Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Heineken Experience
The biggest draw to
Heineken's former brewery,
which ceased production here in
1988, must be the free beer at
the end of the tour (if you are
over 18). On the way, you will
learn the story of Holland's most
famous brewery, walk through
the brewhouse with its huge
copper stills, and visit the
stables. The dray horses here are
still to be seen carting beer, but
only for publicity purposes.
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Stadhouderskade 78
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Map D6
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020
523 9666
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www.heinekenexperience.
com
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Open 10am-6pm (box office
5pm) Tue-Sun
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Admission charge
Exploring the Eastern
Canal Ring
Morning
On a fine stretch of the
Amstel River
, dainty
Magere Brug makes a
good spot to begin.
Walking north, follow the
river's curve, pausing at
Amstel 104 and its equally
crooked neighbours.
Reaching
Munttoren
,
wander along the
Bloemenmarkt
, then head
down Reguliersbreestraat,
where you can check your
email at easyEverything
(No. 22) before checking
out the incredible
Tuschinski Theatre
a little
further along the street.
Albert Cuypmarkt
Shabby but vibrant, De Pijp
is a district where a wide mix of
immigrants, artists, students and
young couples create a heady
atmosphere. Albert Cuypmarkt,
which has been trading since
1904, is its bustling hub. The
street it occupies, once a canal,
was named after Dutch
landscape painter Albert Cuyp.
With around 350 stalls, backed
by all manner of shops and
ethnic restaurants, it's an
unmissable experience. Typically
Dutch food stalls - cheese, fish,
waffles - jostle merrily with
clothes, fabrics, shoes and bags,
all selling at rock-bottom prices.
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Albert Cuypstraat
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Map D6
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Open
9:30am-5pm Mon-Sat
Chic Utrechtsestraat, with
its appealing selection of
restaurants, cafés, delicat-
essens, boutiques and
galleries, is perfect for
both shopping and lunch.
The best Indonesian
rijsttafel
in town is served
at Tujuh Maret
(see p61)
.
Afternoon
From Utrechtsestraat cross
to Amstelveld, where the
wooden Amstelkerk lends
a countrified air, and
Reguliersgracht
(see p8)
intersects picturesquely
with Prinsengracht. Make
your way along Prinsen-
gracht, cross Vijzelstraat,
and dive into Wetering-
buurt. On the other side of
Prinsengracht, admire
elegant Deutzenhofje (Nos
855-99), erected in 1695
for destitute women.
From here, it's only a short
walk to the
Museum Van
Loon
(see pp30-31
), or a
little further to
Museum
Willet-Holthuysen
(see
p107)
, after which you can
wind down with a drink in
jolly Rembrandtplein. Best
cafés are Schiller
(see p113)
and De Kroon
(see p50)
.
Smoked fish in Albert Cuypmarkt
Check out new photography museum Foam at Keizersgracht 609.
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