Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #19 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 13.7 km
Ascend 113 m
Descend 120 m

Experience Amsterdam in Netherlands in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Amsterdam

Sight 1: Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam

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Canal Ring Area of AmsterdamSergey Galyonkin from Berlin, Germany / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Grachtengordel is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the Centrum district. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. The Amsterdam Canal District consists of the area around the city's four main canals: the Singel, the Herengracht, the Keizersgracht, and the Prinsengracht. From the Brouwersgracht, the canals are generally parallel with one another, leading gradually southeast into the Amstel river.

Wikipedia: Grachtengordel (EN), Website

1602 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 2: Heilige Nikolaas van Myrakerk

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Heilige Nikolaas van Myrakerk

The Tichelkerk or Tichel is a church building on the corner of the Lijnbaansgracht and the Tichelstraat in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam. It was built in 1912 as a Roman Catholic St. Anthony's Church. In 2005 it became the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas of Myra. In the same year, the building was designated a municipal monument. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the parish seceded from the Moscow Patriarchate and joined the Orthodox Archdiocese of Belgium, Exarchate of the Netherlands and Luxembourg under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Wikipedia: H. Nicolaas van Myrakerk (Amsterdam) (NL)

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Frederik Hendrikplantsoen

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Frederik Hendrikplantsoen is a park in Amsterdam West, on the edge of the Jordaan in one of the greenest historic neighbourhoods of Amsterdam. The park is located in the Frederik Hendrikbuurt Neighbourhood and has recently undergone extensive investment and redevelopment in consultation with the local community. It is notable for its sculpture group 'De Stam' or 'The Tribe' by Atelier van Lieshout.

Wikipedia: Frederik Hendrikplantsoen (EN)

923 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Poort

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The Blue Gate is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Blauwe poort (Amsterdam) (NL)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Abri en peperbus

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Abri en peperbus

Abri en peperbus is a work of art in Amsterdam Oud-West. The artwork is set up on the Van Limburg Stirumplein in the Staatsliedenbuurt.

Wikipedia: Abri en peperbus (NL)

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Drie figuren op straat

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Three Figures on the Street is a sculpture group in the Staatsliedenbuurt, Amsterdam Oud-West.

Wikipedia: Drie figuren op straat (NL)

336 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Nassaukerk

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The Nassaukerk is a Protestant church building from 1926 on the De Wittenkade in the Staatsliedenbuurt in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Nassaukerk (NL), Website

602 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Haarlemmerpoort

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The Haarlemmerpoort on the Haarlemmerplein in Amsterdam is officially called Willemspoort but is never called that in the city. It is, in fact, the fifth gate on the Haarlem side that appears in the history of Amsterdam. The earlier gates were part of the fortifications of Amsterdam. With each urban expansion, the city gate moved a little to the west, towards Haarlem.

Wikipedia: Haarlemmerpoort (Amsterdam) (NL)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Jacob van Lennep

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Jacob van Lennep

Statue for Jacob van Lennep is an artistic work of art in the centre of Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Standbeeld voor Jacob van Lennep (NL)

109 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis

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The statue of Domela Nieuwenhuis is a work of art in Amsterdam-West, Spaarndammerbuurt.

Wikipedia: Standbeeld van Domela Nieuwenhuis (NL)

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Domela Nieuwenhuisplantsoen

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The Domela Nieuwenhuisplantsoen is a small park in the shape of a triangle in the Spaarndammerbuurt in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Domela Nieuwenhuisplantsoen (NL)

618 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Westerpark

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The Westerpark is a public urban park in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The former borough (stadsdeel) of Westerpark is named after the park, as is the current neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Westerpark (park) (EN)

1885 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 13: Muurschildering van Keith Haring

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The Mural by Keith Haring is an artwork by Keith Haring in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Muurschildering van Keith Haring (NL)

621 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: Reinaert

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Reinaert de Vosstraat 27 is a building on the Reinaert de Vosstraat in Amsterdam Oud-West.

Wikipedia: Reinaert de Vosstraat 27 (NL)

131 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Wachterliedplantsoen

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The Wachterliedplantsoen is a public park in the West district of Bos en Lommer in Amsterdam. The park, which was created in the early 1950s, is located between the Egidiusstraat (west), the Reinaert de Vosstraat (north), the Heer Halewijnstraat (east) and the Erasmusgracht (south). There is a pedestrian bridge over the canal to the Erasmus Park.

Wikipedia: Wachterliedplantsoen (NL)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Orso

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Orso is a sculpture in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Orso (NL)

294 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Vierwindstrekenbrug

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Vierwindstrekenbrug

The Four Winds Bridge is a fixed bridge in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: Vierwindstrekenbrug (NL)

369 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 18: Erasmuspark

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The Erasmuspark is a city park in Amsterdam-West. It is also the name of the neighborhood in which it is located.

Wikipedia: Erasmuspark (NL)

568 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 19: Potkachel

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The potstove is an artistic work of art in Amsterdam-West.

Wikipedia: De potkachel (NL)

207 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Sint-Josephkerk

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St. Joseph's Church is a former Roman Catholic parish church on the Erik de Roodestraat in Amsterdam Bos en Lommer. The building was used as a church from 1952 to 1990. Subsequently, it was used as a climbing gym from 1996 to 2012. After a period of vacancy, the building was squatted and became nationally known as De Vluchtkerk. Asylum seekers who had exhausted all legal remedies without a residence permit lived there. After their departure and another period of vacancy, the building was reopened as a children's playground in May 2016 after a renovation.

Wikipedia: Sint-Josephkerk (Amsterdam) (NL)

743 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 21: Opstandingskerk

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The Resurrection Church is a church building in Amsterdam Nieuw-West.

Wikipedia: Opstandingskerk (Amsterdam) (NL), Website

1027 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 22: Gerbrandypark

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The Gerbrandypark is a city park in Amsterdam Nieuw-West. The park is located along the Burgemeester Van Tienhovengracht in Slotermeer between the Ring Railway and the Plein '40-'45.

Wikipedia: Gerbrandypark (Amsterdam) (NL)

1072 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 23: Het Nieuwe Verbond

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The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, now the Church of the New Covenant, is a Roman Catholic church in the garden city of Slotermeer in Amsterdam Nieuw-West.

Wikipedia: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van-Lourdeskerk (Amsterdam) (NL)

1279 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 24: Sloterpark

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The Sloterpark is a city park located around the Sloterplas in the Nieuw-West district of Amsterdam.

Wikipedia: Sloterpark (NL)

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