Amsterdam Essentials: Dam and the Old Centre in an Hour

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Beurspassage

   ~3 min here

   Beurspassage is a covered walkway linking the Damrak with the Nieuwendijk.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Nieuwe Kerk

   ~3 min here

   Nieuwe Kerk is the church beside Amsterdam’s Royal Palace on Dam Square, and its present appearance carries a remarkable story of destruction and rebuilding.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Koninklijk Paleis

   ~3 min here

   Koninklijk Paleis is the royal palace on Dam Square, a building still used for official receptions and exhibitions.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Dam

   ~3 min here

   Dam is Amsterdam’s historic town square, the place where the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument come together.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Oude Kerk

   ~1 hr here

   Oude Kerk is a working Reformed church and Amsterdam’s oldest surviving building, with its roots in a wooden chapel established around 1213.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder

   ~15 min here

   Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder is a canal house whose upper storeys conceal a Catholic house church, now preserved as a museum.

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• Canal RingGolden Age Canal Houses7 stops · ~4 hr 45 min · 2.6 kmSee the walk
• Art & MuseumsMuseum Quarter and Vondelpark6 stops · ~3 hr 55 min · 3.5 kmSee the walk
• Food & DrinkDe Pijp: Croquettes, Beer and the Albert Cuyp Market5 stops · ~1 hr 45 min · 2.7 kmSee the walk
• Local LifeThe Jordaan and Westerpark6 stops · ~2 hr 55 min · 3.3 kmSee the walk
• Hidden GemsHidden Churches, Cats and Jenever6 stops · ~2 hr 15 min · 2.9 kmSee the walk
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