Along the IJ to the Rijksmuseum

Your route starts at Cafe't Sluisje. The bike ride takes a ferry across the water of the IJ twice for wonderful views. You cycle around the Haarlemmerbuurt and behind Central Station from the eastern port area. On the Mauritskade and the Stadhouderskade you drive around the city center of Amsterdam with its countless sights, monuments, canals and historic buildings. Art lovers will also get their money's worth in the heart of Amsterdam: near Museumplein with the Stedelijk Museum and the Van Gogh Museum you will find the Rijksmuseum, one of the most famous museums in our country. With masterpieces by Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn and the masterpiece The Night Watch, the museum attracts thousands of visitors every day. There are 200 rooms and over 1 million pieces!