Amsterdam, the capital of The Netherlands or Holland, is a great destinatin for cheap weekend breaks.Amsterdam offers a wide range of activities like shopping, sailing, sport fishing and sight-seeing. What's more, the city is ideal for New Years' Eve breaks when you can witness fantastic firework displays.
For store shopping, the center is a good pick, with the Kalverstraat being the popular destination for visitors from outside. Nevertheless, the locals in general also regularly visit the Albert Cuyp Market place, which is the perfect location to go to, if you wish to shop for discount offers. While you are strolling across the market place, you'll notice a lot of different items, including flowers, garments, various gadgets, watches, regular food and what have you, and all very cheap.
The city area is great for sailing.
You'll be able to sail at the river Amstel and also on "Het IJ," which also hosts the well-known "Amsterdam Sail" every 5 years, when sail boats from all over the world visit Amsterdam. In fact, you will be able to set foot on those sailing ships yourself.
Sport fishing can be done on the earlier mentioned river Amstel as well as on "Het IJ," and in the vicinity of the city you are able to do some fishing on the IJsselmeer (the IJssel lake), which was once part of the sea, before in 1932 the Dutch closed this section off from the sea, by building a new thirty-two kilometers long dyke (The Afsluitdijk) in the northern part of Holland. Well-known fishing villages in the Amsterdam region are Volendam as well as Enkhuizen. They usually are reached without difficulty by railroad as well as by bus from Amsterdam Central Station.
Sights to see in the city are, not surprisingly, the countless galleries and museums, where one can find the works of art of the Dutch Masters, such as Vincent van Gogh and Rembrandt van Rijn.
And when you're not into museums and galleries really, step on a canal boat and sail through the many canals of the city. I suggest you take the tour during the night, so it's possible to enjoy the lights of the city center.
If you are looking for cheap weekend breaks in Amsterdam, now is the time to find some.
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