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Travel and Tourism in Netherlands
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Netherlands.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- Time Difference
- UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, for the constituent countries in the Caribbean, the time difference is UTC-4
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Climate
- The Netherlands lies in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, and for the most part possesses a maritime climate. The summers are cool while winters are quite cold. The warmest months fall between July and September with temperatures ranging from 60-75°F. The winter months are long and dreary with strong winds and some snow. Temperatures range from 20-35°F. Due to the proximity of the sea, rain is quite common and spread pretty evenly all year round.
- Ethnic Groups
- Dutch 83%, other 17% (of which 9% are non-Western origin mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese and Indonesians)
- National Holiday
- King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day is observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; currently celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday
- Geographic Coordinates
- 52 30 N, 5 45 E
- Location
- Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
- Airports
- 27
Destinations
Regions and cities, top sights, national parks, UNESCO sites, and festivals for visitors.
Amsterdam in Depth: The Canal City
Amsterdam is, by almost any measure, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe — a rival to Venice, Prague, and Bruges for the title of Europe's most visually captivating urban environment. Unlike Venice, it is a living, working city rather than a tourist theme park; unlike Prague, it has not preserved itself in amber since its period of greatest achievement. Amsterdam is a city that has changed continuously while maintaining an extraordinary continuity of urban form: the canal ring that was laid out in the early 17th century is still the organizing structure of the city, the canal houses that were built then still line the canals (many converted to offices, apartments, and hotels, but externally largely unchanged), and the bicycle-filled streets and bridge-crossed canals create a quality of urban life that is genuinely distinctive.
The canal ring (grachtengordel) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010. It consists of the Singel (originally the moat of the medieval city, later incorporated into the canal system), the Herengracht (Gentlemen's Canal, the most prestigious, lined with the grandest merchant houses), the Keizersgracht (Emperor's Canal), and the Prinsengracht (Prince's Canal, the outermost of the main canals and home to the Anne Frank House).
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Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Good medical facilities are widely available. Emergency medical response can be accessed by dialing 112. Pharmacies (“Apotheek”) are widely available and can assist with emergency prescription needs. Some common medications are not available in the Netherlands without a prescription, and some prescription drugs cannot be sent to the country. Travelers are urged to carry an adequate supply of prescription drugs in their original container, in their carry-on luggage.
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