Amsterdam Travel Blog

There are two main music festivals in the Netherlands, Pinkpop and Lowlands. Neither is in Amsterdam, but both are easily accessible by train from Amsterdam’s Centraal Station. Pinkpop: Pinkpop is the older of the two, and is in fact the oldest running festival of its kind. The first Pinkpop festival...

Each year on April 30, the Dutch nationwide dress in Orange and hit the streets to celebrate Queen’s Day. The entire country is brought to a standstill by street parties and markets in honor of the Queen’s Birthday, while the color orange (the Royal Family name is Oranje = Orange) is visible on...