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Amsterdam Canal Ring Bridges

Amsterdam Canal Ring Bridges

Amsterdam · Netherlands

5 stops2.5 km30 min
  • Audio guide
  • 4 languages
  • Quizzes
  • Offline

Walk through Amsterdam’s Canal Ring with stops at five bridges and bridge viewpoints. You will see the Skinny Bridge, Blauwbrug, Staalmeestersbrug, Doelensluis, and Sint Nicolaasbrug in walking order. This focused route is worth taking for a close look at the different bridges that shape the canal landscape.

The walk

  1. Skinny Bridge

    Skinny Bridge

    Skinny Bridge is a tourism attraction in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  2. Blauwbrug

    Blauwbrug

    A blue-painted bridge with Parisian ambitions, tram history, and a memory of Amsterdam’s 1980 riots.

  3. Staalmeestersbrug

    Staalmeestersbrug

    A working drawbridge with a Monet view, a contested history, and a surprisingly practical name.

  4. Doelensluis

    Doelensluis

    A bridge that changed shape repeatedly as Amsterdam’s waterfront and traffic changed around it.

  5. Sint Nicolaasbrug

    Sint Nicolaasbrug

    A working bridge with three names, a vanished bench, and a surprisingly crowded history.

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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