Free tour

Free Tour: Jewish Quarter and World War II

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Amsterdam

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English and Spanish

Guru: Holland Tours

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Registered on 22 July 2020

Coming from Spain over three years ago, we are a group of local tour guides eager to show you every inch of the city. We are passionate about history and the Amsterdam's culture and lifestyle and we'd love to explore it with you! We are looking forward to welcoming you in Amsterdam!

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

On this route we will dive into the history of Amsterdam's Jewish community and its persecution during the German occupation in the Second World War. You will discover with us the most iconic spots along the area where the Dutch Jewish community was mainly based in (the Portuguese synagogue, the Waterloo square, the Ashkenazi synagogue...). And we will take a deeper look at the different strategies that part of the Dutch society developed to undermine the occupation from within.

From the Resistance Museum to Dam square, where the tour will end, we will learn how the city pays tribute to the fallen in the fight against fascism and keeps alive the memory of what happened.

Highlights:

Portuguese synagoge and Jewish historical museum.
Auschwitzmonument.
Waterlooplein.
Monument of the names of the Holocaust.
Dam square.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Plantage Kerklaan 61B 1018 CX Amsterdam Netherlands

In front of the Resistance Museum (Plancius Building) with an open blue umbrella

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).