Archive for the Attractions Category
Treasure displayed in the New Hall added to the Anne Frank Museum
To mark the auspicious ceremony of 50th anniversary of the Anne Frank museum a new diary hall has officially been added to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. This ceremony was celebrated in the Westerkerk Cathedral also. Her Majesty of Amsterdam Queen Beatrix inaugrated the room on 28th April. The original diary which was [...]
‘De Otter’ retains its original location
The cultural and heritage monument of nations industrial history windmill ‘De Otter’ can now be seen at its original location. The 17th Century was Holland’s golden period as hundreds of wood sawing windmills were constructed in and around the city Amsterdam that accelerated the ship producing ability and developing the nation as seafaring and powerful [...]
Tulip Tour offers Audio- Visual Keukenhof Discovery tour
April’s arrival in Netherlands should never be deserted of the legendary Keukenhof garden trip in Amsterdam. This Spring Garden is one of the most admired destinations in Netherlands where endless varieties of plants are at floral display (especially the Tulips) added by the flabbergasting work of the art. Mrs. Svetlana Medvedeva, wife of the president [...]
Amsterdam celebrates 'Imagine' – AFFF 2010
Amsterdam Film Fantasy Festival is celebrated every year in Amsterdam in which the dazzling, outstanding and nerve-wrecking films are displayed. This year Amsterdam is celebrating 26th Amsterdam Film Fantasy Festival ‘Imagine’, in the month of April at Filmtheater Kriterion at Roetersstraat 170. Earlier also in the year 2000 and 2001 Kriterion had hosted this grand [...]
Amsterdam interested in hosting Gay Games in 2017
Gay games is the world’s largest sporting and cultural event organized by and specifically for LGBT athletes. Amsterdam had first hosted the Gay Games in 1998 and is interested in doing so again in 2017. Gay games proved to be a major cash earner for Amsterdam as a quarter of a million people, including 12,000 [...]
Southwest airlines restores service to Denver, Amsterdam still on wait
The air service from Bradley International Airport to Denver earlier run by Frontier Airlines had been canceled last year due to high fuel costs. Now, Southwest airlines will restore daily nonstop service to this route.
The service will include one flight a day, departing at 8:10 a.m. on all days except Saturday, when it will leave [...]
1st day of 14th Amsterdam Dance Event – A complete sell-out
Despite the global recession, the first day of the 14th Amsterdam Dance Event was a complete sold out. This full day and evening program included electronic music conference and clubbing event.
The official ADE opening Party at the Paradiso featured Simiam Mobile Disco (live) followed by Electronation featuring DJs from ViVA Music & Ovum Recordings with [...]
Rental rates slide at some prime retail locations in Amsterdam
This is for the first time in seven years that the rental rates for retail space in one quarter of Amsterdam’s prime retail locations of Kalverstraat, Leidsestraat, Heiligeweg and the Nieuwendijk has gone down, as reported in the yearly overview of shop rentals produced by realtor DTZ Zadelhoff for the municipality of Amsterdam.
However, the shopping [...]
'Colony' to be showcased at IDFA, Amsterdam
The ten-day festival in Amsterdam’s city centre, IDFA, held every year showcases more than 250 creative documentaries. The festival this year will run from the 19th to the 29th of November.
For the official competition in the ‘First Appearance’ section at this International Documentary Film Festival, Fastnet Films’ feature documentary ‘Colony’, the directorial debut of Ross [...]
Exploring the hidden treasures of Amsterdam
Amsterdam has amazing and wonderful opportunities offering many places of visit right from heritage buildings, museums and gardens to marijuana bars and of course the city’s Red Light District area. However, the best part of the city is the fact that everything comes as an easy reach with lots of discounts and sometimes for free.
Travel [...]