I was born in a small town near Amsterdam in 1967. My father took me on long boat trips through the surroundings of my hometown. At every bridge and village we went through he had a story to tell about its history and the people who lived there. He was the first tour guide in my life. Telling stories to other people is a gift. I inherited this gift from my father.

In 1985 I moved to Amsterdam to study at the Amsterdam University and a whole new world opened up to me. There is no end to the stories to be told about this magnificent city at the Noordzee.

Globalization, capitalism and modern society started in this small fisherman's town. In my tours I will tell the stories about the start of the modern world we live in today. The history of Amsterdam can be found in its city plan, architecture, food and mentality.

We can walk for hours through the old city, drink coffee and eat apple pie in the shadow of De Oude Kerk. Biking around the old center and having a Dutch food tour at the Albert Cuijpmarket is another option.

I'm an official tour guide at the Rijksmuseum and I can show you the highlights of the Dutch Golden Age. The remnants of Amsterdam's Jewish history is everywhere in the city and I can show you the monuments and tell the stories of the Holocaust.

Outside of Amsterdam I can show you the beauty of my underwater country. For centuries the Dutch have been fighting the water successfully. This fight is a big part of our country's DNA and is petrified in dykes and windmills.

Contact me and I'll share all my knowledge about Amsterdam and Holland with you.
Greetings from Amsterdam and tot snel,
Marten

- Professional Tour Guide since 2015
- Master in Law
- Bachelor in History
- Official Tour Guide with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce
- Official Tour Guide at the Rijksmuseum
- Friend of the Rijksmuseum
- Dutch Driver's License

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The Jewish history of Amsterdam started at the end of the Middle Ages and left its cultural heritage all over the city. Even the German occupation in the Second World War and the Holocaust couldn't destroy this heritage. The influence of Jewish thinkers, architects and artists can still be found in modern day Amsterdam.

On this tour we will walk through Amsterdam looking for the remnants of the Jewish culture and religion. Most of the jews in Amsterdam assimilated in Dutch culture without losing their connection to their ancient beliefs. The jews of Amsterdam nicknamed the city as Mokum. Mokum means city of God in Hebrew and the people of Amsterdam are still proud if this nickname and consider themselves Mokummers. The most famous Mokummer is Anne Frank.

She stands as a symbol for the Holocaust both in Amsterdam and in the world, a symbol of hope. We can still hear her voice through her famous diary. We will visit these places and the monuments during our tour.

Sylvia's Group Summer 2025: Amsterdam and Jewish Tour

In this tour I will show my Amsterdam in different ways. In the morning we will visit the Rijksmuseum and I will show you the cultural heritage from the Dutch Golden Age: Rembrandt, Vermeer and many more.

After the Rijksmuseum we will walk to the Albert Cuijpmarket and have a 8 tastings Dutch foodtour. The foodtour is the lunch on this tour.

After the food tour we will walk to the 17th century innercity.



Cindy's Day Trip : Walking tour with culture and food

The Rijksmuseum is the treasury of the Dutch Golden Age. In the seventeenth century, something remarkable started happening in the "Low Countries". The local merchants invented a new religion, a new economic system and subsequently new forms of art and architecture.

A city that for the first time since, would start a global empire: today's globalization actually started in the harbor of Amsterdam. In the Rijksmuseum, that story is told through a huge array of pieces of art. The genius of Rembrandt, Hals, Vermeer and many more are the focal point of this tour.

This being said, these painters were building on an older tradition. This tour will their stories as well as those of how this small city became the first center of the entire world.

I am a certified tour guide at the Rijksmuseum, so by booking this tour with me, you'd be able to skip the waiting line.

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