses, Amsterdam is a city built for bicycles, with more bikes than people and cycle lanes that dominate traffic law. World-class museums like the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum sit within walking distance of coffeeshops and a red-light district that draws its own separate crowd of visitors. It is compact, cosmopolitan and unapologetically liberal, but also one of Europe's most overtouristed centres.
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A concentric ring of 17th-century canals lined with narrow gabled houses, Amsterdam is a city built for bicycles, with more bikes than people and cycle lanes that dominate traffic law. World-class museums like the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum sit within walking distance of coffeeshops and a red-light district that draws its own separate crowd of visitors. It is compact, cosmopolitan and unapologetically liberal, but also one of Europe's most overtouristed centres.
Best forCycling, canal-side wandering, world-class museums and nightlife
When to goApril for tulip season and the Keukenhof gardens nearby, or King's Day (27 April) for the biggest street party in the country; May to September brings the warmest, driest weather
Getting aroundBicycles rule the city and renting one is the fastest way to get around; GVB trams, buses and the metro cover everything else; the historic centre is fully walkable; Schiphol Airport is a short direct train ride from Centraal Station.
Where to stayJordaan is quiet, charming and canal-lined with independent boutiques; De Pijp is multicultural and buzzy, home to the Albert Cuyp street market; Oud-West feels more local and sits right by Vondelpark, away from the worst of the centre's crowds.
Maybe skip ifAnyone hoping for a quiet city break β the centre and De Wallen get very crowded with stag parties and day-trippers, especially at weekends
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