Rembrandt's house, the Jewish Cultural Quarter, the botanical garden and the Resistance Museum, finishing with a beer under a windmill in Oost.
Best time: Weekday from 10:00, ending at the brewery terrace in the afternoon
The route, stop by stop 1 Rembrandt House Museum Studio and house; 75 min (off-peak after 16:00 is cheaper if you reverse the route).
Rembrandt's own house and studio (1639-1658), furnished as he lived in it, with printing demonstrations and his etchings.
2 De Hapjeshoek Roti roll lunch in Waterlooplein metro; 15 min.
Surinamese takeaway inside Waterlooplein metro station, packed at lunchtime for roti rolls filled with curried chicken, potato and long beans.
3 Jewish Museum and Portuguese Synagogue Jewish Museum and Portuguese Synagogue; 90 min.
The Jewish Cultural Quarter: the Jewish Museum and the Portuguese Synagogue, on one ticket with the National Holocaust Museum and Hollandsche Schouwburg.
4 Wertheimpark Quiet park and memorial; 10 min.
A small, calm park in the Plantage opposite the Hortus, recommended by Spotted by Locals.
5 Hortus Botanicus Botanical garden; 45 min.
One of the oldest botanical gardens in the world (founded 1638); a quiet green hour in the middle of the city.
6 Dutch Resistance Museum Occupation history; 60 min.
Tells the story of the German occupation of the Netherlands in the Second World War and the people who resisted; highly rated by visitors (4.6 on Google via Wanderlog).
7 Brouwerij 't IJ Beer on the terrace by the windmill; 45 min.
Microbrewery beside a windmill (brewing for 30+ years) in a former bathhouse, with a big terrace full of locals on sunny afternoons.
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