Essentially Amsterdam Staff

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam voor zondag 4 oktober: replica van de Batavia verlaat Amsterdam, brandweerlieden beklimmen de Kilimanjaro, Frank Lammers opent café

3 October 2026

Artis Aquarium’s new installation uses darkness, low-frequency sound and points of light to evoke the deep-sea floor. Eliasson made some recordings while diving in the Pacific with his

3 October 2026

A group of Amsterdam firefighters and colleagues starts a climb of the nearly 6,000-metre Tanzanian mountain on Saturday. The trip is meant to help them process the trauma

3 October 2026

Clearing cookies, using incognito mode or switching devices does not affect flight prices, according to the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets. Its study found fares can change

3 October 2026

Frank Lammers and Eva Posthuma de Boer are opening Volkscafé REVE on the Linnaeuskade this month. The couple runs it under an agreement with brewer Royal Swinkels.

3 October 2026

NH is revisiting the waterway’s history in a three-part television series. Its opening in 1876 helped create a fishing harbor and the new settlement of IJmuiden.

3 October 2026

The reconstruction of the historic VOC ship left Amsterdam on 1 October after two weeks at the NDSM wharf. Back in Lelystad it will be moved onto land

3 October 2026

Mayor Halsema says annual visitor numbers must be curbed even if hospitality businesses lose customers. Without action, the yearly total is expected to rise from about 23 million

3 October 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Sunday 4 October: Batavia replica leaves Amsterdam, firefighters climb Kilimanjaro, Frank Lammers opens café

3 October 2026

No trains will run to or from the station for a day while ProRail works on the tracks. Fewer trains will run on 4 and 5 October, and

2 October 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam voor zaterdag 3 oktober: 733 woningen open voor kijkers, spa van Waldorf Astoria beste van Nederland, oversteek Linnaeusstraat weer open

2 October 2026

Dutch Railways now flies drones over its shunting yards at night to catch graffiti sprayers. It is also covering artists' tags with stickers that explain why some trains

2 October 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam for Saturday 3 October: 733 homes open to viewers, Waldorf Astoria spa named best in Netherlands, Linnaeusstraat crossing reo

2 October 2026

☀️ Essentially Amsterdam voor zaterdag 3 oktober: 733 woningen open voor bezichtiging, spa van Waldorf Astoria beste van Nederland, treinen liggen stil op Centraal

2 October 2026

Nearly 100 traditional pubs across the country will welcome visitors on 3 October for the annual Day of the Brown Café. The opening event will look at why

2 October 2026

The city has dropped its plan for one-way traffic on Utrechtsestraat after objections from residents. Smaller safety measures, such as speed bumps and an extra zebra crossing, are

2 October 2026

Trams, buses, cars, cyclists and pedestrians can use the junction with Wijttenbachstraat again after five months of work. At first, the crossing was meant to reopen only for

2 October 2026

The optician chain has stopped selling Meta's camera glasses with immediate effect because of concerns about privacy. It will decide later whether to sell them again, once the

2 October 2026

The Guerlain Spa at the Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam has won Netherlands' Best Hotel Spa 2026 at the World Spa Awards. The title followed an international voting round.

2 October 2026

On Open House Day, 3 October, buyers can walk into homes for sale across Amsterdam and Weesp without an appointment. Even the cheapest one is beyond what a

2 October 2026