Guidebook for Rotterdam
Getting Around
Mathenesserplein station
Rotterdam, Hooidrift station
Going directly to the museums etc
At 20 minute walking distance, you can also take the tram.
Very nice station itself!
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Rotterdam Central Station (ATM)
At 20 minute walking distance, you can also take the tram.
Very nice station itself!
Essentials
AH Mathenesserplein
76 MathenesserpleinSmartwash
14 B Gerrit Jan MulderstraatKruidvat
19-21 Meentnursing shop
Bolder Neoliet
7J KeilestraatIf you want to try bouldering,
Bakkerij Sadem
18 Gerrit Jan MulderstraatGreat marocaan bread and simits etc
Sightseeing
Very nice view, great for a coffe where you can see the city and harbour all together
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Euromast
20 Parkhaven Very nice view, great for a coffe where you can see the city and harbour all together
Delft
Nice old little typical dutch town (easy by train)
Often exibitions is a former dubmarine dokking. NIce to go with the Spido boat.
RDM Onderzeebootloods
3089 RDM-straatOften exibitions is a former dubmarine dokking. NIce to go with the Spido boat.
You can rent a watertaxi and see the city from the water highly highly recommended!
Watertaxi - Schiemond / Delfshaven (75)
WestkousdijkYou can rent a watertaxi and see the city from the water highly highly recommended!
UNESCO heritage, old windmills, sometimes accessable by waterbus
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Kinderdijk
UNESCO heritage, old windmills, sometimes accessable by waterbus
Delfshaven
Historical Delfshaven is at walking distance.
Nice erea with great view of the city from another side, former very dodgy erea (as we have a lot in Rdam) that has found its new identity
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Katendrecht
Nice erea with great view of the city from another side, former very dodgy erea (as we have a lot in Rdam) that has found its new identity
Food Scene
Dertien
30 Schiedamse VestEspresso Dates
21B MiddellandpleinHeilige Boontjes
3 EendrachtspleinHeilige Boontjes
3 EendrachtspleinEasy, nearby easy with children, food ok, not special.
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De Olijventuin van 't Zuiden
575-581 Nieuwe BinnenwegEasy, nearby easy with children, food ok, not special.
Local bio food, nice for coffee linch as well, in the Merwe4Haven area, very nice
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Uit je Eigen Stad
39 MarconistraatLocal bio food, nice for coffee linch as well, in the Merwe4Haven area, very nice
Pakistan takaway, very good (try the chickpies in pink massala, they will know the name)
Sangam Tandoori
9B VierambachtsstraatPakistan takaway, very good (try the chickpies in pink massala, they will know the name)
Fenix Food Factory
1025 Nico KoomanskadeVery nice place at Katendrecht
Café Stalles
11A Nieuwe BinnenwegGreat eatery, especially good pizzas
Viva Afrika
153-A/B Nieuwe BinnenwegAfrican restaurant
Markthal
Verlengde NieuwstraatIndoor famous new marketplace
Vlaamsch Broodhuys
127B Nieuwe BinnenwegGreat breakfast cafe (also good for lunch)
Le Souq Delfshaven
54B VoorhavenNice libanees food (no alcohol)
Ayla
153 KruispleinGreat, great food!
Very good Surinam takaway (don't mind the grumpy people woring there)
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Rotiland
2-A Gerrit Jan MulderstraatVery good Surinam takaway (don't mind the grumpy people woring there)
Altijd in de buurt
709 WeenaNice urban lunch
Hotel Bazar
Witte de WithstraatArts & Culture
Theater Walhalla
9 SumatrawegMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen
18 MuseumparkKunsthal Rotterdam
341 WestzeedijkNatural History Museum
345 WestzeedijkNIce for children, all kind of (dead) animals
Maritime Museum Rotterdam
1 LeuvehavenParks & Nature
Strandtent De Pit
Slag VlugtenburgKralingen Lake
Heemraadspark
HeemraadssingelPark with playingfield for little children
Big playing erea with water and sand where children can play outdoorn
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Natuurspeeltuin De Speeldernis
25B Roel LangerakwegBig playing erea with water and sand where children can play outdoorn
National Park, in summers you can take a water bus to go there (highly recommended!)
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Nationaal Park De Biesbosch
BiesboschNational Park, in summers you can take a water bus to go there (highly recommended!)
Island totally owned by the national nature protection where you can e.g. walk around, great nature childrens park where they can build rafts (https://www.natuurmonumenten.nl/kinderen/speelplekken/speelnatuur-tiengemeten).
At 1 our driving If you want to stay overnight there is one inn. (you can only access it by boat, cannot bring yor car and only 10 people live here...
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Tiengemeten
Island totally owned by the national nature protection where you can e.g. walk around, great nature childrens park where they can build rafts (https://www.natuurmonumenten.nl/kinderen/speelplekken/speelnatuur-tiengemeten).
At 1 our driving If you want to stay overnight there is one inn. (you can only access it by boat, cannot bring yor car and only 10 people live here...
Euromast park is really beautyfull (specially in the early mornings).
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Parqiet
20 Baden PowelllaanEuromast park is really beautyfull (specially in the early mornings).
Shopping
Nieuwe Binnenweg
Nieuwe BinnenwegLot of special little shops
Shopingmall for home shopping (not really fashion), and/ ut a great park on top of the mall, with water and a great view on the merwe4havens
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Dakpark Rotterdam
79 VierhavensstraatShopingmall for home shopping (not really fashion), and/ ut a great park on top of the mall, with water and a great view on the merwe4havens
Koopgoot
KoopgootLot of clothing shops!