Swiss?tel Amsterdam
Damrak 96
Amsterdam | - Amsterdam Pass : You can make your visit to Amsterdam more attractive and economical with the Amsterdam Pass. It includes 25 vouchers giving you free entrance or considerable discounts on admission to various Amsterdam museums and discounts on attractions, excursions and restaurants. Pass available through hotel concierge.
- Anne Frank House : This is where the young Jewish girl wrote her diary. The house remained empty until 1960, when it was opened for visitors as a museum. The museum also has changing exhibitions on nazism, antisemitism and racism. Prinsengracht 263; +31-20-556-7100.
- Artis : There are some 6,000 animals in the delightful 19th century park Artis, the oldest zoo on the European continent. As well as the oldest aquarium in Holland, there's a Planetarium in which you can see spectacular shows, explaining the stars and planets.
- Canal Tours : Amsterdam has 100 canals and 1,000 bridges. While gliding through the old centre of the city you see elegant merchant's mansions, carillion-crowned churches and warehouses dating back to the 16th and 17th century.
- Diamond Cutting and Polishing Factories : Since the sixteenth century Amsterdam and diamonds have had a close relation. Four centuries of expertise have made Amsterdam a centre of diamond trade and industry which is known all over the world. Amsterdam Diamond Centre, Rokin 1; +31-20-624-57-87.
- Flowerfield and Keukenhof : Open from March 25th through mid-May. Spring in Holland brings out more than just tulips. Millions of crocuses, hyacinths, and daffodils bloom in the bulb fields covering 25 square miles between Haarlem and Leiden. The "Keukenhof" has more than 700 different flowers on display in the enormous greenhouses and gardens. Holland International, Dam 6; +31-20-625-30-35. Keytours, Dam 19; +31-20-623-5051.
- Madame Tussaud Scenerama : Meet present and past in the heart of Amsterdam. One entire floor is devoted to daily life in Amsterdam's Golden Age. A floor above, you're right in the 20th Century where you can see the first moonwalk. There's also a completely equipped television studio with pop stars and other famous personalities. Dam 20; +31-20-522-1010.
- Rijksmuseum : The Rijksmuseum has a collection which is justifiably famous throughout the world, with Rembrandt's famous Nightwatch and a large collection of Dutch Old Masters. Besides, there are doll's houses and furniture, clocks and Delft blue porcelain. In addition the museum also holds an extensive collection of drawings and prints. Stadhouderskade 42; +31-20-673-21-21.
- Scheepvaartmuseum : The Maritime Museum houses one of the finest collections of its kind in the world. It includes splendid authentic ship models as well as many charts, navigation instruments, weapons, flags and paintings. At the museum's pier you can see a full-size replica of the 18th Century Dutch East India Company Ship, The Amsterdam and even step on board and see what life was like on a ship then. Kattenburgerplein 1, +31-20-523-22-22.
- Van Gogh Museum : Vincent Van Gogh is one of the best known of Dutch painters. The Van Gogh Museum has over two hundred of his paintings. Here you can admire his Potato Eaters, Self-Portraits As An Artist and Corn Field With Crows to name just a few of his more famous woks. Paulus Potterstraat 7; +31-20-570-52-00.
- Volendam and Marken : On the coast of Holland's large IJsselmeer, once the salt Zuiderzee, you can visit two picturesque fishing villages where a number of citizens are still dressed in the traditional costumes. Holland International, Dam 6; +31-20-625-30-35. Keytours, Dam 19; +31-20-623-5051.
- Windmills, Zaanse Schans and Edam : A century ago Holland had 9,000 windmills, only 945 remain. Their size and shape differs according to the job they do: pump water, saw lumber or grind grain. In the old Dutch village "the Zaanse Schans" you can pay a visit to a wooden shoemaker. Holland International, Dam 6; +31-20-625-30-35. Keytours, Dam 19; +31-20-623-5051.
| * 12.5 miles/20 km from Schiphol Airport (20 minutes southwest from hotel)* 125 yards/113 meters from central train station.* 33 miles/55 km from The Hague - where Parliament is seated and the location of the Peace Palace* Short stroll to the exciting night life of Amsterdam* Most tourist attractions in walking distance from hotel* Public transportation stop in front of hotel* 3 miles/5 km from RAI exhibition center Areas served : Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Haarlem, The Hague, Rotterdam, Delft, Volendam, Zaandam, Alkmaar - 1012 LP
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