Amsterdam has always been a hotspot for cannabis tourism, drawing visitors from around the world to its famous coffee shops ...
When international tourists finally return to the canal-lined historic streets of Amsterdam, one of the city’s main travel attractions might be off limits. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema has proposed a ...
Instagrammers can’t seem to get enough of the popular “I Amsterdam” sculpture located just in front of the Rijksmuseum in the city’s center. And that’s too bad, because Amsterdam’s officials are sick ...
Amsterdam’s city council has approved a proposal banning “polluting” cruise ships as part of the city’s latest move to clamp down on overtourism. A spokesperson for Amsterdam Deputy Mayor Hester van ...
A proposal to relocate Amsterdam’s red-light district to an "erotic center" elsewhere in the city has been given the green light. Amsterdam’s city council voted last week in favor of moving the ...
On a recent chilly, drizzly afternoon in Amsterdam’s city center, a steady stream of patrons venture out of the rain and into a narrow 17th-century building on the Haarlemmerdijk, a popular shopping ...
At 11am on a Wednesday morning in Amsterdam’s Oudezijds Voorburgwal, the beer is already flowing. The weather in the heart of the city’s Red Light District is chilly and overcast, but that hasn’t ...
When COVID-19 hit the Netherlands in 2020, Amsterdam emptied of visitors overnight. Long-term residents, inured to the permanent noise and litter and tourists peeing in the streets, welcomed the ...
Amsterdam is banning all guided tours of the city's red-light districts from April 1, including De Wallen, the city's largest red-light district. Those who don't comply could be subject to a fine of ...