Amstelveen: Discover Art, Nature and Holiday Rentals

Amstelveen brings together art, landscape, history and unique experiences within a compact thematic area. The Amsterdamse Bos offers 200 kilometres of cycling, walking and horse-riding trails, while the Middelpolder, with its good walking paths and several muddy paths, provides insights into the polder landscape. There are also theatres, museums, historic churches, winegrowing and a farm with animals. When choosing a holiday rental in Amstelveen, you can therefore base your decision on the interests of your travel group: culture, exercise, nature, water or regional specialities.

Art and Culture in Amstelveen

The cultural offerings range from contemporary art to stages steeped in tradition. Museum Cobra focuses on the art and ideas of the Cobra movement. At the Museumhuis, which dates from 1799 and is considered cultural heritage, visitors can drink a cup of coffee in Jan's living room. Schouwburg Amstelveen has two theatres and a cinema and is one of the larger regional theatres in the Netherlands.

Art can also be encountered in public spaces beyond museums and theatres. The Buitenkunstroute Centrum leads past outstanding and unique works of art in the centre and the old village of Amstelveen. The Dorpskerk on Dorpsplein had several forms, recognisable by its successive towers. The older church was demolished in 1866 because of its deterioration; a new church building with a graceful roof turret was constructed on the same site. The Sint-Urbanuskerk is a 19th-century church located on the edge of De Poel.

Paths, Water and Landscape

For active days, the Amsterdamse Bos offers a wide selection of paths for cyclists, walkers and riders. It also has a designated swimming area in the natural waters of the Grote Vijver, as well as two children's pools. Park De Braak offers a different perspective on the landscape: designed by Chris Broerse in 1938, the park became the Netherlands' first genuine heempark.

The Middelpolder is suitable for birdwatching, as numerous birds stay and settle in this area. The combination of walking paths, muddy paths and polder landscape particularly appeals to travellers who want to explore their surroundings at a leisurely pace. Depending on your preferred focus, a holiday rental or holiday home in Amstelveen can therefore provide the right setting for cultural events, walks and days in the countryside, without limiting the trip to a single activity.

Winegrowing and Farm Experiences

The Amsteltuin vineyard covers more than one hectare and has over 3,500 vines from five grape varieties: Solaris, Johanniter, Souvignier Gris, Pinotin and Cabernet Cortis. Amsteltuin's wines are sold in the Amsteltuin's own wine house. The farm shop at Geitenboerderij Ridammerhoeve offers a different way to discover regional products. It sells fresh raw goat's milk, cheese, yoghurt, curd cheese, buttermilk, butter and goat's ice cream.

Geitenboerderij Ridammerhoeve in the Amsterdamse Bos is home to almost 100 dairy goats as well as around 60 lambs, laying hens and chicks, pigs, cows and a calf, a horse and a pony. Children can feed the animals there and give the young goats milk from a bottle. This makes it possible to combine cultural discoveries, landscape experiences and direct encounters with animals across a variety of holiday days in Amstelveen.

For the higher-level travel overview: Amstelveen.