The Beauty That Is Amterdam S Canals

Homes in Amsterdam date back to the 1600 s and thus history is quite alive and well in Amsterdam and along the Amsterdam canals which were constructed in the in the 17th century as well. Most of the canal belts extend from the IJ bay to the Amstel River. The canals are all semi-circular in shape, and thus there are a myriad of bridges connecting the as well.

At night many of the canals are lit with thousands of twinkling lights attached to the bridges, and there are approximately 1,500 bridges in Amsterdam. Both Rembrandt and Spinoza lived in Amsterdam, and thus there are many paintings done by Rembrandt that highlight the beauty of Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is also notable for its love of flowers. There are absolutely huge flower markets along many of Amsterdam s canals. Just about wherever one looks in Amsterdam one can find water, either in the canals or the many lakes that are located everywhere in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands, and thus houses some remarkable institutions there. For instance, the Amsterdam Stock Exchange has the singular distinction of being the world s first stock exchange. Amsterdam was considered the wealthiest city of the entire world in the 17th century and many of its stately homes, many of which are now museums, certainly belie this point in history.

Amsterdam is still considered a very important part of the worldwide trading network. In the 1940 s many Dutch Jews were deported to the many Nazi concentration camps, and among many well-recognized names of those was Anne Frank. Amsterdam has a large museum located at the Anne Frank house, where her voluminous writings are being put into permanent display.

The Amsterdam highly unique architecture is best seen aboard one of the many tourist boats that move along the canals. After all their architecture runs from medieval to ultra modern. You will also see an abundance of very novel houseboats. Sitting at cafes terraces is also known as a national pastime in Amsterdam, thus most tourists become highly adept at people watching from these many cafes.

There is so very much to see in Amsterdam, that many people find that rather than staying in expensive hotels, they are much better off staying in holiday accommodations such as rentals of holiday apartments. Many of these apartments are located among the historic canals which provide not only the amazing views of the canals but are very centrally located.

Not only are the views exceptional, but many of those holiday accommodations are actually located in those fabulous historic buildings that were constructed in the 1600 s! This affords the tourist to be able to live and breathe in the same manner as other residents of Amsterdam as well as being in the center of the superb city with its magnificent museums, cafes and art galleries.