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Eastern Canal Ring

The Grachtengordel (see p15) was extended further east to reach
the Amstel in the 1660s, making new plots of land available for
wealthy merchants to build their luxurious, if sober, town houses.
Highlights of the area include two such patrician mansions, the
Museum Van Loon and the Museum Willet-Holthuysen. Medieval
Amsterdam is recalled at the Munttoren, whose base
was once part of the Regulierspoort, a gate in the
city wall; by contrast, you can see the modern city in
full swing in lively Rembrandtplein, formerly a butter
market. Opportunities for shopping abound among
the antiques of the Spiegelkwartier, at the colourful
Bloemenmarkt, and at Albert Cuypmarkt; or catch a
movie at Abraham Tuschinski’s extraordinary 1921
Fish at Albert cinema, now lovingly restored. And you can visit the
Cuypmarkt original Heineken Brewery for a guided tour.
AREA MAP OF EASTERN CANAL RING
KONINGSPLEIN SINGEL AM ST EL AMSTEL Waterlooplein WEESPERSTR.

VIJZELSTRAAT DWARSSTRAAT AMSTELSTRAAT AMS T E L AM S TEL HERENGRACHT
NIEUWE
REGULIERS-
HERENGRACHT
NIEUWE SPIEGELSTRAAT H e r e n g r a c h t HEREN- A m s t e l
GR AC HT
KEIZERSGR ACHT
KEIZERSGR ACHT
KEIZERS- GRACHT
KERKSTRAAT
200 m K e i z e r s g r a c h t REGULIERS-
KERKSTR AAT
GR ACH T
K E R K S T R A AT
PRINSE N -
UTRECHTSESTR
VIJZELGRACHT N O O R D E R S T R A AT GRACHT UTRECHTSE- DWARSSTRAAT AM ST EL AM ST EL
REGULIERS-
P r i n s e n g r a c h t
1e WETERING-
DWARSSTRAAT
L IJ NB AA NS GRAC H T
FALCKSTR.
NIEUWE LOOIERSSTRAAT
F R E D E R I K S -
GRACHT
LIJNBAANSGRACHT
P L E I N
Lijnbaansgracht
WE TE R I N GSC HA N S OOSTEINDE
S i n g e l g r a c h t
DEN TEXSTRAAT WESTEINDE
NI CO LA A S WI TS E N K A D E
H O B B E M A K A D E B o e r e n w e t e r i n g R UYSDAE LK ADE QUELLIJNSTRAAT FERDINAND HEINEKEN- QUELLIJNSTRAAT ALBERT CUYPSTRAAT Top 10 Sights
STADH O U D E R S K A D E
S i n g e l g r a c h t
F R A NS HA LS - S TR A AT
see pp111–13
S TA D H O U D E R S K A D E
MARIE
Restaurants
DOU STR A AT
2e JACOB V CAMPENSTRAAT
PLEIN
see p115
BOLSTR.
G ER AR D
The Best of the Rest
see p117
GOV ER T FLI N C KST R A AT
ALBERT CUYPSTRAAT
GERARD
S A RPH AT IPA R K
see p116
1e SWEELINCKSTR.
Bars
0 metres SAENREDAMSTRAAT 300 DOUSTRAAT Sarphatipark Antique Shops
see p114
0 yards 300
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