What to do · Amsterdam
A walk through the Jordaan and the Nine Streets
Information
- Price
- Free
- Duration
- 2 h
- Distance
- 4 km
- Season
- All year
- Who it's for
- All ages
- With a dog
- On a lead
The Jordaan was the working-class district of the west, on the other side of the Prinsengracht, and today it is the most pleasant for walking without a plan: narrow canals such as the Bloemgracht and the Egelantiersgracht, low houses, dark-wood brown cafés and neighbourhood markets. To the south, the Nine Streets (Negen Straatjes) cross the three great canals with small, design and second-hand shops.
A two-hour route
Start at the Westerkerk, next to the Anne Frank House, and go up the Prinsengracht to the Papeneiland café, on the corner with the Brouwersgracht, the most photographed canal. Turn into the Egelantiersgracht and the Bloemgracht, go down the Westerstraat (there is a market on Mondays) and head back south, crossing to the Nine Streets, between the Prinsengracht and the Singel. It is about four flat kilometres, easy with a pushchair.
Respect the residents: do not sit on the steps of houses or take photos through windows, and walk on the pavement, not in the cycle lane.
With young childrenAs a familyWith teenagersWith a dogWith friends
