
Top 5 Photography Ideas For Amsterdam
In this blog Historical Amsterdam Tours has curated some of the most iconic spots, as well as several snappy ideas to capture this vibrant old city.
Starts at Beursplein, in front of Bistro Berlage; ends at Rokin.
2,5 hours | -/+ 3 km (1.4 ml)
The Amsterdam stock exchange
VOC - Dutch East Indian Company
First Municipal pawnshop
The old National Central Bank
Golden Bend on the Canal Ring
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We start at Beursplein, in front of Bistro Berlage.
We end at the Rokin.
2,5 hours | -/+ 3 km (1.4 ml)
The Amsterdam stock exchange
VOC - Dutch East Indian Company
First Municipal pawnshop
The old National Central Bank
Golden Bend on the Canal Ring
See Booking page
More than any other city in the world, Amsterdam can be considered the cradle of modern capitalism. Did you know that the stock exchange originates in Amsterdam? As Amsterdam had a thriving international trade since the 1600s, the city became the richest city in the world. Everywhere around the city the history of money and finances can be seen.
Will you join us on this guided tour in which we show Amsterdam from the perspective of its interesting financial history?
Our Financial History Tour is truly unique in Amsterdam and shows Amsterdam from a surprising different perspective. We will walk pass the first stock exchange in the world, the headquarters of the first multinational in the world, other headquarters of multinationals in the 1500s until now, the former Central Bank of The Netherlands and explain more about the economic bubble in Amsterdam.
You don’t need a specific affinity with the financial sector to appreciate this tour. This is a great, surprising tour that shows Amsterdam’s history from a totally different perspective.
This is a very interesting tour, as you will explore different aspects of Amsterdam’s financial history, of which, among others:
Our Financial guided tour is a great way to explore Amsterdam’s city center and learn more about its financial history, which is an important aspect in the historic development of Amsterdam and The Netherlands.
This was a fascinating and informative tour. The shocking reality of the Second World War is so close to the surface in Amsterdam; important historical events happened on almost every... read more corner. Tijs was an excellent and knowledgable guide about this difficult subject; he told us stories of bravery and loss, acts of rebellion and resistance, of the Hunger Winter, of families in hiding and people being shot by a sniper just days after Liberation Day. I am familiar with this period of history and this city and yet I still learned many new things, so I can't recommend this tour highly enough. …
WW2 history isn’t new to me - I’m of the age that I have had the privilege to have met veterans, victims and witnesses of this horrible era in world... read more events. However, I am relatively new to life here in the Netherlands and wanted to learn of their time in this period and must say this tour by Tijs was excellent in every way.
His attitude to the events that took place in Amsterdam was respectful, clear, concise and truthful - the latter part painfully so. I wont spoil his details but we ended the tour in a very solemn place which totally tied all of his previous comments and explanations to the grim reality. So glad to have taken this tour.
This was an amazing walking tour of Rembrandt’s steps, where he lived, about his work, the good and bad, etc. It was extremely informative and our guide was Tijs who... read more did an outstanding job. He was funny, and professional, and it was obvious he is passionate about history. Definitely worth doing!
We made this tour as we prefered to get a more real-live impression of Rembrandt than just looking at his paintings in the Rijksmuseum. And Tijs fullfilled this expectation absolutely.... read more Even if the city looks pretty different today and not all buildings are existing anymore his storytelling makes the 17th century getting back to life before your eyes. He shares a lot of knowledge and you recognize that he is really into his topic and loves to share that.
So if you want to get to know Amsterdam from a different view, this is your tour.
In this blog Historical Amsterdam Tours has curated some of the most iconic spots, as well as several snappy ideas to capture this vibrant old city.