Amsterdam to host massive circle party on the A10 ring road

4 days, 4 hours ago

Many delays expected for rail travel and road users near Amsterdam-Zuid in 2025

NL Times

The project Zuidasdok in Amsterdam-Zuid is warning road users and train travelers that there will be a lot of delays in 2025. Construction is underway on renewing and extending the station Amsterdam-Zuid, along with widening the motorway A10 Zuid and the reconstruction of the node De Nieuwe Meer. Parts of the A10 Zuid motorway will be closed during the long …

Amsterdam Zuid

1 week ago

IN PICS | 7 luxury locations to experience magical new year celebrations

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Busy morning rush hour with many accidents; Fatal crash with four vehicles on A16

NL Times

Traffic piled up on Dutch roads on Tuesday morning due to multiple accidents. On the A16 near the Ridderkerk interchange, an accident involving four vehicles left one person dead and several others injured. There is a lot of traffic around Rotterdam due to an accident involving four vehicles on the A16 near Ridderkerk. While there were no freezing conditions causing …

Traffic Accident Hour Tuesday Morning Four Vehicles

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Four accidents cause major traffic around Amsterdam

NL Times

Traffic around Amsterdam faced significant delays on Saturday due to four separate accidents, with the southern ring road and surrounding highways heavily impacted, according to ANWB Traffic Information. Between the Coenplein and Amstel junctions on the A10 ring road, a collision caused a 10-kilometer traffic jam. Earlier in the day, traffic on the southern A10 ring road was already moving …

Traffic Ring Road

3 weeks, 6 days ago

13th edition of Amsterdam Light Festival kicks off tonight

NL Times

The 13th edition of the Amsterdam Light Festival kicks off this evening with the theme “Rituals.” This year, the festival consists of 27 unique artworks made of lights and the Light Garden in the Hoftuin with several events. “Amsterdam Light Festival has been an annual tradition for over 12 years, illuminating the city during the darkest months of the year,” …

Light

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Amsterdam to ban hotels from jamming in sleeping pods to reduce city center overtourism

NL Times

Amsterdam announced more measures the city plans to try to limit the number of people able to spend the night in the capital. Cafe terraces may also be forced to close early, live sex shows in the Red Light District could see operating hours reduced, and coffeeshops may be enticed to relocate from the city center to other parts of …

Amsterdam Sex Workers City Red District Center De Wallen

1 month, 1 week ago

New calls for riots in Amsterdam Nieuw-West tonight; Police very concerned

NL Times

There are new calls for new riots in Amsterdam Nieuw-West tonight, police chief Olivier Dutilh said in a court case on Amsterdam’s temporary demonstration ban on Tuesday morning. The police are very concerned that things will escalate even further, Dutilh said, AT5 reports. “There is a call: women and children stay at home,” Dutilh said in the hearing defending the …

Amsterdam Maccabi Dutilh

Many Amsterdam areas considered high-risk ahead of Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football match

NL Times

Certain sections of Amsterdam are going to be assigned as safety risk areas on Thursday in anticipation of the UEFA Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv. The areas are the Dam, De Wallen including the Red Light District, Central Station, and the area around the Johan Cruijff ArenA, plus the subway line that is in between these …

Area

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amsterdam Lights Up for 750th Anniversary with Grand Opening Concert

NL Times

Amsterdam celebrates its 750th anniversary with a grand opening concert in the Ziggo Dome. The concert will feature a variety of artists and performances, including performances by André Hazes, Sef, Joost van Bellen, BELLA, S10, René Froger, Sophie Straat, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Berget Lewis, Donnie, Edsilia Rombley and Latifah. The concert will be broadcasted live on NPO 2 by AVROTROS at …

Entertainment History Music Social Issues Amsterdam

3 months, 1 week ago

Fatbikes are making Amsterdam traffic more unsafe: survey

Dutch News

Some 83% of Amsterdammers feel that traffic in their city is becoming more dangerous, an annual survey by European traffic safety organisation Cyclorama has shown. “New urban transport”, such as e-bikes and fatbikes, were frequently mentioned as a reason for unsafe traffic situations. Improvements to the city’s infrastructure, such as broader cycle paths and roads were thought to be too …

Cycle Paths

6 months ago

A mélange of flavours: Amsterdam's 750th celebration takes shape

Dutch News

From a new cheese to a 15 kilometre party on the A10 ring road, preparations are ramping up for the celebration of Amsterdam’s 750th year. Bakker said that there will also be an effort to represent different stories about Amsterdam’s minority communities and “go deeper”. Rob-Jan Glas, founder of the initiative, said: “What we want to do in this project …

Amsterdam City 750Th

6 months ago

A mélange of flavours: Amsterdam's 750th celebration takes shape

Dutch News

From a new cheese to a 15 kilometre party on the A10 ring road, preparations are ramping up for the celebration of Amsterdam’s 750th year. Bakker said that there will also be an effort to represent different stories about Amsterdam’s minority communities and “go deeper”. Rob-Jan Glas, founder of the initiative, said: “What we want to do in this project …

Amsterdam City 750Th

11 months ago

Over 200,000 tulips were given away on National Tulip Day in Amsterdam

NL Times

Amsterdam residents and visitors were able to visit a special garden set up in the Museumplein on Saturday to celebrate National Tulip Day. The theme for this year’s National Tulip Day was "Let's Dance! The 12th edition of the National Tulip Day is "Really a happening," florist Douwe Hoving from Dalen told RTV Drenthe. National Tulip Day is normally held …

National Tulip National Tulip Day

1 year, 1 month ago

Amsterdam to make Erotic Center location known in December

NL Times

Several setbacks have led the coalition governing the City of Amsterdam to delay its announcement of the final location for the proposed Erotic Center. The highly controversial project would likely lead to the closure of dozens of window prostitution positions in the city’s main Red Light District in De Wallen neighborhood. “After the administrative decision-making about the final location, a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Amsterdam travel guide: Best things to do and where to stay for a 2023 city break

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Amsterdam is one of Europe's most popular city break destinations, and a little extra planning goes a long way – …

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1 year, 2 months ago

No ice rink on Amsterdam's Museumplein this year due to permit issues

NL Times

The annual ice rink on Amsterdam’s Museumplein won’t happen this year. “The ice rink has become a winter institution in the city of Amsterdam over the past years,” IceAmsterdam said. But after three years of talks, the municipality informed IceAmsterdam in September that it wouldn’t renew its permit, also leaving it no time to apply for a new one. “Everything …

Ice Rink Museumplein Iceamsterdam

1 year, 5 months ago

Traffic measure in Amsterdam "demolished support": experts

Dutch News

The closure of a main road into Amsterdam as a traffic calming measure came to an end on Sunday and experts are divided about the effects, the Parool has reported. Six weeks was “more than enough” traffic experts Walther Ploos van Amstel told the paper. “ would have given us more data about how that happens, what happens exactly and …

Traffic Measure Need Weesperstraat Ploos Van Amstel

1 year, 6 months ago

Crowds and delays expected at Amsterdam Central Station due to Beyoncé concerts and construction work

NL Times

Due to construction work around Amsterdam Central Station and two sold-out concerts by Beyoncé in the Johan Cruijff ArenA, crowds and delays are expected this weekend. Due to the work on the tracks, trains will not run between Amsterdam Central Station and Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA and between Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Haarlem. Last weekend, many visitors to a Harry Styles concert …

Amsterdam Train

1 year, 7 months ago

Amsterdam says avoid Jordaan on King’s Day, Breda warns of crowds; NS has payment problems

NL Times

The Amsterdam city center neighborhood of the Jordaan became so busy on Thursday that the municipality issued an appeal to tourists to celebrate King's Day elsewhere. Later, the municipality also asked people to also stop traveling to the larger city center area due to the crowds. "Celebrate King's Day somewhere else," the city said. The municipality of Breda also asked …

Jordaan Breda

1 year, 8 months ago

Busy roads and traffic jams expected as Easter weekend comes to a close

NL Times

Motorists in the Netherlands can expect more traffic than on other holidays over the last day of Easter, the ANWB said in its traffic forecast on Monday. The Dutch travel association issued warnings about traffic around Lisse, as tourists head to and from the Keukenhof. “During the long Easter weekend, various events will cause delays on local roads,” the ANWB …

Traffic Easter

1 year, 8 months ago

Hundreds gather to express discontent with Amsterdam's erotic center plans

NL Times

Hundreds of Amsterdam Zuid residents again gathered in the RAI convention center for another discussion about the city’s plans for an erotic center. The committee will use the input from Monday’s meeting in its final report to the mayor, who will decide where to locate the erotic center along with the aldermen from the city's coalition parties. Several locals wondered …

Meeting Center Rai Ema Erotic Zuid

1 year, 8 months ago

Amsterdam travel: Everything British tourists shouldn’t do on a visit to the Dutch capital

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Led by friendly guides, you’ll be shown around several of the city’s finest drinking establishments, and, if you wish, you …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Amsterdam mayor clashes with locals over erotic center plans

NL Times

Mayor Femke Halsema clashed hard with residents of Amsterdam Zuid about the possible arrival of the erotic center in the district on Tuesday evening. The gathering in the RAI was officially for Halsema to explain the city’s plans for the erotic center, but she mainly listened to complaints and accusations from about 400 angry locals to the point that she …

City Halsema Erotic Center Zuid

1 year, 9 months ago

Traffic piles up near record levels with more nasty weather on the way

NL Times

Rain and accidents caused almost 1,100 kilometers of traffic jams on Dutch roads on Tuesday morning, with the ANWB calling it the busiest morning rush hour so far this year. “Everywhere the daily traffic jams are longer than usual,” a spokesperson for the travelers’ association ANWB told NU.nl at around 8:00 a.m. “Tuesday is already the busiest morning of the …

Traffic Traffic Jams Knmi Rijkswaterstaat Near Record

1 year, 10 months ago

Amsterdam ends plans to hold the Uitmarkt on Museumplein moving forward

NL Times

The annual Uitmarkt festival will no longer be held on the Museumplein in Amsterdam starting with this year's edition. Research commissioned by the foundation has shown that "an Uitmarkt in one central location no longer meets the goal of offering a broad and diverse range of art and culture to as many people as possible under the to draw attention." …

Moving Forward Uitmarkt

1 year, 10 months ago

Why Amsterdam is banning marijuana use in its red light district

Firstpost

Smoking joints will be prohibited in the canal-lined streets of the Dutch capital housing brothels, sex shops and strip clubs from mid-May. The move comes as locals have for years complained about the menace caused by tourists Amsterdam has banned smoking cannabis on the street in the red light district to tackle crime and “anti-social” behaviour. “Residents of the old …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Over 200,000 tulips will be given away for free in Amsterdam today

NL Times

Amsterdam residents and visitors will be able to visit a special garden set up in the Museumplein on Saturday to celebrate National Tulip Day. The theme for this year’s National Tulip Day is “Typical Dutch.” Over 200,000 tulips of different varieties and colors will be available for the event. The Rijksmuseum, which is located near the tulip event, will open …

Dutch Tulip National Tulip Day

1 year, 11 months ago

Bicycle demonstration for construction of bridges over the Amsterdam IJ

NL Times

A group of cyclists will demonstrate in Amsterdam on Saturday for the construction of bridges over the IJ river. They demand that the municipality allocate funds for the construction of the announced bicycle bridges and pedestrian tunnel, as the ferries to and from Amsterdam-Noord are becoming increasingly busy. The group will meet at 2:30 p.m. at Buikslotermeerplein in Amsterdam-Noord and …

Amsterdam Bridges Noord Pedestrian Tunnel

1 year, 11 months ago

One more professional New Year's fireworks show set for Amsterdam on Monday

NL Times

People still looking for some post-New Year's Eve entertainment will have a chance to check out one more event at the A'dam Toren in Amsterdam on Monday evening. The fireworks and drone show was postponed on New Year's Eve because of strong winds. An event on Museumplein in Amsterdam still included a light and music show, but the official fireworks …

Fireworks Eve

2 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam to hold New Year's Eve fireworks show on Museumplein

NL Times

The city of Amsterdam will organize professional fireworks shows in several places in the city this coming New Year's Eve. The city's main New Year's celebration will be on Museumplein, with both a fireworks and light show. Last year the main New Year's celebration was also supposed to be held on the Museumplein. According to the city, a majority of …

Fireworks City Museumplein

2 years, 2 months ago

NS trains will skip Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA stop on Saturday; 4,000 parking spaces added

NL Times

Roughly 4,000 extra parking spaces will be made available on Saturday for people planning to visit the area around the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam. These are necessary because trains will not stop at the nearby Bijlmer ArenA station starting at 4 p.m., while tens of thousands of people are expected in both the stadium and the Ziggo Dome. "That …

Dome Arena Ziggo Dome Ziggo Johan Cruijff Ns Trains Skip Amsterdam

2 years, 3 months ago

NS busy as Dutch Grand Prix, Amsterdam ArenA draw crowds

NL Times

Thousands of racing fans will flock to Zandvoort again on Saturday for another day of the Dutch Grand Prix. The seaside resort town and the NS are gearing up for the busy day, where qualifying for Sunday's Grand Prix of the Netherlands in Formula 1 starts at 3 p.m. The NS will use 12 trains per hour throughout the Formula …

Formula 1 Arena Zandvoort

2 years, 5 months ago

Public toilet flushes out negative feelings in historic Amsterdam

Dutch News

Residents of Amsterdam’s Noordermarkt are protesting against public toilets in their neighbourhood, with a ‘Save the Noordermarkt’ petition already garnering more than 500 signatures this week. Everyone wants more toilets, just not in front of their house,’ says Ivo Thonon, spokesperson for the umbrella organisation Toilet Alliance, which includes groups advocating for people with bladder or bowel problems, older people …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Public toilet flushes out negative feelings in historic Amsterdam

Dutch News

Residents of Amsterdam’s Noordermarkt are protesting against public toilets in their neighbourhood, with a ‘Save the Noordermarkt’ petition already garnering more than 500 signatures this week. Everyone wants more toilets, just not in front of their house,’ says Ivo Thonon, spokesperson for the umbrella organisation Toilet Alliance, which includes groups advocating for people with bladder or bowel problems, older people …

Public Covid Toilet Toilets Public Toilets Parool Public Toilet

2 years, 5 months ago

Traffic nightmare coming to Amsterdam: A10 Zuid closed for 11 days

NL Times

Amsterdam is in for eleven days of a traffic mess starting in just over two weeks' time. "Normally, over 9,000 cars per hour drive in one direction here, which means that it cannot happen without hindrance," traffic manager Niels van den Brink said to the broadcaster. The city will deploy 300 yellow sign boards, over 1,000 traffic cones, 11 extra …

Traffic

2 years, 6 months ago

Amsterdam neighborhood moves forward with car-free plan

NL Times

An Amsterdam neighborhood on Frans Halstraat and the surrounding area will soon be entirely redeveloped to create a space "where the car will be a guest," according to the Amsterdam Municipality. In 2018, a total of 600 parking spaces in the neighborhood –– which consists of Frans Halsstraat, Ruysdaelkade, Ferdinand Bolstraat and part of Albert Cuypstraat –– were closed and …

Space Area

2 years, 6 months ago

From sport to the Nookie Monster: 12 great things to do in June

Dutch News

Stock up on crisps and beer because the Dutch are gearing up for some serious sporting action even if you are not. Website Meet the Nookie Monster It’s not quite Sesame Street so parents don’t take your children to Avenue Q which features similar furry creatures but ones that swear and have sex. Take your big questions to the Groote …

Art Museum Dutch Cricket

2 years, 6 months ago

From sport to the Nookie Monster: 12 great things to do in June

Dutch News

Stock up on crisps and beer because the Dutch are gearing up for some serious sporting action even if you are not. Website Meet the Nookie Monster It’s not quite Sesame Street so parents don’t take your children to Avenue Q which features similar furry creatures but ones that swear and have sex. Take your big questions to the Groote …

Art Museum Dutch Cricket

2 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam restaurants want to only limit RLD terraces on busy nights

NL Times

Terraces in Amsterdam's Red Light District should only shrink on busy Fridays and Saturdays. Companies that are active in the area popular with tourists previously reacted angrily to measures taken by Amsterdam to prevent crowds and nuisance in the Red Light District. Mayor Femke Halsema recently announced that the permission given to cafes and restaurants to expand terraces will be …

Khn Rld Terraces

2 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam mayor cuts back on pavement cafes in busy city centre

Dutch News

Amsterdam bar owners are preparing to take legal action after mayor Femke Halsema said she would withdraw extra permits for pavement cafes in the busy city centre. However, Halsema told the Parool newspaper at the weekend that the additional terrace permits in the red light district and Nieuwenmarkt area would be withdrawn from Friday because of the impact on locals. …

Cafes Mayor Told

2 years, 7 months ago

Amsterdam center, canals filling up with King's Day celebrators

NL Times

The King's Day festivities in Amsterdam are kicking off. A steady stream of people moves from Amsterdam Central Station into the city center as partiers from outside the capital arrive. Multiple music festivals and parties are happening in Amsterdam today, including Oranjebloesem in the Olympic Stadium and the Kingsland Festival at RAI. There are also parties in the capital's outskirts, …

Amsterdam Canals Filling

2 years, 7 months ago

Gearing up for a 'normal' King's Day: 200,000 visitors expected in Amsterdam

Dutch News

After two years of restrictions, this year’s King’s Day celebrations promise to be a ‘return to normal’, with the railways, festival organisers, cafes and bars, and bargain hunters all gearing up for a successful celebration. Café and bar King’s Day turnover is also a good financial buffer for many owners who have been closed for much of the past two …

Amsterdam

2 years, 7 months ago

Gearing up for a 'normal' King's Day: 200,000 visitors expected in Amsterdam

Dutch News

After two years of restrictions, this year’s King’s Day celebrations promise to be a ‘return to normal’, with the railways, festival organisers, cafes and bars, and bargain hunters all gearing up for a successful celebration. Café and bar King’s Day turnover is also a good financial buffer for many owners who have been closed for much of the past two …

Amsterdam

2 years, 8 months ago

King's Day 2022 festivals selling out fast

NL Times

King's Day 2022 is just a week away. The Amsterdam festival lineup also includes Martin Garrix and Hef. This year's lineup includes Hang Youth, Sylvie Kreusch, 4b2m, and Kokoroko. Oranjebloesem in Amsterdam has a lineup featuring underground heroes like Joris Voorn, De Sluwe Vos, David Funk, and Reinier Zonneveld. Kralingse Bos Festival in Rotterdam's lineup includes urban artists like De …

Rotterdam Groningen Festivals Tickets Festival Lineup

2 years, 10 months ago

Amsterdam theme park set to open in Germany

NL Times

A windmill is visible from the highway. Despite living in Germany for almost 30 years, Dutch investor Theo Roelofs is still dreaming of a trip to an open-air park outside of Amsterdam, reports German tabloid B.Z. He remembers the “slowly-turning windmills, small houses with dark green facades and white window frames,” and now he wants to bring them closer to …

Dutch Germany German

2 years, 10 months ago

Amsterdam nightclubs risk €4,500 fine if they open on Saturday

NL Times

Amsterdam nightclubs that participate in a protest against coronavirus policy by opening their doors on Saturday night risk a fine of 4,500 euros, Mayor Femke Halsema wrote in a letter to a hospitality sector lobbying organization. Many Amsterdam clubs plan to open their doors on Saturday evening anyway, said Pieter de Kroon, the initiator of the campaign and chair of …

Amsterdam Open Clubs De Kroon

2 years, 11 months ago

Amsterdam agrees to let coronavirus demonstration go ahead

Dutch News

Amsterdam’s mayor and local police have agreed to let a demonstration against the coronavirus rules go ahead on Sunday, but warn they will intervene if protestors do not stick to agreements. The Olympic Stadium area, Oosterpark and Westerpark, where protestors will gather before marching to Museumplein, have been designated as ‘at risk locations’, allowing police to stop and search anyone …

Let Coronavirus

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