Amsterdam - Vondelpark & the South (PDF Chapter)

This is the Vondelpark & the South chapter from Lonely Planet’s Amsterdam guidebook.

Amsterdam’s big three museums – the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and Stedelijk – are all lined up on Museumplein. You could easily spend a couple of days visiting them, each a splendid treasure trove of art.

• get happily lost amid the riches of the Rijksmuseum: Rembrandt, Vermeer, gilded doll-houses and magic lanterns
• maps
• see the world’s best collection of Van Gogh’s work up close at the Van Gogh Museum, from yellow sunflowers to purple-blue irises
• transport
• cycle, boat or commune with goats in Amsterdamse Bos, Amsterdam’s surprisingly vast forest
• restaurants & bars

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