https://www.amsterdamwalkingtour.nl/ams-guide daily 0.75 2025-07-07 https://www.amsterdamwalkingtour.nl/ams-guide/where-to-go-bars-pubs-clubs-and-cafes-in-amsterdam monthly 0.5 2025-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a5fd7845b59c00effadc18/2a3ad897-a7f9-4421-8555-2450cd799a87/amsterdam-2551_1280.jpg Amsterdam Travel Guide - Where to go: bars, pubs, clubs and cafes in Amsterdam - Make it stand out Oudezijds Achterburgwal, the main canal street of the Red Light District and one of the busiest spots of the city at night. https://www.amsterdamwalkingtour.nl/ams-guide/courtyards-of-amsterdam-a-self-guided-walking-tour-with-audio monthly 0.5 2025-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a5fd7845b59c00effadc18/3399e1e0-205d-40ea-8647-0ad589223b76/20220901_130319.jpg Amsterdam Travel Guide - Courtyards of Amsterdam: a self-guided walking tour. - Hofje van Brienen Prinsengracht 89-133, 1015 DA Amsterdam Opens Monday - Saturday (6am-8pm), Sunday closed Near the popular Zonshofje, the Hofje van Brienen is one of Jordaan’s most stunning courtyards. Built in 1797 by merchant Arnaut van Brienen, it once housed twenty couples and six men, with upper floors rented as grain lofts. Now open to visitors, it features manicured box trees and sits near the 17th-century Noorderkerk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a5fd7845b59c00effadc18/268315f1-f816-4758-8a7f-707cc0e23783/bbb.jpg Amsterdam Travel Guide - Courtyards of Amsterdam: a self-guided walking tour. - Claes Claesz. Anslohofje Karthuizerstraat (between numbers 89-171) Open: daily 10am - 8pm This courtyard combines two: the Zwaardvegershofje and Claes Claesz. Anslo’s courtyard, one of Amsterdam’s oldest. Restored in the 1960s, many buildings appear historic but are not. Mennonite cloth merchant Claes Claeszoon Anslo, originally from Norway, built the original courtyard in 1616, offering free shelter to impoverished elderly in his garden on Egelantiersstraat—a legacy that continued after his death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a5fd7845b59c00effadc18/e7255a47-7486-449f-8213-810d13df0dbe/begijnhof-amsterdam.jpg Amsterdam Travel Guide - Courtyards of Amsterdam: a self-guided walking tour. - Begijnhof Begijnhof 1, 1012 WS Amsterdam Open: daily 10am - 6pm Amsterdam’s most famous hofje is the Begijnhof, a 14th-century beguinage. Once a hidden gem, it now draws more visitors but remains rich in history (most of it you can learn there by reading the signs), featuring historic almshouses, an English Reformed Church, and the Catholic Houten Huys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a5fd7845b59c00effadc18/d96f2b9d-5075-43be-9f67-340098230990/2019-10-11.jpg Amsterdam Travel Guide - Courtyards of Amsterdam: a self-guided walking tour. - Suyckerhofje Lindengracht 149, 1015 KE Amsterdam Open from Monday to Thursday (9am-5pm) Built in 1670, the Suyckerhoffhofje was founded by Pieter Janszoon Suyckerhoff, who dedicated his estate to housing elderly Protestant widows and daughters of good character. Originally 19 homes, it now has 15, each with modern facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a5fd7845b59c00effadc18/1bb5d7f6-a232-41cc-9a9e-7e6edf927bf5/cropped-Karthuizerhof-5-binnentuin.jpg Amsterdam Travel Guide - Courtyards of Amsterdam: a self-guided walking tour. - Karthuizerhofje Karthuizerstraat (between numbers 89-171) Open: daily 10am - 8pm Hidden on a quiet side street, the Karthuizerhofje is one of Amsterdam’s larger public hofjes. Free to visit, it features lush plants, a fountain, and inviting benches. Many buildings were designed by 17th-century architect Daniël Stalpaert, known for the Royal Palace and Oosterkerk. Once, this courtyard housed a Carthusian monastery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a5fd7845b59c00effadc18/5ee04334-5197-4f73-89bc-9a01bee707be/grill-s-hofje.jpg Amsterdam Travel Guide - Courtyards of Amsterdam: a self-guided walking tour. - Grill's Hofje Eerste Weteringdwarsstraat 19-35 Open: daily 7am - 7pm This courtyard features an old lantern and an 18th-century clock. In the regents' room, above the marble chimney, are the names of its benefactors, Anthonie and Elizabeth Grill, who married on October 20, 1693. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a5fd7845b59c00effadc18/ebd806b4-0c1e-43e8-82a8-87262394b1b6/ttt.jpg Amsterdam Travel Guide - Courtyards of Amsterdam: a self-guided walking tour. - St. Andrieshofje Egelantiersgracht 105-141 Open: daily from 10am - 5pm St. Andrieshofje, founded in 1614, is one of Amsterdam’s oldest courtyards. A blue-tiled hallway leads to a courtyard with an 18th-century water pump. Once 36 houses for 66 residents, each now houses one person. The facade bears a 17th-century gable stone with Christ and the words “Peace be with you.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66a5fd7845b59c00effadc18/1563a450-70fe-4737-9c24-0a1fe455a075/463895123_8644641248954764_7507069570856990750_n.jpg Amsterdam Travel Guide - Courtyards of Amsterdam: a self-guided walking tour. - Looijershofje Nieuwe Looiersstraat 20-40 Open: daily 7am-7pm Founded in 1828 by Jonkvrouwe Anna Maria Elisabeth Elias, this courtyard housed 20 self-sufficient women over 50. Residents received small allowances, including butter, groceries, and peat. 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