Explore the Vibrant City of Rotterdam: A Weekend Getaway from London

1 month, 1 week ago

Rotterdam might continue to finance national New Year's Eve fireworks show

NL Times

The city of Rotterdam is going to look into the budget to see whether there is a possibility of continuing to contribute to the National Fireworks Show, which is held annually on the Erasmus Bridge at the turn of the New Year. “The National Firework is not only a great tradition but also an important part of a safe New …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Rotterdam taking no additional measures for Black Friday after MediaMarkt chaos

NL Times

Rotterdam won’t take any additional measures for Black Friday later this month after a sale at a MediaMarkt got completely out of hand last month. Leefbaar Rotterdam had pushed for a mobile police station and frisking people for balaclavas, but Rotterdam Mayor Carola Schouten and a majority in the city council decided against it, Rijnmond reported. At Leefbaar Rotterdam leader …

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Wednesday rail strike will seriously impact many more Dutch cities than just Amsterdam

NL Times

The consequences of the strike at ProRail traffic control posts in Amsterdam and Alkmaar on Wednesday morning will be even greater than NS previously reported. The carrier announced on Tuesday that the “impact area” has been expanded and that fewer trains will also run between Utrecht Centraal and the central stations in both Eindhoven and Arnhem. On Monday, the national …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Most trains in Amsterdam, Schiphol and the surroundings will not run Wednesday morning

NL Times

Rail passengers can expect widespread disruptions in most of the Randstad on Wednesday as a result of rail strikes, national railway NS confirmed on Monday. The strike will take effect for three hours starting at 6 a.m., knocking out service in all of Noord-Holland, including Amsterdam and Alkmaar, as well as parts of the provinces of Utrecht and Flevoland. Workers …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rotterdam blocks plans for an increase in participants in the city marathon

NL Times

The Rotterdam Marathon will not be able to increase its number of starting spots from 17,000 in the 2025 edition. The organization for the marathon had applied to increase the number of starting spots to 30,000 but their request was not approved by the municipality. The organization is hoping to have the number of starting spots increased to 30,000 and …

Marathon

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delays and detour at Schiphol all weekend due to track work

NL Times

Train travelers in Amsterdam can expect delays and detours throughout the weekend as work is being carried out on the tracks between Schiphol Airport and Amsterdam Zuid station. ProRail is improving the track at Schiphol Airport from Friday, November 8, to Sunday, November 10, and from Saturday, November 16, to Tuesday, December 3, NS reports. There will also be no …

Amsterdam Schiphol

1 month, 2 weeks ago

How can we best plan our Scandinavian road trip?

The Independent

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3 months ago

Holland serves up festival of filmic treats

China Daily

The 2024 Netherlands Film Festival kicked off in Beijing on Sept 12. The Netherlands Film Festival, organized by the China Film Group Corporation and the Dutch embassy, recently kicked off in Beijing. With Camiel Schouwenaar's Bigman as the opening film, the festival is set to take place in seven cities, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Chengdu, and Nanjing. Bigman …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Commuters face public transport strikes on Tuesday, Wednesday

Dutch News

Commuters will be hit by major problems getting to work on Tuesday and Wednesday, as public transport workers go on strike in support of their early retirement campaign. On Tuesday, public transport in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague will come to a halt between 4 am and 8 am, and on Wednesday, NS and regional transport workers will strike at …

Public Transport Strike Strikes

4 months ago

How to spend a weekend in Amsterdam, with F1 analyst Robert Doornbos

BBC

How to spend a weekend in Amsterdam, with F1 analyst Robert Doornbos Robert Doornbos Robert Doornbos Former Formula 1 and IndyCar driver Robert Doornbos has called Amsterdam home since 2018. Website: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en Address: Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands Phone: +31 20 674 7000 Instagram: @rijksmuseum Alamy Amsterdam's Conservatorium Hotel began its life as a 19th-Century bank. Doornbos also recommends …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Video of fatal Rotterdam explosion shows mystery van’s narrow escape

NL Times

Surveillance camera footage shows a white delivery van narrowly escaping a massive explosion on Schammenkamp in Rotterdam last week, which cost the lives of three people. The explosion happened at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 29, in a building comprising businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. The police currently believe that one of the business premises in …

Explosion Van

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Multiple explosions in Rotterdam overnight; One in The Hague

NL Times

It was a restless night in Zuid-Holland, with five explosions in the Rotterdam region and one in The Hague, the police reported. There were four explosions in Rotterdam overnight and one in Vlaardingen. The explosions in Rotterdam happened on Gouvernestraat in Oude West, Stockholmpad in Oosterflank, Kruiningenstraat in Pendrecht, and Buffelstraat in Kralingse Veer. I think very normal people live …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Large fireworks shows set to go ahead despite hard winds; Hoek van Holland canceled

NL Times

The large fireworks shows planned around midnight in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and The Hague will proceed as it stands. The fireworks shows in Hoek van Holland and Waddinxveen have been canceled. Organizer Electric Fireworks, organizers of the fireworks show on Museumplein in Amsterdam, reports that the wind is between force 4 and 5 at the moment and that the show can, …

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1 year ago

Rotterdam's Summer Carnival recognized as intangible heritage on UNESCO list

NL Times

UNESCO has added the Rotterdam Summer Carnival to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Rotterdam Summer Carnival was already on the Dutch list of intangible heritage. “The Rotterdam Summer Carnival is tied to people’s cultural roots and their emancipation, bolstering individuality, expression, and self-worth,” UNESCO said. “By uniting groups of different backgrounds, it also fosters acceptance of …

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1 year ago

Six-month suspension for Eurostar trains from Amsterdam to London

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We have worked hard in recent years to make the Eurostar to London an …

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1 year ago

Amsterdam to London by train? Next year, you’ll face a six-month wait

The Independent

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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

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1 year, 2 months ago

Solution in sight for London-Amsterdam Eurostar train services

Dutch News

Direct train services between Amsterdam and London will be able to continue for most of the period when platforms are closed because of major engineering works, the AD reported on Friday. A Swiss engineering company has come up with a solution which means the route will not be shut down for up to 11 months from next year, Eurostar chief …

London Eurostar

1 year, 2 months ago

Solution in sight for London-Amsterdam Eurostar train services

Dutch News

Direct train services between Amsterdam and London will be able to continue for most of the period when platforms are closed because of major engineering works, the AD reported on Friday. A Swiss engineering company has come up with a solution which means the route will not be shut down for up to 11 months from next year, Eurostar chief …

London Eurostar

1 year, 3 months ago

Burnt-out Fremantle Highway cargo ship arrives at Rotterdam port

NL Times

The Fremantle Highway is expected to arrive in Rotterdam on Saturday, nearly two months after a fire broke out on the cargo ship. The Fremantle Highway had more than 3,700 cars on board at the time of the fire, including nearly 500 electric cars. Een bijzonder beeld midden op zee, het zwaar gehavende schip Fremantle Highway passeert cruise schip AidaPrima …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Explosion in a shop in Rotterdam; house in Rotterdam-West shot at

NL Times

An explosion occurred at a telephone repair shop on Beijerlandselaan in the Rotterdam district of Hillesluis in the night from Saturday to Sunday around 01.25 a.m., the police reported. The police have not arrested anyone and are asking people who saw or heard anything or know more about the incident to contact them. In another incident, the front door of …

Explosion No One Rotterdam

1 year, 6 months ago

No trains at Rotterdam Central this weekend; 400,000 headed to Westland Flower Parade

NL Times

Traveling in and around Zuid-Holland could be especially difficult this weekend. No trains will be running to or from Rotterdam Central Station, boat parades are expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to the province, all while construction has kept the Haringvliet Bridge closed for the past two weeks. Dutch national railway NS will be running a replacement bus …

Travel Trains Weekend Flower Parade Rotterdam Westland

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, 6 months ago

Extra public transport to beaches this weekend as summer weather hits

NL Times

Due to the hot weather expected in the Netherlands this weekend, public transport companies are running more trains and trams toward the beaches. “As soon as it becomes well above 20 degrees, we see if we can use extra trains,” an NS spokesperson told NOS. Connexxion can’t run extra buses toward the coast due to staff shortages, a spokesperson told …

Netherlands Run Zandvoort Knmi

1 year, 6 months ago

Rotterdam's public transport company RET facing serious financial trouble

NL Times

The financial situation of the Rotterdam public transport company RET has deteriorated sharply in recent years, and the company worries about significant shortages and severe money problems in the next five years. And the RET’s financial agreements with the MRDH, the metropolitan alliance comprising the 23 municipalities in the Rotterdam-The Hague region, are based on the forecasts, not the actual …

Public Transport Company Ret Rotterdam Mrdh Financial Trouble

1 year, 7 months ago

Haarlem city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in Amsterdam’s less crowded neighbour

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. Read our privacy policy When you tell people you’ve been to Haarlem, they usually think of the Harlem neighbourhood in …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Additional police surveillance in Rotterdam neighborhoods targeted by explosions

NL Times

The police are carrying out additional surveillance measures in the Rotterdam neighborhoods where explosions occurred on Friday night. According to Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, the increase in these incidents is related to the stricter approach to drug crime in the Rotterdam ports. "So many drugs are seized that drug criminals start blaming each other for why a load has disappeared," …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Rotterdam Marathon: 17,000 participants will run through the city; large crowds expected

NL Times

The Rotterdam marathon is taking place this Sunday morning and will affect the accessibility of the city. The 17,000 runners have to complete a route of 42 kilometers and 195 meters and will first run through Rotterdam-Zuid to get back to the city center via the Erasmus Bridge, according to Rijnmond. 👏 pic.twitter.com/cPy41sV8qZ — NN Marathon Rotterdam April 15, 2023 …

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1 year, 8 months ago

The green guide to visiting the Hague

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

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

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Many Rotterdam explosions linked to port drug seizures, mayor says

NL Times

The increasing number of explosions in Rotterdam is due to the successful interception of drugs at the port of Rotterdam, according to mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. Various parties in the Rotterdam city council wanted to know from Aboutaleb what is going on in the city, which has been increasingly shaken by explosions at homes in recent months. “The police and Public …

Drug Rotterdam Explosions

1 year, 9 months ago

Municipalities unanimously against Rotterdam The Hague Airport expansion

NL Times

All municipalities in the region close to Rotterdam The Hague Airport are against an increase in flight movements for the airport. The airport has outlined several possibilities for growth, but the municipalities fear more nuisance for their residents, Omroep West reports. The municipality of Midden-Delfland doesn’t want gains made from quieter and more sustainable aircraft to automatically go to more …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Rotterdam Museumnacht010 attracts more than 10,000 visitors

NL Times

The annual festival Museumnacht010 in Rotterdam attracted over 10,000 visitors on Saturday night. From Atelier Galerij Herenplaats to Verhalenhuis Belvédère, or from the Nederlands Fotomuseum to Het Nieuwe Instituut, people were able to visit interesting exhibitions as well as Karaoke events during the museum festival, according to Indeebuurt. It's great to see that more and more young visitors are finding …

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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

King’s Day 2023: Rotterdam announces more plans for Royal Family’s visit

NL Times

Rotterdam will treat King Willem-Alexander and his family to a 1-kilometer-long tour from the Afrikaanderwijk, across the Nieuwe Maas, to the Binerotte in the city center on King’s Day. “This walking route, plus the water crossing, will truly show Rotterdam’s most versatile side,” the city announced Monday. The King and his family will also walk through the Markthal, the largest …

City King Rotterdam

1 year, 10 months ago

Rotterdam mayor pledges to keep lobbying for national fireworks ban

NL Times

Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb will continue to lobby national politicians on behalf of his city to turn local bans on fireworks into a nationwide ban. He said he believes this is partly because fireworks are sold legally in almost thirty Rotterdam businesses during the New Year’s Eve period, even though the fireworks cannot be ignited in the city. That is …

Fireworks City Eve Ban Rotterdam

1 year, 11 months ago

More and more people struggling to make ends meet: Rotterdam mayor

NL Times

Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb is concerned that an increasing number of people are having trouble making ends meet, he said in his New Year’s speech to the Rotterdam city council on Thursday. Investing in a sustainable future is, therefore, also an investment in the strength of our city and our country.” The mayor again lashed out at the perpetrators who …

City Rotterdam

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 ago

NS and ProRail looking for ideas to make stations more lively

NL Times

NS and ProRail are asking Netherlands residents to come up with ideas to make their train stations better, more lively places. “We receive many positive reactions to every initiative and therefore want to welcome even more of these social initiatives at our stations,” said Femke Woudstra of NS. It is a win-win-win situation.” NS and Prorail have already implemented almost …

Station Rail Prorail

2 years, 1 month ago

How Rotterdam’s climate architecture is putting it on the tourist map

The Independent

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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 …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Most international trains won’t run in the Netherlands on Friday; Schiphol trains announced

NL Times

The planned strike by the unions representing the workers of the national Dutch railway, NS, will heavily impact all international train routes to and from the Netherlands on Friday. No Thalys and Eurostar trains will operate in the Netherlands on Friday “Due to a risk of social unrest at the railways in the Netherlands on Friday September 9, 2022, our …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Summer in the city: The Dutch News crew's favourite museums

Dutch News

The Netherlands might have lots of tourists, but with half the Dutch population decanted into France, Spain and Turkey, summer can be a great time to visit a museum. Brandon Hartley Nobels Nostalgisch Museum is a the Dutch version of the sort of roadside ‘museum’ that once lined the highways of America. Definitely not for every taste, but I’m sure …

Dutch Museum

2 years, 4 months ago

Summer in the city: The Dutch News crew's favourite museums

Dutch News

The Netherlands might have lots of tourists, but with half the Dutch population decanted into France, Spain and Turkey, summer can be a great time to visit a museum. Brandon Hartley Nobels Nostalgisch Museum is a the Dutch version of the sort of roadside ‘museum’ that once lined the highways of America. Definitely not for every taste, but I’m sure …

Dutch Favourite Museums

2 years, 4 months ago

Summer sightseeing in the Netherlands: our favourite tips for tourists

Dutch News

The Netherlands is a great place for a summer holiday, and you get to avoid the crowds at Schiphol as well. I spent a substantial chunk of my childhood summers in the theme parks that populate Southern California, so I actually get wistfully nostalgic for standing in long lines in the hot sun just to get zipped around while surrounded …

Netherlands

2 years, 4 months ago

Summer sightseeing in the Netherlands: our favourite tips for tourists

Dutch News

The Netherlands is a great place for a summer holiday, and you get to avoid the crowds at Schiphol as well. I spent a substantial chunk of my childhood summers in the theme parks that populate Southern California, so I actually get wistfully nostalgic for standing in long lines in the hot sun just to get zipped around while surrounded …

Netherlands

2 years, 5 months ago

Eurostar boosts train services between London and Amsterdam

The Independent

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London Eurostar Service

2 years, 6 months ago

Rotterdam rooftop walkway promotes using extra city space

Dutch News

For one month only, visitors with a head for heights can buy tickets for the Rotterdam Rooftop Walk − an experience which offers a new perspective on some of the problems the Netherlands’ cities face. In 2017, tightrope walkers inaugurating the third edition of the Rotterdam Rooftop Days festival, made a daredevil crossing on a 130m-long slackline between the roofs …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Rotterdam rooftop walkway promotes using extra city space

Dutch News

For one month only, visitors with a head for heights can buy tickets for the Rotterdam Rooftop Walk − an experience which offers a new perspective on some of the problems the Netherlands’ cities face. In 2017, tightrope walkers inaugurating the third edition of the Rotterdam Rooftop Days festival, made a daredevil crossing on a 130m-long slackline between the roofs …

City Rooftop Walk Van Roof Rotterdam Van Geest

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