Guidebook for Weesp

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Guidebook for Weesp

Sightseeing

Weesp is a popular stop for tourists. It has a protected historical center with canals and many buildings dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Weesp has three full-size historical windmills.
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Weesp
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Weesp is a popular stop for tourists. It has a protected historical center with canals and many buildings dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Weesp has three full-size historical windmills.
Naarden is an example of a star fort, complete with fortified walls and a moat.
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Naarden
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Naarden is an example of a star fort, complete with fortified walls and a moat.
Amsterdam has more than 100 kilometres (60 miles) of canals, most of which are navigable by boat. The three main canals are Prinsengracht, Herengracht, and Keizersgracht. Amsterdam has been compared with Venice, due to its division into about 90 islands, which are linked by more than 1,200 bridges.
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Canals of Amsterdam
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Amsterdam has more than 100 kilometres (60 miles) of canals, most of which are navigable by boat. The three main canals are Prinsengracht, Herengracht, and Keizersgracht. Amsterdam has been compared with Venice, due to its division into about 90 islands, which are linked by more than 1,200 bridges.
Amsterdam has many open squares (plein in Dutch). The namesake of the city as the site of the original dam, Dam Square, is the main town square and has the Royal Palace and National Monument.
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Dam Square
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Amsterdam has many open squares (plein in Dutch). The namesake of the city as the site of the original dam, Dam Square, is the main town square and has the Royal Palace and National Monument.

Parks & Nature

The Naardermeer area, the first nature reserve in the Netherlands, is at 15 minutes cycling distance from Weesp.
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Naardermeer
2 Meerkade
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The Naardermeer area, the first nature reserve in the Netherlands, is at 15 minutes cycling distance from Weesp.
Vondelpark, the largest park in the city, is located in the Oud-Zuid borough and is named after the 17th century Amsterdam author, Joost van den Vondel. Yearly, the park has around 10 million visitors. In the park is an open-air theatre, a playground and several horeca facilities.
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Vondelpark
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Vondelpark, the largest park in the city, is located in the Oud-Zuid borough and is named after the 17th century Amsterdam author, Joost van den Vondel. Yearly, the park has around 10 million visitors. In the park is an open-air theatre, a playground and several horeca facilities.
The Albert Cuyp Market is a street market in Amsterdam. The market is the busiest in all of the Netherlands and is reputedly the largest daytime market in Europe. It is also an important tourist attraction. The famous Dutch Stroopwafels are prepared fresh here. The product selection at the market varies from the traditional range of vegetables, fruit and fish to clothing and even cameras. There are many products sold that are of interest to the city's residents of Surinamese, Antillean, Turkish, and Moroccan origin, giving the market and neighbourhood a strong multicultural feel.
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Albert Cuyp Market
Albert Cuypstraat
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The Albert Cuyp Market is a street market in Amsterdam. The market is the busiest in all of the Netherlands and is reputedly the largest daytime market in Europe. It is also an important tourist attraction. The famous Dutch Stroopwafels are prepared fresh here. The product selection at the market varies from the traditional range of vegetables, fruit and fish to clothing and even cameras. There are many products sold that are of interest to the city's residents of Surinamese, Antillean, Turkish, and Moroccan origin, giving the market and neighbourhood a strong multicultural feel.

Arts & Culture

A famous building in baroque style in Amsterdam is the Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace) on Dam Square.
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Royal Palace Amsterdam
147 Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
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A famous building in baroque style in Amsterdam is the Koninklijk Paleis (Royal Palace) on Dam Square.
The Anne Frank House (Dutch: Anne Frank Huis) is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht.
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Anne Frank House
20 Westermarkt
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The Anne Frank House (Dutch: Anne Frank Huis) is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht.
Het Scheepvaartmuseum (Amsterdam maritime museum) has a rich and colorful collection of maritime artifacts and it takes hours just to walk through its show. The museum building dates from 1656 and at the time it was an architecture wonder. To construct it on the artificial island created in the Amsterdam harbor, 1800 wooden piles had to be sunk deep into the muddy ground.
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El Museo Marítimo
1 Kattenburgerplein
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Het Scheepvaartmuseum (Amsterdam maritime museum) has a rich and colorful collection of maritime artifacts and it takes hours just to walk through its show. The museum building dates from 1656 and at the time it was an architecture wonder. To construct it on the artificial island created in the Amsterdam harbor, 1800 wooden piles had to be sunk deep into the muddy ground.

Essentials

AH Amstellandlaan
20 Amstellandlaan
Supermarket
Supermarket
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AH Achtergracht
64 Achtergracht
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Supermarket
Shopping mall
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Weesp, Winkelcentrum station
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Shopping mall

Getting Around

It takes 15 minutes to go to Amsterdam, 20 minutes to Schiphol Airport.
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Weesp, Station Weesp
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It takes 15 minutes to go to Amsterdam, 20 minutes to Schiphol Airport.

Entertainment & Activities

If you want to play golf
Golfcentrum Weesp
2 Basisweg
If you want to play golf
If you want to ride horseback
Manege Bleijenberg B.V.
2a 's-Gravelandseweg
If you want to ride horseback
Highly recommended for sailing trips and boat trips. Do you want to spend a weekend sailing? Only want to go to Amsterdam for an afternoon? You could go to Volendam, Marken, Hoorn and even the fort Pampus (it's a small island). Please contact me for more details.
HOLLANDS GLORIE
1d Nijverheidslaan
Highly recommended for sailing trips and boat trips. Do you want to spend a weekend sailing? Only want to go to Amsterdam for an afternoon? You could go to Volendam, Marken, Hoorn and even the fort Pampus (it's a small island). Please contact me for more details.

Shopping

The P.C. Hooftstraat is one of the most expensive shopping streets in the Netherlands. Several Dutch and international exclusive brands have stores here, like: Burberry, Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Rolex and Tommy Hilfiger
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P.C. Hooftstraat
Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat
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The P.C. Hooftstraat is one of the most expensive shopping streets in the Netherlands. Several Dutch and international exclusive brands have stores here, like: Burberry, Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Rolex and Tommy Hilfiger