Top Reasons to Go to Amsterdam

Golden Age canals: Hop aboard to glide past mansions shimmering on a summer's day or under bridges twinkling with fairy lights at night. Amsterdam from the water is astonishing.

Two wheels good: Experience the best cycling city in the world and zip about like a local. Everybody, but everybody, cycles everywhere.

Secrets in the city: Explore a cultural capital packed with surprises. The hidden courtyards of old almshouses, elegant gardens tucked behind 17th-century facades, a hidden church in an old merchant's house.

Café culture: There's a bar for every mood, every vintage of customer, for loud nights out or brandies after the opera. As you relax on a sunny terrace surrounded by relaxed locals doing the same thing, you'll marvel how this city has got the work/life balance just right.