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Why Visit Amsterdam in October: Weather, Events and Autumn Colours

Why Visit Amsterdam in October: Weather, Events and Autumn Colours

Posted by | Oct 13, 2026 | ,

…n Amsterdam: Powered by GetYourGuide If you are planning a trip in another season, I have written guides to Amsterdam in spring and what to do in Amsterdam in summer, and there is a month-by-month list of events in Amsterdam in 2026. Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in the Netherlands, written by a real local, updated constantly. Check out my photo book: Amsterdam Through the Seasons…

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Amazing Winter Walks in the Netherlands to Fight the Winter Blues

Amazing Winter Walks in the Netherlands to Fight the Winter Blues

Posted by | Jan 28, 2023 | ,

…close to the Bouvigne Castle, provides a gorgeous scenery for walks in any season. It’s one of the oldest forests in the Netherlands – around 500 years. Count Henry III of Nassau had the forest planted in 1515 with seeds from the Scots pine from Nuremberg in Germany. In the past, it was a production forest, and its name comes from the historical use of the trees for building ship masts for the Dutch and Spanish fleets. Mastbos is a big forest, wit…

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Amsterdam in Summer: A Photo Diary from Fifteen Years of Archives

Amsterdam in Summer: A Photo Diary from Fifteen Years of Archives

Posted by | Aug 4, 2026 | , ,

…, winter and spring will get their own diaries soon. Fifteen years in, the seasons still surprise me. Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in the Netherlands, written by a real local, updated constantly. Check out my photo book: Amsterdam Through the Seasons! Love what you’re reading? Support my work with a small donation. Subscribe to the newsletter! And share this post if you liked it!…

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Heather Fields in the Netherlands: Schoorl’s Purple Route and When to Go

Heather Fields in the Netherlands: Schoorl’s Purple Route and When to Go

Posted by | Aug 27, 2021 | ,

…e booklet of ten of them. The heather is one of the first signals that the seasons are turning here. If you want the rest of them, I’ve gathered my favourites in things to do in the Netherlands in autumn, and there are more ideas in my guide to day trips from Amsterdam. Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in the Netherlands, written by a real local, updated constantly. Check out my phot…

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Looking for Beauty in Winter

Looking for Beauty in Winter

Posted by | Jan 12, 2021 | ,

…in the dying plants, in the surviving ones — like the roses that defy the season, or in naked tree branches awaiting for the return of their leaves. I also noticed that there are already signs of renewal everywhere: little buds starting their journey to spring and snow drops preparing to bloom. It would be nice if we could follow nature’s example and slow down for these months, only to bloom again in the spring. Stay tuned for more and follow Ams…

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Why I love springtime in Amsterdam

Why I love springtime in Amsterdam

Posted by | Mar 18, 2017 | , ,

…ter under the sun. But let’s see why I love spring so much, what does this season brings with it that makes it the best time to be in Amsterdam? Blue skies and more sunny days: Flowers. Lots of flowers everywhere: Cherry blossoms. In Amsterdamse Bos, Westerpark, and all over the city. Trips to the seaside: Spring rain: The start of outdoor festivals: Fresh green over the canals: The spring snow: More time spent outside: I hope I have inspired you…

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Day Trip to Nijmegen: Best Things to Do in the Oldest City in the Netherlands

Day Trip to Nijmegen: Best Things to Do in the Oldest City in the Netherlands

Posted by | Aug 28, 2018 | , ,

…Cut through to the Grote Markt and the Stevenskerk. Climb the tower if the season allows. • Lunch on the Waalkade, looking out over the river. • Walk up to Valkhof Park — the chapel, the ruin, the view. • A museum in the afternoon (pick one). • End the day with a beer at Brouwerij de Hemel, or, if the timing is right, walk out to De Oversteek for the Sunset March. • Evening train back to Amsterdam. Nijmegen isn’t postcard-pretty in the way the Hol…

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Things to Do in Zeeland: Beaches, Islands and Delta Works

Things to Do in Zeeland: Beaches, Islands and Delta Works

Posted by | Aug 11, 2023 | ,

…hat shouldn’t stop you from visiting this beautiful province outside beach season, or keep you only on the beach, soaking in the sun all day long (if you’re lucky with the weather). There are a few very charming towns that you wouldn’t want to miss during your visit to Zeeland, and a few museums or engineering works that tell many stories. To mention a few of the notable attractions: Delta Works and Deltapark Neeltje Jans, Zeeuws Museum and Middel…

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Blooming doors

Blooming doors

Posted by | Aug 14, 2011 | ,

…y bloom, with entrances covered in rose bushes. But every flower and every season has it’s charm (indeed, had anyone asked a few months ago, I would have said that I most prefer spring, when crocuses were all over the city). Well, I’d better just let you enjoy the June flowers and I promise to do an update when the next round will be in full bloom! Stay tuned for more and follow Amsterdamian on Instagram and Facebook for more stories about life in…

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With My Feet in Two Boats

With My Feet in Two Boats

Posted by | Jun 9, 2019 | ,

…ving in Amsterdam. And my answer would vary, year after year, season after season. Yes, I do feel at home sometimes, when I ride my bicycle along the cute streets and canals, inhaling the fresh air of the morning or in the evening, my purse in the basket, going about my business in the city where I managed to create a new life. But other times I feel so distanced from it, so out of place here, where everything is familiar now but still so strange…

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