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Where to live in Amsterdam

Amsterdam has all the benefits, as well as the disadvantages, of a multi-cultural city. There is an excellent choice of cultural, shopping and sporting facilities, but in some areas drug-related crime, poverty and racial tensions are serious problems. Housing prices are low compared with many other same-size European cities, unless you are trying to find somewhere in the old city centre. In almost all areas there is a mix of architectural styles, from period houses to new, impersonal apartment blocks. Public transport is excellent, with trams, an underground, a light railway and ferries. Forget your car unless you need to travel outside the city and take to a bicycle, but remember to take a sturdy lock and chain. Amsterdam has an excellent website for ex-pats and those who want to do business, work or study in the city: www.iamsterdam.com.
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Bos en Lommer

Situated in the west of Amsterdam, the Bos en Lommer quarter offers easy access to both the exit way (A10 West) and public transport. Most of the buildings are four-storey... area details

City Centre

Amsterdams biggest tourist attraction is Amsterdam itself. Millions of tourists line up every year for a boat ride along the world-famous canal belt, with its beautiful (mostly) 17th century houses.... area details

De Baarsjes

Named after a 17th-century inn called de drie baarsjes (the three basses the fish) de Baarsjes has only been an official part of Amsterdam since the 1920s. The buildings... area details

Geuzenveld, Slotermeer and Osdorp

The districts of Geuzenveld, Slotermeer and the similar Osdorp are west of the Bos en Lommer quarter. It is divided into ten parts, conveniently named Buurt 1, Buurt 2 etc.... area details

Noord

The north of Amsterdam (that is, everything north of the river IJ) also comprises the low buildings from the 1920s in the Bloemenbuurt. Although some parts (such as Markengouw, with... area details

Oost

A description of all the buildings in the eastern quarter would be extensive: the small sub-district of the Transvaalbuurt alone was dubbed laboratory of urban renewal because of the different... area details

Slotervaart

The village of Sloten is 200 years older than Amsterdam, but has now been assimilated by the city. Little is left of the old village, and the Slotervaart quarter is... area details

Westerpark

The Westerpark area is named after the big park in the quarter, around the Westergasfabriek, a former gas factory, thats now a cultural hotspot for expositions and festivals. The buildings,... area details

Zeeburg

East of the central Station lies Zeeburg. It comprises the Indische Buurt (lit: Indian neighbourhood; Indonesia was called Dutch India in its colonial days and the streets here are named... area details

Zuid

The outermost canal of the centre of Amsterdam is the Singel, and south of that much of whats good about the centre continues. Zuid has the Museumplein, which has festivals... area details