Historical Amsterdam Tours

Your private guide for historical walking tours in Amsterdam

[Historical Amsterdam Tours @Histamstours]

Historical Amsterdam Tours is proud to be awarded the Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor
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[Tom Holland @holland_tom]

Goedemorgen! Today on @TheRestHistory, the 1st of a 2 part special on AMSTERDAM.

Recorded on location: how the city emerged out of water & mud; the miracle that put it on the map; the impact on it of the Reformation; it gives birth to modern capitalism.
https://t.co/UUiTlhO9c1

[Boudewijn Steur @boudewijnsteur]

Op deze dag in 1942 dook Anne Frank en haar gezin onder. Zij zouden ruim twee jaar ondergedoken zitten in het Achterhuis. In augustus 1944 werd hun onderduikadres door de Duitsers ontdekt. In het vroege voorjaar van 1945 overleed Anne Frank in Bergen-Belsen #opdatwijnietvergeten

[Historical Amsterdam Tours @Histamstours]

The benefits of a bicycle-friendly society:

[Chris Kenyon @BoxbikeLondon]

Took a few photos in Amsterdam this weekend. 🧵

Teenagers laughing this hard is a sign young people feel safe. /1

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@klaasm67

[Historical Amsterdam Tours @Histamstours]

Today 105 years ago the law was signed for the world's largest waterworks: the 'Zuiderzeewerken'. The Enclosing Dike connected North Holland with Frisia and turned the salty 'Zuiderzee' into an enormous fresh water reservoir. The reclaimed land is now the 12th Provence: Flevoland

[Historical Amsterdam Tours @Histamstours]

Always welcome to Amsterdam Mr. Holland

[Tom Holland @holland_tom]

To Amsterdam, there to record a couple of episodes on the remarkable history of the city for @TheRestHistory

[Historical Amsterdam Tours @Histamstours]

Still intrigued by the existence of the diary of Margot Frank.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Anne Frank photographed with her sister Margot at the beach in Zandvoort, Netherlands, in 1940.

Margot was the elder sister of Anne, and according to Anne’s diary, she also had kept a diary of her own, but no trace of it has ever been found. She died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945.

[Christian Pfeiffer @cfapfeiffer]

Soms verschijnen er van die langverwachte boeken waarvan je niet kan wachten om je tanden in te zetten. 🥰🥳🥳

[Historical Amsterdam Tours @Histamstours]

And on a sacred number 0: a private tour with Historical Amsterdam Tours https://t.co/3aJdSJbrI4
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[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

You've probably heard of this guy called Erasmus before — but who was he? Well, this quote sums him up:

"I believe in listening to both sides with openness. I love liberty. I will not and cannot serve any faction."

Here is the story of history's greatest educator...

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

When Vincent van Gogh started painting he didn't use bright colours — so what changed?

It's a story about the importance of what we consume and the people we spend time with...

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Sifan Hassan, an Olympic track champion from the Netherlands running her first marathon, staged a stunning comeback on Sunday to win the London Marathon in one of the most dramatic and unexpected finishes in the race’s history. https://t.co/1N0HiGgIZS

[Historical Amsterdam Tours @Histamstours]

Happy birthday Rome!

[Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru]

Today is a special day for Rome, which was founded on this day 2,776 years ago by the legendary twin brothers Romulus and Remus.

Happy birthday to my favourite city! 🤍

[UBLeiden @ubleiden]

#OTD | Today, we celebrate the 144th birthday of Raden Ajeng #Kartini, a pioneer for women's rights in Indonesia.

Her testament, in the form of her correspondence, has been made available online via @UniLeiden #DigitalCollections: ➡️https://t.co/3vPFOECJf6

[Gary Cassel @gary_cassel]

What I am reading now. https://t.co/KEfaT1XMJ7
"Amsterdam grew up around its miracle." Read to find out more! Very well-written and informative. Love this book and can't wait to visit. #Amsterdam #Holland

[Boudewijn Steur @boudewijnsteur]

Op deze dag in 2001 werd het eerste huwelijk tussen partners van het gelijke geslacht gesloten door Job Cohen. Nederland was 't eerste land ter wereld dat een burgerlijk huwelijk tussen twee partners van hetzelfde geslacht mogelijk maakte. Kerkelijke inzegeningen konden al langer

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

Exactly 170 years ago today Vincent van Gogh was born.

But he didn't just paint sunflowers and starry skies. Van Gogh made over 2,000 works of art in less than ten years - one every 36 hours.

So here are some of his less famous masterpieces:

[Sanne Muurling 🟥 @smuurling]

Look at this thing I made this morning! Cholera death rates by neighbourhood in Amsterdam in 1855. Note how well the rich canal district left of the middle is doing... 🗺️☠️🪦🚱

[Historical Amsterdam Tours @Histamstours]

Dusting off the Rijksmuseum 😆

[Rijksmuseum @rijksmuseum]

Even our Gallery of Honour needs a clean-up from time to time. 🫧 Our colleagues are working hard to keep the gallery looking its best. ��

🚨 Discover more of our Stories: https://t.co/WJROMJMhE1

[Tom Holland @holland_tom]

I leave @rijksmuseum resolved anew to do more episodes of @TheRestHistory on the Dutch Golden Age