If You're NearbyCanal Ring
The 17th-century ring of canals and tall gabled merchants' houses, a UNESCO site, best seen on foot or by boat.
- Open
- Always; cruises through the day and evening
- Price
- Free; paid for cruises
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Grachtengordel, AmsterdamDirections
- Getting There
- A short walk from Dam Square or Centraal station.
Why Go
Dug in the Golden Age, the Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht curve around the old center, crossed by hundreds of bridges and lined with narrow houses with hoisting beams at their gables.
A canal cruise, especially at dusk, shows them at their best.
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