The canals ARE Amsterdam and Amsterdam IS its canals. This episode is all about them, covering both the engineering genius which gave them their UNESCO World Heritage Site status and their beauty, charmingly different in each season. We bring you a little history, a little atmosphere and 4 suggestions for places to visit to find out more.
READING SUGGESTIONS
Amsterdam A Brief Life of the City by Geert Mak
Amsterdam A History of the World’s Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto
The Invention of Amsterdam A History of the World’s Greatest City in 10 Walks by Ben Coates
LINKS FOR THIS POST
The Canal Museum
The Van Loon Museum
The Willet-Holthuysen Museum
The Houseboat Museum
City Breaks: all the history and culture you'd research for yourself if you had the time!
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