Amsterdam - Old South (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Often called the Museum Quarter, the Old South holds the top-draw Van Gogh, Stedelijk and Rijksmuseum collections, as well as the Concertgebouw music hall. It's one of Amsterdam's richest neighbourhoods, and impressive manors line the leafy streets.

Amsterdam - Old South (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

plunge into the Golden Age trove of Dutch master paintings, delft tiles and gilded dollhouses at the Rijksmuseum

take time out on Museumplein - handy for the footweary and well used by locals, especially in winter when an ice-skating ring is installed

wander past genteel homes and Amsterdam School architecture on streets throughout the Old South, such as Johannes Vermeerstraat

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