Amsterdam Weekends

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With its canals and narrow alleyways, Amsterdam is a great place to explore on foot, by bicycle or by boat. Visit the Rembrandt and Van Gogh Museums, the Tulip market, the Red Light district, Anne Frank's House or simply relax in one of the city's many laid back cafés and bars.

Package breaks:

  • City Breakaways -offer a complete city break package service by Eurostar with a range of hotels.
  • Euro Relais -city breaks, holiday homes and apartments in cultural capitals.
  • Expedia -hotels, flights and short breaks to Amsterdam.
  • Lastminute.com -city breaks from only £99.
  • Opodo -online travel service representing nine leading airlines and offering flights and hotel bookings.
  • Online Travel-bargain weekend and city breaks to Amsterdam.
  • thomascook.com -city Break offers to Amsterdam, starting from £124.
  • City Breaks from Thomson -city breaks to 80 destinations worldwide in Europe and beyond -travelling by Eurostar, air, or self drive.
  • Travelsphere -holidays and short breaks in Europe.

Flights:

  • Schiphol Airport -Arrivals, departures, shopping, and airport guide.
  • British Airways -flights to Amsterdam from Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Gatwick, Heathrow and Manchester.
  • BMI Baby -flights from Birmingham , Heathrow and Nottingham to Amsterdam.
  • British Midland International -flights to Amsterdam from Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Heathrow, Manchester and Norwich.
  • Easyjet -Belfast, Liverpool, Bristol, Luton, Stansted & Gatwick to Amsterdam
  • KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -flys to destinations all over the world from European Airports including: London, Birmingham Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Athens, Brussels, Bucharest, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Luxemburg, Moscow, Munich, Oslo, Stockholm.
  • Thomsonfly -low cost airline flying out of Bournemouth, Coventry, Doncaster, to Amsterdam.

Transport:

Car and coach:
  • Eurolines run coach services from the UK to the Netherlands and from the Netherlands to various destinations throughout Europe.
Ferries:
  • DFDS seaways -routes from Harwich and Newcastle to Holland and Scandinavia.
  • Hoverspeed -high-speed car ferries, the fastest sea crossings from England to France and Belgium.
  • P&O North Sea Ferries: Hull to Rotterdam (Europoort).
  • Stena Line -frequent, fast and conventional ferry services to and from the UK and Ireland, Holland and within Scandinavia for cars, coaches and foot passengers.
Trains:
General Information
  • Gay Amsterdam online -over 18.000 pages of information.
  • Netherlands Board of Tourism -the official Amsterdam site for tourism and leisure in Amsterdam with online hotel reservations, tips for trips, museums, shops,
    night life, events and restaurants.
  • Travel Savvy Amsterdam -a useful guide that aims to help tourists to get the most out of a visit to Amsterdam, with things to do on a weekend break in Amsterdam.

Sightseeing, events, tours and things to do:

  • Amsterdam canal boat hire - Rent a boat with skipper for a canal cruise or a party.
  • Madurodam - A minature version of Amsterdam, replicated in 1:25 scale, surrounded by beautiful gardens.
  • Rembrandthuis - Rembrandt's house, which has been refurbished and turned into a Museum.
  • Rijksmuseum - Features a magnificent selection of Dutch paintings from the Golden Age.
  • Stedelijk - Amsterdam museum of modern art which exhibits paintings, sculpture, photography, graphic arts, video and new media.
  • Tulip World -one of the world's largest online bulb stores.
  • Van Gogh Museum - The artist's life and times, exhibitions and the Museum's collection.

Hotels:

Crowne Plaza Hotels - Amsterdam City Centre - Click here
Inter-Continental

Apartments:

  • Amsterdam Studio -this studio apartment is located in walking distance to the famous Amsterdam musea, Royal Palace, concert hall and entertainment areas.
  • The Jordaan -a beautiful apartment with a garden in the heart of Amsterdam.
  • 1689 Nord + Sud -fully furnished newly renovated hotel-apartments for short term rent, right in the center of Amsterdam, two minutes from the queens palace on Dam square.
  • Amsterdam -House Boat Hotel -self catering privately owned accomodation on houseboats.
  • Canal -apartments with Internet for rent in the center of Amsterdam.
  • Jonas Houseboat -Jonas is a designer hosting guests on his Amsterdam houseboat in a remote and romantic spot yet only ten minutes walk from the central station.
  • more Apartments in Amsterdam and Holland

Hostels and budget accommodation:


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Featured books:
The Rough Guide to Amsterdam (Rough Guides)
Martin Dunford
Rough Guides
Paperback - 31 July, 2003
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Get Lost! the Cool Guide to Amsterdam
Joe Pauker, Lisa Kristensen
Get Lost Publishing
Paperback -April 2003
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Amsterdam (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Robin Pascoe, et al
Dorling Kindersley
Paperback -May, 2003
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