Top 17 Things to do in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bright cube houses, the world’s largest painting, and 19 UNESCO listed windmills, these are just a few of the best things to do in Rotterdam. Here’s everything you need to know to plan the perfect city escape to Rotterdam in The Netherlands.
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Here are just some of best things to do in Rotterdam. This beautiful city has a fascinating history, funky modern architecture and an excellent culinary scene.
My personal favourite thing to do was heading up Euromast for 360 views over Rotterdam.
Top 17 Things to do in Rotterdam, Netherlands
1. Eat a freshly made stroopwafel at Markthal
2. Go inside a cube house
3. Head to the top of Witte Huis
4. Maritime museum
5. See Luchtsingel Bridge, the world's first crowdfunded bridge
6. Wander around the pretty courtyard at City Hall
7. Centraal Station
8. Find out why the Santa Claus Sculpture is so controversial
9. Hang out in Witte de withstraat, Rotterdam's coolest street
10. See the pretty neighborhood of Delfshaven
11. Head to the Euromast for the best views of Rotterdam
12. Explore the largest cluster of windmills in the Netherlands in Kinderdijk
13. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
14. See an unusual shaped church that is Pauluskerk
15. Relax at Hotel New York
16. Eat until your heart's content at Fenix Food Factory
17. See the wonderful Bobbing Forest
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This video is a city guide and city tour of Rotterdam. You'll see my top 5 highlights of one of the most modern cities in Europe.
Above all, Rotterdam is a city with vision. It was very nearly completely destroyed during World War II and chose to see the devastating loss as an opportunity to innovate and build anew. The city was a blank slate for architects and artists. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of war, this Dutch city has become a city of the future. Rotterdam is a centre for design, art, architecture, and sustainability. Locals joke that you should take a photo of the skyline today because it won't be the same tomorrow.
The Floating Forest is a great symbol of all that Rotterdam cultivates and inspires. It's an art installation of twenty live trees floating in the harbour. Rotterdam has the largest harbour in Europe and you can't talk about the city without reference to the water. The trees are recycled from the city's 'tree bank.' With all the new construction, trees are sometimes cut down in the march of progress. Now, instead of being chopped, they are moved to a tree bank for further use and enjoyment. The trees float in recycled sea buoys that are filled with fresh water to sustain the trees. The artist, Jorge Bakker, hopes the public art will get people talking about the relationship between the city dweller and nature. In this time of climate change and urbanization, this is relevant not only to Rotterdam but the entire world.
The Erasmus Bridge - Erasmusbrug, in Dutch - is the graceful link between northern and southern Rotterdam. Locals adore this steel-cabled suspension bridge and lovingly refer to it as 'the swan.'
Nearby the bridge, and across from the Fenix Food Factory, is Hotel New York. This is the former head office of the Holland America Line - the first shipping and passenger ship connecting the Netherlands and the United States. It was also the first connection between the two continents.
The newest architectural gem of Rotterdam is the Market Hall (Markthal). It's the first covered market in the Netherlands and is a masterful example of innovative multi-use space. Inside you'll find food vendors, shops, restaurants, parking for 1200 cars and over 200 residential apartments. The exterior is plain grey stone so as to draw attention to the interior which is dominated by the massive painting on the ceiling. Covering 11,000 square metres, it's the largest painting in the world and is known as the Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam.
Just across from the Markthal are the world-famous, iconic cube houses. Conceived and designed in the 1970s to solve the dilemma of housing above a pedestrian bridge, these atypical homes show, again, how Rotterdam answers limitation with innovation. The cube houses are meant to represent an abstract forest and are tilted at an angle that gives excellent views of the surrounding area. Ironically, however, because of the slanted walls and ceilings, only a quarter of the interior space is actually usable.
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Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°30′E Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°30′E
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Boroughs
14 Districts
Government
• Body Municipal council
• Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb (PvdA)
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Area
• Municipality 325.79 km2 (125.79 sq mi)
• Land 208.80 km2 (80.62 sq mi)
• Water 116.99 km2 (45.17 sq mi)
• Randstad 3,043 km2 (1,175 sq mi)
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Population (Municipality, May 2014; Urban and Metro, May 2014; Randstad, 2011)
• Municipality 619,879
• Density 2,969/km2 (7,690/sq mi)
• Urban 1,015,215
• Metro 1,181,284
• Metropolitan region 2,261,844
• Randstad 7,100,000
Demonym(s) Rotterdammer
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 3000–3099
Area code 010
Website rotterdam.nl
Rotterdam (/ˈrɒtərdæm/ or /ˌrɒtərˈdæm/; Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm] is a city in the Netherlands, located in South Holland, within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt river delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river by people settled around it for safety. In 1340 Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland and slowly grew into a major logistic and economic centre. Nowadays it is home to Europe's largest port and has a population of 633,471 (2014, city proper), ranking second in the Netherlands. The Greater Rijnmond area is home to approximately 1.4 million people and the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area makes for the 168th most populous urban area in the world. Rotterdam is part of the yet larger Randstad conurbation with a total population of 7,100,000.
The city of Rotterdam is known for the Erasmus University, riverside setting, lively cultural life and its maritime heritage. The near-complete destruction of Rotterdam's city centre during World War II (known as the Rotterdam Blitz) has resulted in a varied architectural landscape including sky-scrapers, which are an uncommon sight in other Dutch cities. Rotterdam is home to some world-famous architecture from renowned architects like Rem Koolhaas, Piet Blom, Ben van Berkel and others. Recently Rotterdam was listed eighth in The Rough Guide Top 10 Cities to Visit and fifth in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2016 and was voted 2015 European City of the Year by the Academy of Urbanism.
The port of Rotterdam is the largest cargo port in Europe and the 10th largest in the world. Rotterdam's logistic success is based on its strategic location on the North Sea, directly at the mouth of the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) channel leading into the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. The rivers Rhine, Meuse, and Scheldt give waterway access into the heart of Western Europe, including the highly industrialized Ruhr region. The extensive distribution system including rail, roads and waterways have earned Rotterdam the nickname Gateway to Europe, and, conversely; Gateway to the World in Europe.
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New Amsterdam Travel Video- There is so much to see in Rotterdam, we had to return to make a second video. In this episode, Sander and Rich take you to big cultural & entertainment areas of the city. Begin in the middle of Rotterdam's outdoor shopping area, which includes the architecturally stunning Market Hall (Markthal)- one of Europe's biggest indoor food halls. Nearby, don't forget to look in and around the whimsical yellow cube houses. Our next stop is Museumpark, a nice strip of green flanked by five fascinating museums, including Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen which has a huge collection of old and modern art. Lastly, finish your day off on the buzzing Witte de Withstraat with its fun, arty combo of galleries, restaurants and bars. We enjoyed a beer at De Witte Aap, which Lonely Planet voted the best bar in the world! We'll be back to make a 3rd, a 4th and a 5th episode for sure.
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Arboretum Trompenburg, Delfshaven, Erasmus Bridge, Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk, Kinderdijk's Windmills, Maritiem Museum Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Oceanium, Rotterdam's Art Hall, The Cube Houses, The Euromast, The Royal Zoo
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This is Part 1 of my day trip journey from Rotterdam to the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site Kinderdijk. Along the way to the windmills that I hadn't visited before, I get sidetracked by the surprising architectural wonders and flavor of Rotterdam, a city that I've also never visited. All of this video is in Rotterdam and Part 2 will be in Kinderdijk.
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