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City Guide Rotterdam, Netherlands

Visiting Rotterdam

Dating back to around 1250, the first settlement in Rotterdam was around the River Rotte by a group of fishermen. Ninety years later it received city status in the Netherlands. Today, it is part of a region known as The Randstad. It also home to the world’s largest port.

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Rotterdam City Reviews

  • 90%

    cherishsound522

    I like Rotterdam so much. It's clean, quiet, young and interesting. The architectures are amazing, the habours are busy. The Kinderdijk is also worthy to go.

  • 60%

    jhszhou5287

    Modern city

    As a place that was flattened by the wars, Rotterdam is a modern city full of really interesting architecture. It's also really close to Hoek van Holland if you happen to be catching a ferry from there.

  • 70%

    iambo-v-8639

    Rotterdam?

    Rotterdam is one of my favorite city actually! People are nice , super nice! They always give you a hand whenever u SEEMS get lost or something. For tourist part, the sites-seeing is not as attractive as Amsterdam is, but it still a nice place for you to have a relaxing moment here. I'd enjoy the time here especially walking through the BIG PARK here. Maybe my city doesn't have this kind of leisure park so .... i addicted to it!

    Insider Tip:Two days is enough if you wanna go to those NAMED places, It's closed to DAN HAAG ( only 30 mins metro~) u can also spend your time in both cities:)

  • 90%

    alex120390

    Great place . Nice people

    We had a really great time there. Great staff, beautiful girl at the reception as well. Thanks to the chinese guy in our room who made our trip there very nice.

    Insider Tip:There is a little port next to the hostel where you can go at nigh and enjoy a lovely view of the bridge

  • 80%

    memilne24072781

    Rotterdam: a city of the new

    If you're a fan of architecture, especially modern, then Rotterdam is your city of your choice. It gives quite a unique perspective on the Netherlands which you won't see in Amsterdam or The Hague. It's a little more expensive than average, but the money you pay for gives you better quality. There's a quirky building at every corner and it's a refreshing change if you've been travelling through older European cities.

    Insider Tip:For something different, check out the cube houses. There's quite a multicultural range of food on offer as well on Witte de Withstraat if you're after something different.

Netherlands: Itinerary

The Netherlands is the perfect destination for those of you who might not have all the time in the world. Because distances between the major cities are really short, this allows you to see much of the country in a short space of time. As well as this, bicycles are the preferred mode of transport for many visitors because the Netherlands is almost completely flat meaning that you don't have to be a seasoned cyclist to take on a journey. Bicycles only cost a few dollars a day to rent but many rail passes will also earny you a discount so there are no excuses. On yer bike...

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