The Amsterdam diamond

Amsterdam is an important historical site of the diamond industry. Go down the road, you'll see, a lot of jewelry stores "guided diamond" as a company with prominent security systems and read many of the diamond.

If you go on this tour you will see some beautiful diamonds as you can see these stones cut and polished. And if you have some money left over, purchase for $ 4,000 to $ 400,000.

Amsterdam has a long history in the context of the diamonds and has a large diamond Center cut diamond industry Sephardic Jews introduced in Amsterdam a century later. Today over a dozen of diamond cut, 5 structures that offer guided tours. Tours are free and are usually carried out 9 am to 5 pm everyday.

Amsterdam has a rich heritage in the field of diamonds and is introduced as a major diamond cutting centre European diamond industry Sephardic Jews and the end of the century. Ultra-Orthodox Jews are still important diamond worldwide sales and marketing and urban legend that lurk to move diamonds in their Beards to them by customs without being discovered. Diamonds are not necessarily cheaper than Amsterdam; However, prices are quite competitive. At least you saw stones worked, and when you buy a factory, you get a detailed description of the diamond you purchase so that you know exactly what you buy.

The following known diamond shops offer diamond cutting and polishing tours and sell the diamonds finished: Coster diamonds Gassan diamonds Stoeltie diamonds diamonds van Moppes, which was the first company to offer guided tours.

Be sure to sample authentic Dutch cuisine of the numerous cafés. If you have a chance, a food "brodje haring" are (a sandwich filled with salted herring), or try other seafood specialities of the cuisine of this maritime nation.

The best time to visit Holland is spring or autumn, when they left the warmth of summer and the crowds of tourists, and the leaves of the trees are not isolated revision of monumental facades. Conditions of cold and wet winter with lots of rain and sleet are penetrative. Due to the high humidity it feels often actually like cold winters 30-here in Canada. In the spring (March to may), come and capture the Flower Festival Holland Keukenhof.

When using more than 40 are, make sure you pack you read a few glasses/magnifying glass: museums are generally use microscopic form letter for their descriptive plates.

Here are just a few select attractions of Amsterdam, the Anne Frank Huis (Anne Frank House) National Museum (Rijksmuseum), van Gogh Museum ' red light district National Museum of modern art Museum Amstelkring Museum (our Lord in the attic Chapel) (Stedelijk Museum) het Huis Rembrandt (Heineken) Jewish Historical Museum (Joods historisch Museum) Dam square Amsterdam sails sauna Deco: Love their boats sail Amsterdam, KNSM the island with his expedition in history is the place for you. The sail is home to every five years this port of Amsterdam. All new edition attracts more visitors (sail 2000 welcomes two and a half million people). Each edition features even larger ships, more cultural activities in the area.

The van Gogh Museum contains the largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh, the artist tragic that cut ear and committed suicide. Find more than 200 works by the hand of the master, 500 drawings and 700 written documents. Together, these provide a historical look at the life and art.

Amsterdam is a fascinating place with a lot of things to see and do in addition to diamonds and diamond companies. After a visit, I am sure it will be so fascinated that definitely come back.