Amsterdam Markets
in the Netherlands to absolutely scour, the markets, such as the Albert Cuyp Markt, the most famous and frequented in Amsterdam, in the heart of the Pijp neighborhood, south of the historic center, where over 300 stalls offer everything: food, flowers, clothing, footwear… at prices considered among the most affordable in the city.
Romantic and fragrant, is the central flower market, the Bloemenmarkt, with floating stalls (the last remaining in the city) full of flowers, bulbs, and seasonal plants.
Also in Amsterdam, a large shopping center is the Holland Magna Plaza, near the central Dam Square, housed in a nineteenth-century building that was once the central post office. But the top of the department stores is De Bijenkorf, called “the Dutch Harrods“, a mecca of elegant and quality shopping. On its four floors of shops you can find everything and the best world brands: clothing for women, men, and children; accessories; toys; household items…
Between one purchase and another, it is very pleasant to take a break at the literary café, the restaurant and the various internal bistros. Antique and curiosities lovers should not miss the Spiegelkwartier instead, the neighborhood opposite the Rijksmuseum, which is a colorful tangle of towpaths, small streets, and canals, where a myriad of shops of old and extremely fascinating things nest: paintings, ceramics, jewelry and artistic glass; books, coins and memorabilia from when Amsterdam was a naval power.
