Amsterdam for couples: Our 選ぶ of the best romantic things to do

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Cobbled streets lined with pretty gabled houses, cosy, candlelit caf?s and atmospheric canals; Amsterdam is one of the most romantic cities in Europe. From 会合 the Old Masters in the Rijksmuseum to 巡航するing on the Amstel river and dining out in a Michelin-starred restaurant, check out our 最高の，を越す 選ぶs for an unforgettable 週末 in Amsterdam.

With cobbled streets lined with tulips and charming houses, it's 平易な to see how Amsterdam is the perfect setting for romance

A pancake for two

Kick off the 週末 with a special breakfast for two in one of the dozens of pancake houses in the city. Pancakes are a Dutch 中心的要素 and the charming Pannenkoekenhuis?on Grimburgwal serves up some of the finest in the city. Spread over two 床に打ち倒すs, this quirky caf? with beamed 天井s and kitsch d?cor serves up hot pancakes the size of 貯蔵所 lids. Try the classic pancake topped with 気が狂って, honey and whipped cream to 株. Pannenkoekenhuis is open Monday?Saturday, 1200?1800, and Sunday, 1200?1700.?

Tram: Spui

Romancing the 石／投石する

Work off the breakfast with a romantic stroll through the leafy Vondelpark. Opened in 1865, the picturesque city park is a favourite with 地元のs who come to escape the hustle and bustle of the city centre. In the summer, between May and September, it’s home to the Vondelpark Open 空気／公表する Theatre, which 配達するs a packed programme of entertainment. Don’t 行方不明になる a selfie 適切な時期 with Fish ? the park’s fantastic abstract 石／投石する sculpture by Pablo Picasso.

Tram: さまざまな, 含むing Rhijnvis Feithstraat

Vondelpark is the perfect setting for a romantic stroll

解放する／自由な-wheeling tandem- style

Nothing やめる says romance than the experience of freewheeling through the cobbled streets of Amsterdam on a bicycle made for two. Why not 雇う a tandem bike and take a self-guided cycling 小旅行する of Amsterdam’s Canal 地区? There are several bike 雇う shops that 供給する tandems, 含むing Mac Bike, which also 申し込む／申し出s two-hour guided 小旅行するs of the city or the countryside in North Amsterdam.

Nothing （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域s enjoying the city's picturesque 見解（をとる）s on a bicycle made for two

甘いs for my 甘い

After a stroll around the hip De Pijp 地区, 長，率いる to Albert Cuypmarkt, the largest day market in Europe. It has more than 250 立ち往生させるs and flogs everything from fresh tulips to vintage 着せる／賦与するing. However, the biggest draw is its fantastic home-baked stroopwafels. The 初めの Stroopwafel stand in the market produces 巨大（な） stroopwafels ? warm from the 取調べ／厳しく尋問する and 浴びせる／消すd in warm syrup ? for a few euros a piece.

Albert Cuypmarkt is open Monday?Saturday, 0900?1700.

Tram: Albert Cuypstraat

会合，会う the Old Masters

Amsterdam is renowned for its world-famous art scene, which is 大部分は centred around Museumplein. Visit the 先頭 Gogh Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of work by the famed Dutch painter, 含むing one of his iconic Sunflowers 絵s. And don’t 行方不明になる an hour or so enjoying the Rijksmuseum, where you can see ‘The Love Letter’ by Johannes Vermeer, and Rembrandt's famous ‘Night Watch’.

Nothing 始める，決めるs the mood like 存在 surrounded by 先頭 Gogh's famous sunflowers

Cosy caf?s on the canals

Amsterdam is famous for its brown caf? scene, which is the Dutch 同等（の） of a good ole British pub. A favourite with 地元の lovers is Caf? de Sluyswacht on Waterlooplein. This charmingly crooked house dates 支援する to 1695 when it was built as a home for the sluice master. In the winter, it’s a 広大な／多数の／重要な place to hunker 負かす／撃墜する in a 静かな corner with a pint or two of 地元の ale, while in the summer, we recommend you 安全な・保証する a 位置／汚点／見つけ出す on the terrace and watch the world drift by along the Oudeschans canal.

Dine out ? deux

There are hundreds of excellent restaurants in Amsterdam, but 非，不，無 やめる as romantic as Haesje Claes on Spuistraat. This 伝統的な Dutch hostelry is spread over six 16th century canal houses and features 初めの beamed 天井s, 支持を得ようと努めるd-panelled 塀で囲むs and candlelit dining rooms. It serves up 最高の，を越す-notch Dutch dishes, 含むing its 伝説の meatballs in pepper sauce. For something more 同時代の, yet still romantic, 長，率いる to Ron Gastrobar on Sophialaan 近づく Vondelpark where acclaimed Dutch chef Ron Blaauw serves up Michelin-starred Dutch tapas in stylish surroundings.

Haesje Claes is a very romantic setting with its 支持を得ようと努めるd-panelled 塀で囲むs, beamed 天井s and low-lighting

Movie night

After dinner, why not take in a late 審査 of the 最新の rom-com at the 素晴らしい Path? Tuschinski, a beautiful art deco cinema on Reguliersbreestraat. Built by 実業家 Abraham Tuschinski in the Canal 地区 in 1921, this exuberant movie theatre is a real delight for art deco fans and is a glory of stained glass windows, colourful 塀で囲む murals and exquisite handmade carpets.

Tram: Rembrandtplein

Canal 巡航する 小旅行する for two

No romantic 週末 in Amsterdam is 完全にする without a 巡航する on the canals at sunset. But instead of joining the （人が）群がるs on a 抱擁する boat, why not 調書をとる／予約する a 私的な 小旅行する for two with drinks or dinner on a classic saloon boat. In winter, the Canal 地区 is even more atmospheric. When the 気温 減少（する）s below 氷点の, several canals 凍結する over enough for 地元のs to take to the ice on skates. Even if it doesn't 凍結する, you can still channel your inner Torvill and Dean at the Jaap Eden ice skating rink on Radioweg, which has a 400-metre 宙返り飛行d 回路・連盟.

Tram: Kruislaan?

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