Fun things for the People

Noord is the ideal place for a holiday if you look for culturally interesting places. Noord also has a lot to offer for night owls and children.

Overhoeks - Noord as seen from the Central Station. The most advanced headland has been under Amsterdams jurisdiction for some time. A long time ago this was used a gallows for those that were sentenced to death. Much later they used this area as a recreational park for the wealthy and now they are developing this area into a place for luxurious apartments and cultural institutions. The structure in the left of the picture is the new film museum that will open in 2011. More to the right is the old Shell…

Making a night of it

Are you a dancing cosmopolitan of the trendy kind? Then the Northern bank of the NDSM shipyard is your kind of place in those nightly hours. More into bars and cafes? Fear not: there’s plenty of...
Gay in Noord

The social acceptance of homosexuality in Noord is similar to the rest of the Netherlands. Noorderners are generally tolerant to gays, so holding hands in public is fine.
Festivals

All the important festivals in Noord

Noord has a relatively large amount of open sites and unused green fields. Therefore, it’s no wonder festival organizers hunt for large and affordable shreds of land. As a result, you’ll find a wide...