Von Uffenbach Route part 7 (Amsterdam)

This route is based on the book “ A pleasure trip in the summer of 1718, the Von Uffenbach family in the Netherlands ”. The route was created with the permission and cooperation of the author Dr. Johan R. Ter Molen and Waanders publishing house in Zwolle. For an optimal experience, we recommend that you order the book via this link . You can navigate worry-free with our route app (including spoken instructions)

(From page 104 of the book) The family left for Amsterdam on Friday morning, July 8, 1718, and then stayed there for 10 days. They stayed in"Het Wapen van Embden\\\" on the Nieuwedijk.

We start from Central Station and take you on a walking tour along, among others

• The Beurs van Berlage to Dam (Palace and Nieuwe Kerk)
• The Amsterdam Museum (Former orphanage)
• The Rasphuis (entrance can still be seen on Heiligeweg)
• Rembrandtplein (former Butter Market)
• HetSpinhuis (text on gable)
• The Dolhouse
• The VOC house
• The Armenian Church
• The Sint Antoniebreestraat (Lazarus House)
• the Jewish Historical Museum (High German Synagogue)
• The Portuguese Jewish Synagogue
• DeHortus Botanicus
• Via Artis to the Maritime Museum (former Admiralty)