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What to Do in Amsterdam in Summer: A Local’s Guide

Posted by Dana Marin | Jul 14, 2025 | All Photos, Amsterdam, Lifestyle

…val. There is always something for everyone. Eat and drink like a local in summer Summer food in Amsterdam is all about being outside with it. A herring at a stall by the canal, a pile of strawberries from the market joining you for a picnic in the park, or a beer at sunset on the canal’s side. The season makes the simplest things feel special Hollandse Nieuwe (the new herring) Herring season kicks off in late spring and runs through summer. Holla…

Best Summer Day Trips from Amsterdam: Beaches, Nature & Hidden Villages

Posted by Dana Marin | Jul 7, 2023 | All Photos, The Netherlands

…feel like hiding indoors. If you only have time for one city day trip this summer, consider Haarlem. Just 20 minutes by direct train from Amsterdam Centraal, it has a wonderfully relaxed, lived-in feel in summer — a beautiful Grote Markt, the Frans Hals Museum, and plenty of good food and drink. An added bonus: from Haarlem you can easily cycle to the beach at Bloemendaal aan Zee. Looking for more city ideas? Check out the full day trips from Amst…

My Bucket List for Summer 2022: 15 Wishes for This Season

Posted by Dana Marin | Jun 12, 2022 | All Photos, Thoughts

…re the grey, dark months. And then spring came and passed in a second. Now summer is here (I consider summer starting at June 1st) and I want to make sure I make the most of it! I’m writing this article mostly to have a reference, something to come back to from time to time, to remember I should stop and smell the roses. I don’t have FOMO (at least not the regular type), so you won’t find all the possible festivals on my list. I want to enjoy the…

Letting Go of Summer

Posted by Dana Marin | Sep 4, 2022 | All Photos, Photo essays, Thoughts

…go of summer feels like the bitter ending of a much too pleasant activity. Summer is joy, light, life at its best. I was born in summer, in the hot months, when the air is burning your nostrils and the fruit are ripe, therefore I love summer with all my heart. Even when it’s hot and torturing us with days that are too warm. At the beginning of this summer, I’ve made a bucket list. As it happens with all bucket lists, it was forgotten somewhere on…

Amsterdam Gardens: Hidden Hofjes, Volkstuinen & Free Summer Flower Spots

Posted by Dana Marin | Jul 11, 2021 | All Photos, Amsterdam

…and sit on a bench here, next to the water. This garden is popular during summer with people sunbathing and swimming in the canal, but most of the time it’s empty and quiet. Address: Bickersgracht The Miracle Garden in Erasmuspark The Miracle Garden is a unique flower garden in Amsterdam West, initiated and designed by the Amsterdam-based visual artist Elspeth Diederix. This is an art project: both for the art of gardening and the art of photogra…

In the Mood for Sun: the Best Beaches of North Holland

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 15, 2021 | All Photos

…lk on the beach to Bloemendaal aan Zee. Both places are well known for the summer club parties and they are close to Haarlem, a beautiful city where you can make a stop. How to get there: a short train ride will take you there straight from Amsterdam Centraal (in the summer months these trains are every half hour or so, and till late in the night). ⏺ Castricum aan Zee Castricum aan Zee is a lovely beach near Castricum. You can go to Castricum by t…

From Winter to Summer: a Heatwave in Amsterdam

Posted by Dana Marin | Apr 20, 2018 | All Photos, People and Stories

…n the Netherlands at the moment. We suddenly exchanged winter clothes with summer ones and jumped from boots to sandals. Everyone seems to be confused about that, but at the same time everyone is enjoying it. After all, this might be our whole summer. You never know with Dutch weather. This is how Westerpark looked like on Thursday evening. I was there, together with the entire West neighbourhood 😀 Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on In…

Summer days in Amsterdam

Posted by Dana Marin | Aug 9, 2015 | All Photos, Amsterdam

…m is happy these days — the sun is shining and the temperatures are really summer-like! Everyone is trying to make the most of the heat wave, and the city feels like a holiday resort, especially during weekend. Let’s just hope the Summer will not leave too soon and we’ll have more days like this one: Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in the Netherlands, written by a real local, update…

Summer in Black and White

Posted by Dana Marin | Aug 27, 2018 | All Photos, Photo essays

…what I did, even though I haven’t shared the results yet. I love colours! Summer is the perfect time for discovering them, and I absolutely enjoyed this season. I took a lot of colourful pictures: streets brought to life by summer fashion, festivals, canals covered in water lilies, sunflowers, green parks and blue waters. But then, I go through times when I become overwhelmed, the light is too bright and the colours too much. In those moments, I…

A Summer Fairy Tale in Delft

Posted by Dana Marin | Jul 21, 2018 | All Photos, The Netherlands

…very well with the old city look and feel. Little did I know then that in summer Delft transforms into a colourful garden! This year, on a hot July day, I went to see Delft again. I found a totally different mood: wild flowers thriving on every tree pit, bright red geraniums decorating the bridges, contrasting with the green canals covered in water lilies. The heat made Delft seem more like a Spanish city than a place in the rainy Netherlands. Th…