INTRODUCTION

Amsterdam, the city of golden age art, is the capital of Netherlands with a population of around 1.36 million people. The city is very friendly and easy going, steeped in culture, famous for its liberal attitude to drugs and prostitution. It has some of the world’s best museums. Amsterdam is a busy, often hectic city.  Very popular tourist city all year round, it is popular for weekend breaks, and extended visits alike.  The city is compact, with all the main sites reachable by foot.

CLIMATE

Amsterdam has a damp climate with a lot of changes in temperature to the extremes even in summer. This especially happens during spring and winter, when the region experiences the most unsettled weather. In the winter months clear, frosty days are usual, although snowfall is very rare. The coldest months are December to March. Rain is consistent all year round. It is a good idea to carry rainwear and umbrellas at all times.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Amsterdam has a huge variety of recreational and cultural sights and a number of churches and museums. Some of the museums are Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Rembrandt House Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, Tropenmuseum, NEMO (museum), Verzetsmuseum, Amsterdams Historisch Museum, etc. Some of the churches are Oude Kerk, Nieuwe Kerk, Zuiderkerk, Noorderkerk, Westerkerk, Oosterkerk, Ronde Lutherse Kerk, English Reformed Church, Amsterdam,Sint Nicolaaskerk, De Duif,”Onze Lieve Heer op Zolder”, etc. there are many more amusement parks, rides, buildings, avenues and places of interest which are worth visiting.

TRANSPORT

Public transport is the best way to view the sights and visit all the attractions. The metro is of two types. The underground metro and trains running on the surface. There are four metro lines; a fast tram line and a ring line complete the varied transport network system in Amsterdam. In the city center, people prefer taking trams as they are easy and affordable. The bus system consists of 30 lines, reaching farther neighborhoods and the north of Amsterdam city. Apart from these there are taxis, ferries and car available

AIRPORT

Amsterdam is served by the biggest and busiest airport in the Netherlands is Schiphol Airport .the airport is 14km outside Amsterdam. It is one of Europe’s best airports, ranked as Europe’s 3rd largest and the world’s 14th largest for cargo tonnage. All facilities like hotels, shopping malls, car parking etc…are available at the airport; Transport also is not at all a problem as there are buses direct from and to the airport, taxi’s right in front of the airport and cars available for rent.  rental coverage on carrentals.co.uk at the airport, your options for car rentals are: Avis, Advantage, Alamo, Dollar, E-Z Rent a car, E, National, Payless, Europcar, Simply Wheels, Practical Thrifty, Hertz and Budget.