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Amsterdam Red Light District
If you have any interest in the Amsterdam Red Light District, I highly recommend the book, Closed Curtain: Lives of De Wallen
. This very insightful book takes you behind the red lights, where prostitution, live sex shows, drugs, coffeeshops, and normal life co-exists. This exploration of Amsterdam's oldest neighborhood also includes insightful photographs. Check it out here!
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If you have never been to the Amsterdam Red Light District, you are in for an interesting and almost festive like experience. Make sure you go right after dusk, or at night, when the glow of the red lights fill the night sky and add to the experience.
The Amsterdam Red Light District, also known as the De Wallen, is located in the old part of the city center. The area covers roughly one square mile and is bordered by Warmeostraat, Zeedjik and Damstraat. The Amsterdam Red Light District is most famous and notorious for the many red lit Amsterdam brothels and the women who work from them (also known as Amsterdam girls or Amsterdam prostitutes).
Besides the Amsterdam brothels, there are many other notorious attractions that attract tourists from all over the world. These Amsterdam attractions include live sex shows, peep shows, the PIC (Prostitution Information Center) and the Erotic Museum.
If this is a little too much erotica for your taste, there are other attractions of the Amsterdam Red Light District. Attractions include the Oude Kerk, where Rembrandt - a legendary painter - was a frequent visitor. The Den Waag, a former Amsterdam weigh house, is a very beautiful and old building which is rooted in Nieuwmarkt Square. There is a restaurant on the bottom floor.
All and all, there are hundreds of cafes, restaurants, bars, coffeeshops, hostels, and hotels just begging for your business. Whether you plan on staying a bit or just passing through, the Amsterdam Red Light District is defiantly worth checking out.
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Amsterdam Red Light District - photo by Ngobebe
Amsterdam Brothels - photo by LeRamz
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