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6 Daytrips From Amsterdam

Delft: Located between The Hague and Rotterdam, this city is famous for its blue-and-white pottery ("Delftware").

Amsterdam: New Hotels and Cultural Riches

Four centuries after the Golden Age, a period of prosperity and artistic achievement that transformed Amsterdam from a fishing village into a wealthy hub of international trade, this delightful city is in the middle of a new renaissance.

Amsterdam Museums: Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh

Three of the world's greatest museums are found on the Museumplein, a grassy open space in Amsterdam-Zuid (South).

Restaurants: Recent Favorites in Amsterdam

Compared with other former laggards such as Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Berlin, Amsterdam has made surprisingly little gastronomic progress.

Excursion: Keukenhof Garden

Located 23 miles southwest of Amsterdam, the Keukenhof Garden was established in 1949 by an association of Dutch bulb growers.

Gastronomy: Fine Cheese in Amsterdam

Holland is the world's fifth-largest cheese producer, and last year, a Dutch cheese, Vermeer, won first prize at the prestigious World championship cheese contest in Madison, Wisconsin.

Holland: A Very Special Queen's Day

Hotel d l'Europe, Amsterdam Queen's Day in the Netherlands is always a festive and orange-draped affair, but this year's celebration on April 30th will be very special.

Experience Amsterdam: The Locals Lead the Way

This city of the water offers a uniquely European experience unlink any other.

From the Travel Office: Springtime in the Low Countries

One of the world's most enchanting regions in the springtime is Europe's "Low Countries," Belgium and the Netherlands.