The Amsterdamse Bos visitor centre recounts the history and use of the Amsterdamse Bos. Its mock woodland grotto, which can turn from day to night at the...

Being 25 kilometres (15 miles) from the sea, Amsterdam was hardly anyone's choice for a beach holiday until sand was tipped on the artificial islands of...

This beach place is great even when the weather sucks (thanks to the open fire, perhaps). It's not a club as such, more a restaurant/bar, but it does pull...

This beautiful garden has been here since 1682, although it was set up 50 years earlier when East India Company ships brought back tropical plants and seeds...

Amsterdam has endless options for wetting one's whistle, but this interactive venue across from the Van Gogh museum insists on serving up a little history -...

If shopping on Kalverstraat gets too much, run screaming across Rokin to this oasis of calm on the edge of the Old Centre. It has the stripped-down looks of...

This mellow mother-and-daughter-run joint is decorated with plenty of plants, a little waterfall and lots of sunlight, which balances harmoniously with...

On a charming residential street within walking distance of the sights and the nightlife, this hotel, arranged around a courtyard, is an oasis of...

Just a short ferry hop from Centraal Station, this little bar feels like it's miles away in the heart of the countryside. There are no pretentions here,...

A chilled bar for creatives who like their music cool and their design street. The friendly neighbourhood café feeling is enhanced by econo daily dinner...

One of the few landmarks which you can nestle down inside with a beer, HJAB Baanders' extraordinary 1930s teahouse - a sort of UFO-hat hybrid that manages...

Amsterdam's largest green space is named after the city's best-known poet, Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), whose controversial play Lucifer caused the...