Guidebook for Aalsmeer

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Guidebook for Aalsmeer

Entertainment & Activities

This is an unique place. Here you'll see how the largest flower industry of the World works! You do have to get up early :-). https://www.royalfloraholland.com/en/about-floraholland/visit-the-flower-auction/
31 locals recommend
Royal Flora Holland
313 Legmeerdijk
31 locals recommend
This is an unique place. Here you'll see how the largest flower industry of the World works! You do have to get up early :-). https://www.royalfloraholland.com/en/about-floraholland/visit-the-flower-auction/
A fun outside playground for children, with lots of animals (free of charge)
Kinderboerderij Boerenvreugd
118 Beethovenlaan
A fun outside playground for children, with lots of animals (free of charge)
Large inside playground for children till 12 years old.
15 locals recommend
Chimpie Champ Aalsmeer - Speelparadijs
247c Oosteinderweg
15 locals recommend
Large inside playground for children till 12 years old.
The largest playground in Europe!
71 locals recommend
Linnaeushof
71 locals recommend
The largest playground in Europe!
Fun place for children. It's great for older children and their younger siblings can play at the chimpie champ next door.
GlowGolf Aalsmeer
247 Oosteinderweg
Fun place for children. It's great for older children and their younger siblings can play at the chimpie champ next door.
Paintball center
Paintball Paint Pit
15 Van Cleeffkade
Paintball center

Parks & Nature

You can rent canoes; children can play at the playground and with the goats; you can swim; you can walk; you can ride a horse; you can bike. You can do anything! You can eat real Dutch pancakes and there is a visitors center where you can learn all about life in the forest! http://www.amsterdamsebos.nl/english/
547 locals recommend
Amsterdam Forest
547 locals recommend
You can rent canoes; children can play at the playground and with the goats; you can swim; you can walk; you can ride a horse; you can bike. You can do anything! You can eat real Dutch pancakes and there is a visitors center where you can learn all about life in the forest! http://www.amsterdamsebos.nl/english/

Shopping

It has lots of great populair (covered) stores!
57 locals recommend
Stadshart
57 locals recommend
It has lots of great populair (covered) stores!
There are lots of great populair (covered) stores here!
12 locals recommend
Hoofddorpplein
12 locals recommend
There are lots of great populair (covered) stores here!
When you're looking for special cloth, you can have a great time shopping here!
1405 locals recommend
De 9 Straatjes
1405 locals recommend
When you're looking for special cloth, you can have a great time shopping here!

Essentials

A good supermarket nearby.
Jumbo
124 Ophelialaan
A good supermarket nearby.
In this street, there's butcher, fishery, bakery, shoe store and cloth for children. And last but not least, you can buy Illy coffee at nr 106. If you like to try typical Dutch food try: ontbijtkoek, vanillevla and zoute drop.
Ophelialaan
Ophelialaan
In this street, there's butcher, fishery, bakery, shoe store and cloth for children. And last but not least, you can buy Illy coffee at nr 106. If you like to try typical Dutch food try: ontbijtkoek, vanillevla and zoute drop.

Sightseeing

Great view from a 51 m high water tower! You can climb up every 2nd and 4th sunday of the month (13-17u). Don't be afraid of hight!
8 locals recommend
Watertoren Aalsmeer
16 Kudelstaartseweg
8 locals recommend
Great view from a 51 m high water tower! You can climb up every 2nd and 4th sunday of the month (13-17u). Don't be afraid of hight!
A -still working- mill (20 min walk). You can buy traditional made meal/flour on saturday's and tuesday's (13-16h)
7 locals recommend
The Lion
28 Zijdstraat
7 locals recommend
A -still working- mill (20 min walk). You can buy traditional made meal/flour on saturday's and tuesday's (13-16h)

Arts & Culture

Small cute museum about the 'flower' history in the area. With a great place to eat lunch of get a hightea.
23 locals recommend
Foundation Historic Garden Aalsmeer
1 Uiterweg
23 locals recommend
Small cute museum about the 'flower' history in the area. With a great place to eat lunch of get a hightea.
Museum about plains crashed during World War II. Everytime we get there, we get a personal guided tour (also in English).
CRASH Luchtoorlog & Verzetsmuseum ’40-’45
460 Aalsmeerderdijk
Museum about plains crashed during World War II. Everytime we get there, we get a personal guided tour (also in English).

Getting Around

Bike rental (you have to make reservations)
Bert de Vries Fietsen
205 C Oosteinderweg
Bike rental (you have to make reservations)