Hello, dear tourists and travelers, I am Maribel, I live in Amsterdam. I am a certified tourist guide and I also work as a hostess for events and cruises. I have a degree in Social Sciences from the Catholic University of Rome and I also have a Master's degree in Cinema. I speak 4 languages (Spanish, Italian, English and Dutch). For me Amsterdam is an international city, an open city full of cultural and artistic events, a city full of legends and charm. What I like most about this city is the great diversity of events that I can find throughout the year, from music, song and film festivals to international food and drink festivals. My mission is to discover with you its historic center, where you will be able to nostalgically appreciate a city that over the years has been in constant change. A city that has lived through trade and navigation. We will look together for those most emblematic places to take a photo, one of my passions, it will surely be a very fun tour.
"I have been studying Amsterdam for several years, its culture, traditions, history and much more.
In my work I have discovered an Amsterdam full of stories, legends, stories and monuments through which different generations have passed.
Walking through its narrow streets, looking at its classic houses or understanding its myths have made my mission possible as another protagonist of this city that has grown through navigation and commerce.
I have also become a character from the past, while I try to decipher enigmas and answer all those questions that simply come to my head."
On this tour we will go through different eras, we will be able to see the monuments that have remained from that unique and solid past that has made this city a multicultural and free city but at the same time a city that will not give up its own traditions.
You will be able to choose which route to follow for this trip to the past, you will be able to look at Amsterdam from its spirituality, learn about its sufferings, you will be able to discover some stories that made it one of the most important ports in the world.
If you are willing to get lost in the past, I invite you to get on this journey full of surprises and mysteries that only those of us who live enchanted by history can tell.
In the review some monuments that we will visit but everything will be a surprise that you will experience the moment the tour begins.
What will we visit?
1. IBIS Hotel (start of the tour)
2. Nieuwendijk (Dutch Golden Age Architecture)
3. Damrak (Beurs van Berlage, Dam Square, Royal Palace)
4. Kalverstraat (De Papegaai, Burgerweeshuis, Begijnhof)
5 . Singel (Munttoren, Bloemenmarkt)
6. Amstel (De Dansende Huizen, Joods Verzetsmonument)
7. Waterlooplein (Mozes in Aäronkerk)
8. Jodenbreestraat (Rembrandthuis, Zuiderkerk)
Approximate duration 2 and a half hours.
If you want to buy a drink, we can do it in a cafeteria, a well-known bar on the tour, or in the same places that we will visit or you can simply bring something in your "lunchbox."
IMPORTANT:
I need a minimum of 5 people to take the tour.
Communications will be made the day before the tour by telephone and via WhatsApp, so when you make your reservation, clearly write the phone number / WhatsApp with the code of your country where we can reach you.
Why book with me?
Because I am a neighbor of this city, because I am interested in its history, art and culture, because I find the city multicultural, with a great diversity of colors, shapes and human beings, because I believe that I can teach you its mysteries, legends and traditions, because I love Photography and Amsterdam gives me the possibility of photographing it in an unmatched number of visual forms and because I have discovered the reason for being here.
🌟♻️ Cancellation:
If you want to cancel the tour, it is only possible 24 hours in advance.
Outside the IBIS Hotel, which is located to the right of Amsterdam Central Station. Stationsplein 49, 1012 AB Amsterdam
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
