From Canals to Art Nouveau

Amsterdam is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 851,373 within the city proper, 1,351,587 in the urban area] and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country but is not its capital, which is Haarlem. The metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, with a population of approximately 8 million.

Amsterdam is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 851,373 within the city proper, 1,351,587 in the urban area] and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country but is not its capital, which is Haarlem. The metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, with a population of approximately 8 million.

The city of Arnhem boasts an incredibly rich historical past. Today, numerous "reminders" of it remain: ancient monuments and old buildings. In Arnhem, you can visit the fort of Sabelspoort, which, by some miracle, has survived through the centuries. The fort stands on the site of an old fortress that witnessed many battles. After the citizens cleared the area for new construction, magnificent palaces and numerous parks were built here, adding beauty to the city.

Arnhem is home to many historical landmarks from the Second World War, including the John Frost Bridge, the site of important military operations. Although it was completely destroyed, it was rebuilt in 1950. Next to the bridge, a memorial plaque has been installed to honor the soldiers. Every year, the city celebrates the anniversary of the military operation "Market Garden." There are still many more beautiful places in Arnhem worth visiting, should you have the good fortune to explore this charming city.

The city of Arnhem boasts an incredibly rich historical past. Today, numerous "reminders" of it remain: ancient monuments and old buildings. In Arnhem, you can visit the fort of Sabelspoort, which, by some miracle, has survived through the centuries. The fort stands on the site of an old fortress that witnessed many battles. After the citizens cleared the area for new construction, magnificent palaces and numerous parks were built here, adding beauty to the city.

Arnhem is home to many historical landmarks from the Second World War, including the John Frost Bridge, the site of important military operations. Although it was completely destroyed, it was rebuilt in 1950. Next to the bridge, a memorial plaque has been installed to honor the soldiers. Every year, the city celebrates the anniversary of the military operation "Market Garden." There are still many more beautiful places in Arnhem worth visiting, should you have the good fortune to explore this charming city.

Düsseldorf is the capital and second-largest city of the most populous German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, as well as the seventh-largest city in Germany. with a population of 617,280. At the confluence of the Rhine and its tributary Düssel, the city lies in the centre of both the Rhine-Ruhr and the Rhineland Metropolitan Regions with the Cologne Bonn region to its south and the Ruhr to its north. Most of the city lies on the right bank of the Rhine (as opposed to Cologne, whose city centre lies on the river's left bank). The city is the largest in the German Low Franconian dialect area (closely related to Dutch). "Dorf" meaning "village" in German, the "-dorf" suffix (English cognate: thorp) is unusual in the German-speaking area for a settlement of Düsseldorf's size.