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Rotterdam's Delfshaven with his Historic Boats

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Overview

Innovation is the mantra in the Netherlands' second city, and the locals embrace it with an enthusiasm that makes a visit here an exciting proposition.

Attractions

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    Van Nelle Fabriek

    Van Nelle Fabriek

    Rotterdam

    Designed and built between 1925 and 1931, this modernist World Heritage–listed factory northwest of the city centre is an icon of 20th-century industrial…

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    The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen has a collection masterpieces of painting and statuary arts, Museumpark, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, South-Holland, Nederland, the Netherlands, Europe

    Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

    Rotterdam

    The roll-call of artists represented in the collection of Rotterdam's pre-eminent fine-arts museum is stellar and spans multiple periods and movements:…

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    Huis Sonneveld

    Rotterdam

    When company director Albertus Sonneveld decided to commission an architect to design a contemporary home for his family, the obvious choice was Leendert…

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    Museum Rotterdam '40-'45 NU

    Rotterdam

    Good things often come in small packages, and so it is with this small but excellent museum sheltered under a bridge on the Coolhaven. An eight-minute…

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    Markthal

    Rotterdam

    One of the city's signature buildings, this extraordinary inverted-U-shaped market hall was designed by local architecture firm MVRDV and opened for…

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    Signpost at Deliplein.

    Deliplein

    Rotterdam

    Once home to the largest red-light district in Europe, Katendrecht is now one of Rotterdam’s culinary hotspots. The Deliplein is a small plaza right…

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    De Kuip, front view

    De Kuip

    Rotterdam

    Stadion Feijenoord, known to Feyenoord supporters as De Kuip, is a huge football stadium south of the city centre that can hold over 51,000 fans. During…

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    Restaurant and terrace

    Uit Je Eigen Stad

    Rotterdam

    Uit Je Eigen Stad, which translates as 'From Your Own City', is an urban farm on the outskirts of Rotterdam whose goal is to re-educate locals about the…

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Best Things to Do

The Dutch second city of Rotterdam is one of Europe's coolest places to visit. Here are the best things to do there.

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