Amsterdam entertainment and leisure

Amsterdam hotels & travel
going out, attractions and entertainment


  • Going out in the Rembrandtplein & Leidseplein area
    • Cafes, pubs, brown cafes,dance clubs, restaurants and cinemas
    Transportation: from Central Station, tram lines 1,2,5 (stop "Leidseplein")

    Nightclubs in Amsterdam
    - Sinners in Heaven   www.sinners.nl  (trendy)
    - Supperclub  www.supperclub.nl  (trendy)
    - Escape  www.escape.nl  (progressive)
    Detailed information: Nightclubs and Discotheques

  • Coffeeshops
    • Many coffeeshops are close to Central Station and Dam Square. If you leave the main entrance at Central Station, turn left (Prins Hendrikkade) and then turn right into the Warmoesstraat. You are now in the Red Light District and in the Warmoesstraat are allready 8 coffeeshops. At the end of the Warmoesstraat is the Dam Square with 5 star Hotel Krasnapolsky. Behind Hotel Krasnapolsky are several other coffeeshops.

  • Theatre
    • Theater Carre
    One of the most well-known theaters in the Netherlands
    Many performances all year round
    Opera Madama Butterfly: 24/25 feb 2007
    Musical Cats: 21-3-2007 till 29-4-2007
    Address: Amstel 115-125
    Near famous historic 'Skinny Bridge'
    Website: www.theatercarre.nl


    musical Cats, Carre Theater

    - Nieuwe de la Mar Theater (www.nieuwedelamar.nl)
    - Theater Bellevue (www.theaterbellevue.nl)
    - De Kleine Komedie Amsterdam (www.dekleinekomedie.nl)
    - Het Muziektheater Amsterdam (www.hetmuziektheater.nl)
    - Cosmic theater (www.cosmictheater.nl)
    - De Nes Theaters (www.nestheaters.nl/)
    - Melkweg Amsterdam (www.melkweg.nl)
    - Tropentheater (www.tropentheater.nl)
    - Theater Fabriek Amsterdam (www.theaterfabriekamsterdam.nl)
    - Danswerkplaats DWA (www.danswerkplaats.nl)

  • Ajax Soccer team (www.ajax.nl)

    • They play in the Arena Stadium (www.amsterdamarena.nl).

    Canal cruise boats opposite Central Station

  • Shopping
    • - Kalverstraat and Nieuwendijk (both pedestrian streets start at the Dam Square)
    - Damrak
    - department stores such as The Bijenkorf, HEMA, V&D and The Kalvertoren

  • Vondelpark
    • The most famous park in the Netherlands.
    It is located in the south of Amsterdam, 10 minutes walk from the Leidseplein.
    Except walking there is a filmmuseum and openairtheater.
    private videos from the Vondelpark

  • Attractions and sightseeing
    • - Canal boat tour
    - Flower Market - (floating flower shops)
    - Keukenhof flower garden



  • Museums
    • - Van Gogh Museum
    - Rijksmuseum
    - City Museum (www.stedelijk.nl)
    - Scheepvaartmuseum *boats/ships* (www.scheepvaartmuseum.nl)
    - Amsterdams Historisch Museum (www.ahm.nl)
    - Rembrandthuis (www.rembrandthuis.nl)
    - Filmmuseum Amsterdam (www.filmmuseum.nl)
    - Joods Historisch Museum (www.jhm.nl)
    - Sexmuseum Amsterdam (www.sexmuseumamsterdam.nl)
    - Tropenmuseum (www.tropenmuseum.nl)

  • General links
    • - rent a bicycle
    - Amsterdam taxi
    - ticket for public transportation
    - Amsterdam Central Station
    - hotels in Amsterdam



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