Coachman houses

Many of the large houses along especially Singel, Herengracht and Keizersgracht have a coachman house. Those houses could almost always be found in parallel streets to the major canals, like Langestraat, Kerkstraat and Reguliersdwarsstraat. A coachman house is easily recognizable by its large wooden door, which opens outwards, at street level. The houses are broadly […]

Magere Brug

House number 1131 is the last one on Prinsengracht, but on the other side of the River Amstel the canal goes on a little further until Plantage Muidergracht and is here called Nieuwe Prinsengracht. One way to get there is to turn right and walk to Kerkstraat. Between Kerkstraat and Nieuwe Kerkstraat on the other […]