Airline Tickets to Amsterdam

In Amsterdam there are no places of interest, which are well known all over the world. But actually the city itself is a great place of interest: its atmosphere, its international spirit, the spirit of tolerance and, of course, its channels make Amsterdam an outstanding city. If you are going to do sight-seeing there, we strongly advise to include into your program some boating.

What can Amsterdam offer to its visitors? In this city you can find not only a wide range of historical and cultural places of interest, such as, for example, The Royal Palace or the Rijksmuseum, but also such funny places, as Hash-Marijuana-Hemp Museum. In general, Amsterdam is mostly famous for its museums, which attract millions of tourists every year. There is hardly any person in the world, who has never heard about Van Gogh Museum or The House of Anne Frank, and it's not the end. There are more than 50 different museums in Amsterdam, not saying about a great number of art galleries.

The Royal Palace. The Royal Palace and adjacent Dam Square are situated right in the centre of the city, they may be called the heart of Amsterdam. Nearby there is Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. The Royal Palace used to be a city hall, and only after Napoleon raised to the Dutch throne his brother Louie, it was turned into The Royal Palace. Nowadays everybody has an opportunity look at the inside of the palace and to have a walk along its corridors, surely under the stipulation that at this time it is not used by the royal family.

Oude Kerk. Many tourists get quite surprised, when they learn that Oude Kerk is situated in the centre of Red Light District. Surrounded by prostitutes, which sell themselves in red-lighted windows, Oude Kerk managed to save its medieval look, the road beside is cobbled, and it's quite easy to slip on it when it's raining. The decoration of the church was removed in the times of Reformation. There is a legend of the 13th century:'Once upon a time there lived a man. One day he got very ill and actually was very close to death. Since that moment a host, that was given him at Eucharist, started appearing in his house. The man even tried to burn it, but nothing worked. After the man died the host was kept in one of the chapels, which after some time burnt down, but the host got through this fire too'. Since then, people pilgrimage to Oude Kerk in memory of this miracle. On the 15th of March annual ceremonial procession is organized, and it has an end at Oude Kerk.

Red Light District. It's no sense in visiting Amsterdam without visiting notorious Red Light District. Not only at night, but also at daytime a very special atmosphere reigns there. In Red Light District sex for money is absolutely openly offered to everyone, in red-lighted windows one can see women of all ages and nationalities. But beware of pickpockets, especially on weekends, when Red Light District is crowded with tourists.

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Airport Address: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, PO Box 7501, 1118 ZG Schiphol, The Netherlands
Distance and Location: The airport is located 15km (9 miles) southwest of Amsterdam
Airport Website: www.schiphol.nl
Airport E-mail: info@schiphol.nl or via the airport's website
Airport Telephone: (0)900 7244 7465 (Netherlands only) or (0)20 794 0800
Country Code: 31
Time Zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 1