Historic Walking Tour of Amsterdam with Art Historian Guide
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Enjoy a pleasant 3 hour walk in the old center of Amsterdam with an art historian guide who will give you all the information about the city's social and commercial history, its main institutions, the four big canals on the New Side and the ancient Old Side in the eastern section. See the glory of the architecture, miraculously preserved.
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Enjoy a pleasant 3 hour walk in the old center of Amsterdam with an art historian guide who will give you all the information about the city's social and commercial history, its main institutions, the four big canals on the New Side and the ancient Old Side in the eastern section. See the glory of the architecture, miraculously preserved.Meet your senior art historian guide at 10am at the Covered courtyard of the Amsterdam Museum (formerly known as Amsterdam Historic Museum). After 1.5 hours, you will have a pleasant coffee break.
The guide will discuss the main highlights of Amsterdam, its growth during the 16th century and its peak years in the 1600s.
You will learn about the city's social history made of excesses of riches and poverty and about the commercial history carried out by private traders, by institutional trades and by banking firms.
Hear how the American Revolution was bankrolled by Dutch bankers. Visit John Adams house where he resided as a US ambassador. You will also observe the buildings of guilds and civic guard groups.
Walk along the four big canals in the West Side and the older houses at the ancient Easter Old Side. Take your time to explore the oldest spice store in Amsterdam.
See where the rich and famous inhabitants lived and hear about some ugly rumors and other scandals.
Admire the glory of the architecture, miraculously preserved through the ages. The well-kept historical city center is unique in the world.
The guide will discuss the main highlights of Amsterdam, its growth during the 16th century and its peak years in the 1600s.
You will learn about the city's social history made of excesses of riches and poverty and about the commercial history carried out by private traders, by institutional trades and by banking firms.
Hear how the American Revolution was bankrolled by Dutch bankers. Visit John Adams house where he resided as a US ambassador. You will also observe the buildings of guilds and civic guard groups.
Walk along the four big canals in the West Side and the older houses at the ancient Easter Old Side. Take your time to explore the oldest spice store in Amsterdam.
See where the rich and famous inhabitants lived and hear about some ugly rumors and other scandals.
Admire the glory of the architecture, miraculously preserved through the ages. The well-kept historical city center is unique in the world.
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