Rotterdam
Rotterdam, the cosmopolitan
Rotterdam is the second largest city in Holland and unlike any other Dutch city. With its impressive skyline, Rotterdam is also called ‘the Manhattan on the Meuse’. Rotterdam’s international port is Europe’s biggest harbour, often called “THE GATEWAY” to Europe or World. It is an architectural and cultural metropole with countless attractions, festivals and museums. The city has a lively, young urban culture and an unmatched selection of shops, restaurants and cafes. Rotterdam used to be a labourers’ city, which has lived on in its way of thinking characterized by honesty and hard work.
Experience Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a city of many faces: a tough port city, a trendy nightlife, a sophisticated shopping area, and a hip artistic vibe. Above all, Rotterdam is the architecture city of Holland that stimulates innovation. Its skyline is always changing. There are many things to do amid Rotterdam’s skyscrapers. You can go on a shopping spree, enjoy some excellent food, and visit a range of museums and attractions in and around the city center.
The best-known museums in town and two of Holland’s most sophisticated museums, Boijmans van Beuningen and Kunsthal, are located on the Museumpark in Rotterdam. Elsewhere in the city you will find even more museums and exciting attractions, such as the shipping museum (Scheepvaartmuseum), Markthal, Euromast, Hotel New York, Spido and Steamship Rotterdam. If the cultural offering doesn’t convince you, the huge and varied shop offering will.
NEARBY
Rotterdam is located centrally in Netherlands. By public transport (Rail, Metro, Tram, (Water) Bus and (Water) taxi) via motor or waterways any destination in Netherlands can be easily reached within 3,5 Hours. If you like to extend your visit and do some sightseeing, the famous Dutch Windmills, one of Unesco’s World heritage lists locations at Kinderdijk, Alblasserdam or Delft, a city known for it’s world famous white and blue pottery and last resting place of Members of The House of Orange-Nassau, at the “Nieuwe Kerk”, are only a short distance away.
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