Hotel in Amsterdam

Hotel in Amsterdam : Dutch Hotels can offer great accommodation Why not visit this great city for a vacation.

Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The city, which had a population of 747,290 on 1 January 2008, comprises the northern part of the Randstad, the 6th-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of around 6.7 million.

Being part of the province North-Holland, Amsterdam is located in the northwest of the Netherlands next to the provinces Utrecht and Flevoland. The river Amstel terminates in the city center into a large number of canals that eventually terminate in the IJ. Amsterdam is situated 2 meters above sea level. The surrounding land is flat as it is formed of large polders. To the southwest of the city lies a man-made forest called het Amsterdamse Bos. Amsterdam is connected to the North Sea through the long North Sea Canal.

he Amsterdam canal system is the result of conscious city planning. In the early 17th century—when immigration was at a height—a comprehensive plan was developed that was based on four concentric half-circles of canals with their ends resting on the IJ bay.

Amsterdam is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world and is a centre of bicycle culture with good provision for cyclists such as bike paths and bike racks, which are ubiquitous throughout the city. There are an estimated one million bicycles in the city.

While on vacation in the great city why not visit one of the markets.

Open-air markets

Albert Cuyp markt, great open-air food marked in the borough De Pijp;
Waterlooplein, south of the Rembrandt House Museum, the site of an open-air market;
Dappermarkt, open-air food and cloths market in the borough Dapperbuurt;
Noordermarkt, Saturday market for organic food;
Tsaar Peter Markt, small daily marked in the Tsaar Peter street;
Bloemenmarkt, the famous and only floating flower market.
There are many museums, and sports stadiums and great buildings in the city.