Western Islands Warehouse Walk

Bickerswerf is a street and waterfront area on the northern edge of Bickerseiland, one of Amsterdam’s three man-made Western Islands. The site is defined by its location along the Westerdok, where modern apartment complexes now occupy the…

Kinderboerderij De Dierencapel sits on the Bickerseiland, tucked between the city canals and historic warehouses. You can recognize this small urban farm by its waterside setting, where wooden fences enclose a collection of sheep, goats,…

The Sloterdijkerbrug is a double-beam wooden drawbridge spanning the Prinseneilandsgracht. It serves as a vital connection between the mainland’s Sloterdijkstraat and the artificial island of Prinseneiland, where it meets the Galgenstraat.…

At Prinseneiland number forty, you can find the Palmentuin, or Palm Garden. It is a quiet green space filled with palms, cactuses, and fig trees that flourish despite the northern climate. The garden occupies a plot of land that previously…

The Galgenstraat is a name that carries a stark echo of Amsterdam’s medieval justice system. In Dutch, the word translates directly to Gallows Street, a grim marker of the time when public executions were carried out in visible,…

The Drieharingenbrug is a wooden double drawbridge that crosses the Realengracht, connecting the Prinseneiland and Realeneiland in the Western Islands district. You can identify it by its narrow profile and traditional appearance, which…

The Realengracht is the only canal in Amsterdam that features two wooden drawbridges, known as bridge number three hundred sixteen and bridge number three hundred twenty. It traces the southern edge of the Realeneiland, one of the three…

The Zandhoek is a stretch of waterfront on the eastern shore of Realeneiland that you can pick out by its row of tall, narrow brick houses facing the water. These buildings, many dating back to the seventeenth century, overlook a harbor…