If you are lucky enough to have been to Amsterdam before, you will probably find it hard to encapsulate the appeal of it into just a few words. Furthermore if you have never been you will be wondering why it is such a sought after city for a weekend break.

Let’s see if we can get some answers. Part of the attraction is surely the layout of the city itself. Right at the heart of the city you have all the canals that are laid out in semicircular fashion. It is rather like a rainbow with the canals forming ribbons that sit on top of each other and fan out across the city. Bridges are plentiful in order to make it easy to cross the canals at various points, and this provides a certain charm that is very hard to deny.

Perhaps this is one reason why pedal power is so popular in the city. You can easily hire a bike to get around here, and you will enjoy being able to get out of the car and into the fresh air too. Bikes are definitely the preferred method of travel in the centre of Amsterdam, so you will not be alone as you trundle around the city on one.

The laid back appeal of some parts of Amsterdam also lends it a desirable edge. You can explore the city for sure, but you can also watch it by grabbing a coffee at a roadside café and watching as the people go by. Don’t be surprised if you are captivated and hooked by this activity, as it is very desirable indeed.

Of course you also have specific places that are definitely worth a visit. One of the most popular of all is the house where Anne Frank hid for two years during the Second World War. Many people spend the time looking around this house now while they are in Amsterdam, and they focus on learning more about this young woman’s life.

This is just a taster of what you can see and do while in Amsterdam, but it does illustrate just how appealing the city is in many ways.