Web Sites in Amsterdam

Web Sites

The official Amsterdam site is www.amsterdam.nl. More information is found at www.visitamsterdam.nl and www.amsterdamhotspots.nl. For Amsterdam maps, check out hipplanet.com/amsterdam.

The official site for the Netherlands Board of Tourism is www.holland.com. More information on Holland is found at www.visiteurope.com/holland, www.visitholland.com and www.goholland.com.. www.channels.nl is a Web site that guides you through the city with the help of many colorful photographs.

Go to www.citymundo.com to view City Mundo's creative city-specialist directory of accommodations. Make bookings online with Nederlands Reserverings Centrum (the Dutch hoteliers' reservation service) at www.hotelres.nl. For budget accommodations, try www.stayokay.com, which provides comprehensive information for the Netherlands -- just click on "English" to access all information. Hostelling International has a site for worldwide reservations at www.iyhf.org.

For rail information and schedules, go to www.ns.nl. For airport information, go to www.schiphol.nl. For information about the national carrier go to www.klm.com for KLM/Northwest flight information and reservations; check out the low tariffs on www.easyjet.com/en and, for budget travelers, www.airfair.nl.

One of the most informative English-language Web sites about the Netherlands is at www.expatica.com. Shark is a free newspaper with alternative listings; their site is at www.underwateramsterdam.com. For information on car-breakdown rescue service, camping, biking, hiking, and water sports, go to www.anwb.nl, the Dutch Touring Club.

For a fun site where you can learn a bit of Dutch, go to www.learndutch.org.