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When to come to Amsterdam

The best time of year to visit Amsterdam is surely springtime. April is best, since all the tulips will be in bloom. A daytrip to the Keukenhof and its surroundings in the west of the country is easy to do and a great way of seeing some more of the country. Every year on April 30 the Dutch celebrate Queensday (Koninginnedag), the birthday of the reigning monarch. The current Queen Beatrix chose to continue the festivities on April 30, in honor of her mother, Queen Juliana. The color of Queensday is orange, symbolizing national and royal pride, stemming from the royal family name - The Family Nassau, House of Orange. On Queensday, the streets are filled with orange-clad revellers and locals selling items cleaned out from their homes, flea market style, taking advantage of the VAT tax holiday that the Queen gives the people for the one day (which actually just applies to the flea market). 

Amsterdam is a large city and a major tourist destination, so you can visit it all year round. However, in winter the days are short (8 hours daylight around Christmas), and the weather may be too cold to walk around the city comfortably, let alone cycle. Some things are seasonal: the bulb fields flower only in the spring, and Queens Day (Koninginnedag) is always on 30 April, unless that is a Sunday. Queen Beatrix was in fact born on 31 January, but since January is too cold, the celebrations are held on the birthday of her mother Juliana. The color of Queensday is orange, symbolizing national and royal pride in the House of Orange-Nassau.

Media/listings 

  • Amsterdam Weekly is an English-language free cultural weekly published every Wednesday. It provides coverage of Amsterdam city life, and an arts and entertainment calendar.

  • Uitkrant is a free monthly magazine, listing all concerts, classical, jazz, pop etc., exhibitions, museums and anything cultural to do in Amsterdam. It can be picked up at many spots in the city, e.g. at the Uitburo at the Leidseplein.

  • NL20 is a free weekly listings magazine for Amsterdam, in Dutch.

  • BOOM! is a free magazine in English available from most hotels and coffee shops. It is published 4 times a year, and if you can overlook the blatant adverts for its main sponsor you'll find a wealth of up to date information about life in Amsterdam, going out, the best restaurants and a guide to the red light district, all written in an honest witty style.

  • Expatica.com/netherlands offers summaries of Dutch news in English, and is useful to get a flavor of Dutch current affairs and politics.

  • Hostels-amsterdam.nl Offers variety of touristic info about Amsterdam. Articles, pics and business directory in English. Hostels-Amsterdam.nl,

  • Hostelsamsterdam.com – English resource site with lots off information about Amsterdam.Hostelsamsterdam.com

  • WayToStay.com offers an interactive map of Amsterdam and with area information.WayToStay.com

 

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