An old firebox in the village Sloten The village of Sloten is located far in the west of Amsterdam. Although this village has been part of the municipality of Amsterdam for years, it has nevertheless managed to retain its village character. Sloten and it’s surroundings have a number of sights. One of these is this …
Café since 1669 On the corner of Het Singel en de Droogbak is a house with an impressive stepped gable. It has no less than 23 steps. It was built between 1606 and 1611. The house is now known as “the wheelbarrow” after the gable stone in the facade. This is a reference to the …
The men who built “de Waag” There are many stories to tell about the Waag. It is the oldest secular building in Amsterdam. It was built in 1488 as a city gate in the city wall that surrounded medieval Amsterdam. This function expired when Amsterdam expanded. While the city wall itself was demolished, the city …
History and legend Sometimes you can still see the old Amsterdam seal on the facades or high above the roofs as a wind vane. You can recognize it by a ship with two figures and a dog on it. The ship is a cog ship, to which Amsterdam owes much of its prosperity. In the …
The inside Amsterdam Blog # LOOK!Our corporate philosophy! We would like people to look around. See things and marvel at the meaning and stories behind them. Inside Amsterdam Tours would like to tell you those stories. We point out the details that you often do not notice in the today’s rush. We tell the stories, …
House with the Noses Most people from Amsterdam know “the house with the heads” on the Keizersgracht. Far less know “the house with noses”, and there are even two of those. The best known is the house at Singel 116. The house itself has been around since about 1610, the beginning of the new expansion …
