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An Amsterdam Introduction: A Self-Guided Audio Tour of the City's Origins

Stadstours

Beschrijvingen worden in het Engels getoond.

  • 1–1,3 uur
  • 2 talen
  • Directe bevestiging
  • Privétour

Hoogtepunten

Join me on this self-guided audio introduction to the history of Amsterdam, and find out how this fisherman’s hamlet in a swamp became Europe’s most powerful trading hub in the 17th century. How did this happen? Let’s trace the clues along the canals and dykes, and uncover the history buried beneath these cobbled streets. Our walk takes us along the old port and the remains of the medieval city defences to the maze of little streets around the oldest building in Amsterdam. We’ll take in the Red Light District and Chinatown along the way, and end our exploration at Nieuwmarkt. There’s a marvel of engineering at the centre of the story too because for trade to flourish, Amsterdam had to keep the waters at bay. The tour’s highlights include: • How the disastrous consequences of the drainage of the original peat marshes still affect us today. • Why the Dutch have a reputation for tolerance • You’ll also find out why there’s so little of medieval Amsterdam left.

Inbegrepen

Wat is inbegrepen

  • VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
  • Lifetime access to this tour in English
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata

Wat niet

  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Smartphone and headphones
  • Transportation
  • Food and drink

Route

  1. The tour passed by Our Lord in the Attic Museum

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  2. The tour goes around the Old Church.

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  3. The tour ends in Amsterdam's Nieuwmarkt

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Annuleren

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Goed om te weten

Verzamelpunt
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Ophalen
Iedereen komt naar het startpunt; er is geen ophaalservice.
Tickettype
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Uitgevoerd door
VoiceMap Audio Tours
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Amsterdam

  • Its from-price is 93% below the median of the 293 stadstours we list in Amsterdam.
  • It is shorter than most of them.

About Amsterdam

Amsterdam omringt zijn gouden-eeuwse centrum met grachten, gevelhuizen en bruggen en combineert grote kunst met fietsen in een compacte stad.

De grachtengordel, in de zeventiende eeuw gegraven, buigt in concentrische bogen om het oude centrum: Herengracht, Keizersgracht en Prinsengracht, omzoomd door hoge koopmanshuizen. De Jordaan, net ten westen daarvan, is een doolhof van kleine grachten, hofjes, bruine kroegen en zelfstandige winkels, en aan de rand ervan staat het Anne Frank Huis aan de Prinsengracht.

Top-ranked sights in Amsterdam: Amstel River, Skinny Bridge (Magere Brug), Anne Frank House.

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