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Amsterdam offers a rich palate of food, bicycles, canals and culture in the largest city in the Netherlands.  With a population of just over 800,000 in the city and 2.3 million in its greater metropolitan area, Amsterdam historically is one of the world's most important ports.  A leading trading and finance center for years, it is ranked second best city in which to live by the Economist Intelligence Unit and ranks high on other quality of life indices.

Great museums

Among the delights of Amsterdam are its refurbished Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, the modern art Stedelijk Museum, the Anne Frank house its red-light district and other attractions that draw 3.7 million visitors annually.  You can find lots of travel information here.

Embracing Dutchness

A 2013 issue of Travel + Leisure magazine described Amsterdam as Europe's exciting marriage of design and dining:  "The city's younger generation of chefs are embracing their Dutchness, to say nothing of luminous homegrown ingredients. ... Beyond the Museum Quarter and the Central canal ring, futuristic architecture is creating a waterfront wonderland."