Amsterdam’s picturesque canal ring area, a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site, has earned the city the nickname of “Venice of the North”, and attracts millions of visitors to the Dutch capital every ...

Unlike some cities, visitors to Amsterdam often find themselves wanting to go again and again and again. This city is known for its innovative food scene and great attractions, but the thing that will ...

Where do you begin exploring Amsterdam, a picturesque city known for its 17th-century network of canals, gabled townhouses and vibrant cycling culture? The Dutch capital has been trying to rebrand ...

Jacqueline Drayer is an architectural historian and urban planner who has worked and lived on three continents. Many of the historic sites at the center of her work are major tourist attractions in ...

Whether the poaching attempts were a rogue or not, it's clear that Airbnb is going all-out to compete in its new experiences business. Airbnb needs to expand its tour supply for its newly relaunched ...

Well-heeled De Pijp, with its independent boutiques and restaurant tables filling pedestrianised streets, has been attracting students and creative types since the 1960s – but a stroll through the ...

Here’s everything you need to know about exploring this Venice of the North—when to go, where to stay, what to do, and how to get around. Leidsegracht is one of the more than 60 miles of canals that ...

At the University of Amsterdam (UvA) students can choose from over 200 English-taught degree programmes – including some that are unique to this university. The UvA ranks 58th in Times Higher World ...

Dutch settlers "bought" the island of Manahatta from the Lenape in 1626. Rijksmuseum via Wikimedia Commons under CC0 1.0 DEED Before New York was New York, it was New Amsterdam: a Dutch settlement ...

Geerte Piening never planned to become the face of "urination equality" in Amsterdam. But nearly a decade after her fine for public urination sparked a national protest movement, city officials are ...

Founded in 1880 by the Neo-Calvinist theologian and former prime minister Abraham Kuyper, VU Amsterdam was the first university in the Netherlands to be independent from the church or state, although ...