
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.
I joined in on the WWII Amsterdam tour and can highly recommend it!
I’ve been in Amsterdam for decades and was surprised how many landmarks I walk past on... read more a daily basis that have a historical significance. The tour was fun, informative and Tijs is a superb guide.
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
All communication before the tour was prompt and friendly. Tijs was waiting exactly where he was supposed to be, and we did a walking tour which covered the Golden... read more Age, Financial information and World War II. Tijs was engaging, interesting and humorous and I would...More
Exploring the canals of Amsterdam on foot with Tijs as the tour guide was one of the highlights of my first visit to the city. Tijs not only has thorough... read more knowledge of the city's history and architecture (spanning both ancient and modern times, e.g. "The...More
I really enjoyed my morning walking tour of the canal district with Historical Tours Amsterdam. Tijs’ knowledge of the city is amazing and he explains fascinating historical details clearly... read more and with enthusiasm. I learned about the reasons why the Amsterdam skyline is as we see it now, why the canal fortifications are necessary to maintain the city and why there is a swan on top of a Protestant domed church. I now understand more about how Amsterdam expanded rapidly from medieval times onwards as trade developed and where the remnants of the old city walls can still be seen. I heard about the story behind the Multatuli statue on the oldest bridge in Amsterdam with a prison below it and the origins of fair trade coffee. Likewise the stories behind the different widths and gable-ends of the houses was so interesting; now I’ll
look at this familiar city through fresh eyes. I highly recommend Tijs as a guide who can add a fun personal touch to a tour of Amsterdam and bring history to life.
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.