Amsterdam Off-Season, No Crowds
Three December days built around what Amsterdam actually asks of its visitors: Noord by free ferry, dinner on Javastraat, the museums without queues, and the Light Festival from the water.
Entry requirements
Check visa requirements and passport validity for Amsterdam before you travel. Requirements vary by nationality and may change.
Official government travel pagesMap
Itinerary
transportation
Behind Centraal Station, runs all night, takes bikes
activities
Street art museum in the old NDSM shipyard
Nearby
dining
On the IJ waterfront, city view across the water
activities
Crooked wooden houses, a village the city absorbed
activities
Daily street market, running for over a century
Nearby
dining
Surinamese, Indonesian, Turkish and Syrian at neighbourhood prices
Nearby
activities
The Dutch resistance under occupation
dining
Brewery under a full-size windmill
activities
Weekday opening slot, before the queues
Nearby
activities
A whole church hidden in a canal house attic
activities
A canal house the way a family lived in it
Nearby
dining
Brown cafe in the Jordaan, best when it is cold out
activities
The installations from the water, no summer crowds
Inspired by this trip?
Create your own personalized itinerary, powered by AI. It only takes a few minutes.
Build your own version