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This tour, like so many tours, starts at Central Station, where after crossing the bridge you take Zeedijk. You will see St. Nicholas Church, with the crown of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Maximilian, the symbol of Amsterdam (look at the flag of the city), inside. Follow Zeedijk till you get to the Waag, or St. Anthony Gate, which was restored not long ago and where on the first floor you can still find the ancient anatomy hall, which is now used, among other things, for exhibitions and lectures.

The Waag can be found on the Nieuwe Markt, where a vegetable market takes place on Saturdays and antiques are sold on Sundays, and even during the week you can find some stalls. Continue and take Kloveniersburgwal, to the south of Nieuwe Markt. In the 16th century this was the outer canal of the eastern part of the city, and here you can find one of the most beautiful canal houses in Amsterdam, the Trippenhuis at no. 29. A bit further on there the Dutch East India Company building, dating back to the Golden (17th) Century.

Turn into Nieuwe Hoogstraat wander through this nice little street full of cafés, restaurants and little shops. At the end of the street you'll find St. Antoniebreestraat, turn right here and continue till you get to Zuiderkerk, the first church to be built in Amsterdam for Protestant services only. This church is very close to Zwaneburgwal, from where you can see Waterlooplein, with its wonderful flea market. You are now in what was historically Amsterdam's Jewish Quarter and which is still called this, even though there are not many Jews here nowadays. You'll find a number of interesting buildings, such as De Nederlandse Opera, the opera house; Mozes en Aäronkerk; close to the Portugees-Israëlitische Synagoge and across the road, the Jewish Historical Museum. St. Antoniebreestraat runs into Jodenbreestraat, with Rembrandt's House, at number 4-6. Rembrandt lived here for over 20 years, and just the great collection of etchings makes a visit to this museum more than worthwhile.







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Nederlandse Opera


Enjoy grand choral performances
 Waterlooplein 22
Amsterdam 1011 PG
+31 (0)20 551 8922
http://www.dno.nl/
Nederlandse Opera
Waterloopleinmarkt


Flea Market
 Waterlooplein
Amsterdam 1011 NV
+31 (0)20 201 8800 (Tourist Information)
Waterloopleinmarkt
Moses and Aaron Church


Moses and Aaron Church
 Waterlooplein 205
Amsterdam 1011 PG
+31 (0)20 622 1305
http://www.mozeshuis.nl/
Moses and Aaron Church
New Market


Authentic Piece of Amsterdam
 Nieuwmarkt
Amsterdam 1012 CR
New Market
Rembrandt House


House of Rembrandt
 Jodenbreestraat 4
Amsterdam 1011 NK
+31 (0)20 520 0400
http://www.rembrandthuis.nl
Rembrandt House
Portuguese Synagogue


Once the world's largest synagogue
 Mr. Visserplein 3
Amsterdam 1011 RD
+31 20 624 5351
http://www.esnoga.com/frinfo.html
Portuguese Synagogue
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