Guidebook for Amstelveen
Entertainment & Activities
Broersepark
21 MolenwegSmall but very beautiful park with kids playground and small pool.
Stichting Amstelveens Poppentheater
85A Wolfert van BorsselenwegGreat, but tickets are scarce
Enjoy your ride between Amsterdam and Amstelveen in an old museum tram and wave to your house out of the window!
Museum Tramlijn
Museum TramlijnEnjoy your ride between Amsterdam and Amstelveen in an old museum tram and wave to your house out of the window!
Schwimmbad De Meerkamp
239 Van der HooplaanGo alone or take your kids with you
A huge barn with kids attractions and a mini golf.
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Chimpie Champ Aalsmeer - Speelparadijs
247c OosteinderwegA huge barn with kids attractions and a mini golf.
Arts & Culture
High End modern Art gallery with a shop in the Old Center of Amstelveen. Painting not seldom get moved here from the Cobra museum to be sold.
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Museum JAN
50 DorpsstraatHigh End modern Art gallery with a shop in the Old Center of Amstelveen. Painting not seldom get moved here from the Cobra museum to be sold.
A Museum of Modern Art of the artistic movement Cobra (COpenhagen - BRussels - Amsterdam) in the New Center, also hosting interesting temporary expositions and the shop.
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CoBrA Museum of Modern Art
1 SandbergpleinA Museum of Modern Art of the artistic movement Cobra (COpenhagen - BRussels - Amsterdam) in the New Center, also hosting interesting temporary expositions and the shop.
Theater and cinema, also for kids, especially during holidays
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Municipal Theater Amstelveen
100 StadspleinTheater and cinema, also for kids, especially during holidays
Haarlem, the old medieval rival of Amsterdam, is home to the Frans Hals museum, which will give you a real taste of the Golden age. 20 min by bus 175, from the bus station Amstelveen.
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Frans Hals Museum - Hof
62 Groot HeiliglandHaarlem, the old medieval rival of Amsterdam, is home to the Frans Hals museum, which will give you a real taste of the Golden age. 20 min by bus 175, from the bus station Amstelveen.
Food Scene
A Micheline Star Restaurant in the Old Center with a spectacular view over the lake.
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Aan de Poel
1 HandwegA Micheline Star Restaurant in the Old Center with a spectacular view over the lake.
Shopping
Upscale Dutch warehouse the Bijenkorf in the New Center, with good price/quality for design clothes/ accessories/ furniture.
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de Bijenkorf
152 GalerijUpscale Dutch warehouse the Bijenkorf in the New Center, with good price/quality for design clothes/ accessories/ furniture.
Aalsmeer, home to the famous flower auction, also hosts this huge garden shop with among others special tropical and desert pavilions.
Garden Center 'Het Oosten'
393 AalsmeerderwegAalsmeer, home to the famous flower auction, also hosts this huge garden shop with among others special tropical and desert pavilions.
Everything Else
The central Bus Station of Amstelveen, stop of bus 300 to and from Schiphol and buses 170,172 to Amsterdam Central Station and bus 175 to Haarlem.
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Busstation
BusstationThe central Bus Station of Amstelveen, stop of bus 300 to and from Schiphol and buses 170,172 to Amsterdam Central Station and bus 175 to Haarlem.
Amstelveen, Zonnestein
The nearest metro station to the house, app 15 min walk.
Kruiskerk
30A Van der VeerelaanThis is the nearest bus stop of 170, 172 to and from Amsterdam.
Essentials
Small but well stocked supermarket of the best Dutch chain Albert Hein
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AH Amsterdamseweg
73 AmsterdamsewegSmall but well stocked supermarket of the best Dutch chain Albert Hein
Lidl
308H BaarsjeswegCheap but very popular supermarket, excellent for fruit and vegetables
Here you find the biological market at Tuesdays and a general market at Fridays.
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Stadsplein
StadspleinHere you find the biological market at Tuesdays and a general market at Fridays.
Sightseeing
The historical heart of Amstelveen. With the art gallery, excellent boutiques, several cozy cafes and restaurants, the best view at the lake and a lovely path to the Amsterdamse Bos,
Dorpsstraat
DorpsstraatThe historical heart of Amstelveen. With the art gallery, excellent boutiques, several cozy cafes and restaurants, the best view at the lake and a lovely path to the Amsterdamse Bos,
This vast green area is the Amsterdamse Bos - the forest of Anmsterdam. Although an artificial park, it is huge & delightful, with varied landscapes and many waterways- hire a boat to explore!
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Amsterdam Wald
This vast green area is the Amsterdamse Bos - the forest of Anmsterdam. Although an artificial park, it is huge & delightful, with varied landscapes and many waterways- hire a boat to explore!
Rent a boat, a water bike or a canoe here, and explore the Amsterdamse Bos in the most exciting way.
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Canoe rental Amsterdam Forest
5 Grote SpeelweideRent a boat, a water bike or a canoe here, and explore the Amsterdamse Bos in the most exciting way.
The iconic huge flower park, is open only from 20 March until 18 May to show off the kingdom of spring garden flowers. A place to see how the tulip has evolved and to buy exquisite bulbs. 25min by car
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Keukenhof
166A StationswegThe iconic huge flower park, is open only from 20 March until 18 May to show off the kingdom of spring garden flowers. A place to see how the tulip has evolved and to buy exquisite bulbs. 25min by car
Here you are, at the sea side. All year around, for fun and nature, with kids, on romantic holiday or for mediation. By train from Haarlem, also in combination with Frans Hals museum (see).
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Zandvoort aan Zee station
Here you are, at the sea side. All year around, for fun and nature, with kids, on romantic holiday or for mediation. By train from Haarlem, also in combination with Frans Hals museum (see).