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Grachtengordel

The Grachtengordel is Amsterdam’s iconic canal ring, a UNESCO World Heritage Site lined with Golden Age merchant houses. Explore boutique shopping, canal-side dining, and centuries of history.

  • The Cave Rock Club

    The Cave Rock Club

    The Cave is a rock and metal club on the Prinsengracht in central Amsterdam, with live bands, DJs and late-night dancing.

  • Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography

    Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography

    Huis Marseille is Amsterdam’s museum for photography, set in a 17th-century canal house on the Keizersgracht, with rotating photography exhibitions.

  • Astoria

    Astoria

    Astoria is a 1905 Art Nouveau (Jugendstil) office building on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, designed by Gerrit van Arkel and a national monument.

  • Museumhuis Bartolotti

    Museumhuis Bartolotti

    Huis Bartolotti on Herengracht 170: open Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00, €11 for adults, free with a Museumkaart. Book a time slot, see the rococo hall and…

  • Zon’s Hofje

    Zon’s Hofje

    Zon’s Hofje at Prinsengracht 159–171 is an 18th-century Mennonite almshouse courtyard featuring a quiet interior garden, historic gabled houses, and serene heritage architecture.

  • Caffè il Momento

    Caffè il Momento

    Caffè il Momento is an Italian-style café on the Singel canal in central Amsterdam, serving espresso, panini and pastries in a cozy setting.

  • Coffeeshop La Tertulia

    Coffeeshop La Tertulia

    Coffeeshop La Tertulia is a relaxed canalside cannabis coffeeshop on the Prinsengracht in the Jordaan, known for its art-filled, sunflower-themed interior.

  • Coffeeshop Siberië

    Coffeeshop Siberië

    Coffeeshop Siberië is a relaxed, long-running cannabis coffeeshop on the Brouwersgracht near the Jordaan, known for its calm, welcoming atmosphere.

  • Café Kalkhoven

    Café Kalkhoven

    A 1670 brown café on the corner of Prinsengracht and Westermarkt, with its original barrels behind the bar and a big canal terrace a…

  • Café Van Leeuwen

    Café Van Leeuwen

    Café Van Leeuwen is a snug canalside brown café on the Keizersgracht near Rembrandtplein, a relaxed Amsterdam spot for beer and a waterside terrace.