https://freeineurope.com/museums-shops-brothels-red-light-district-amsterdam/ European Travel Guide and Directory with links to Free Tourist Attractions, Activities and other Free things to do in Europe for popular destinations including London, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam and Berlin. Tourist attractions for budget travellers and backpackers backpacking through Europe. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:51:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 https://freeineurope.com/museums-shops-brothels-red-light-district-amsterdam/#comment-275 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:12:28 +0000 https://freeineurope.com/?p=903#comment-275 Amsterdam’s Red Light District, also known as “De Wallen,” is the city’s nightlife center. Located just blocks away from Oude Kerk, the city’s oldest church, the area offers an array of hedonistic highlights. Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, and sex workers advertise their wares from inside red-lit cabin windows along the street. Live sex shows, head shops, a sex museum, night clubs and other party spots await visitors. But the district saw major changes in 2007. Concerned about an uptick in criminal activity, Amsterdam’s City Council closed down 51 of the district’s prostitution windows.

]]> https://freeineurope.com/museums-shops-brothels-red-light-district-amsterdam/#comment-239 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:57:29 +0000 https://freeineurope.com/?p=903#comment-239 These are great places to visit. I have always wanted to visit Amsterdam.

]]> https://freeineurope.com/museums-shops-brothels-red-light-district-amsterdam/#comment-214 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:24:19 +0000 https://freeineurope.com/?p=903#comment-214 […] history of Amsterdam is provided as you walk through old neighborhoods like the Jordaan and the Red Light District. Hear about the Nazi occupation and the historic story of Anne Frank. This tour certainly provides […]

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