Secret Amsterdam ('Secret' Guides)

Let Secret Amsterdam guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Amsterdam guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of an amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants and curious travellers alike. The places included in our guides are unusual and unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track. Now in it's 2nd edition, Secret Amsterdam features 140+ secret and unusual locations. Inside Secret Amsterdam : Discover the historic location of Rembrandt's famous "Night Watch", the origin of the invention of cognac, and an homage to prostitutes. Decipher gable stones, make love quite legally in the open air, visit magnificent interior courtyards, ski in the heart of the town, or become an adept of the "boat-in" - the Amsterdam version of the "drive-in" - and eat pizza in your own boat. Away from the crowds and the stereotypes, Amsterdam still keeps her treasures so well hidden that they only reveal themselves to the inhabitants and to travellers who know how to wonder off the beaten track. An indispensable travel guide for those who think they know the Netherlands capital well or for those who want to discover the other face of the town. Don't miss - Each chapter of this Secret Amsterdam travel guide book corresponds to a different part of the city so that one can always find a hidden or secret place to discover. Perfectly planned walks - Make sure that you do not miss any Secret location, by discovering each one featured in this guide by planning a walking tour of each part of the city.