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Travel back to the dark days of World War II on a 2-hour walking tour of Amsterdam, and learn what life was like following the occupation of the Netherlands by the Germans in 1940-1945 and how Anne Frank became an icon of the brutality of suppression. Hear the story about her diary and how it came to be published by her father Otto Frank.
Meet your guide close to Waterloo Square. Stroll past monuments and buildings still marked by traces of war. Your guide will bring the history to life, giving you a sense of how the city’s citizens behaved during the occupation, and how they moved around in times of horror.
Learn why the Dutch tried to co-exist with the occupying army, and how the Dutch behaved towards the Jews of Amsterdam like Anne Frank. Hear about several important events, such as the February Strike and Winter of Hunger.
Visit the Jewish neighborhood, with its Portuguese synagoge and museum, the Hollandsche schouwburg, and the head office of the Jewish counsel. Discover locations the Dutch resistance offered as secret hiding places to families like the Franks. The tour ends at Anne Frank's House, admission is not included.
Ideal for fans of European history, the tour also gives an insight into how the Jewish community lived, survived and still thrive in Amsterdam.
This Anne Frank Walking Tour does NOT include a (skip the line) admission to Anne Frank's House. The tour starts close to Waterloo Square and ends next to Anne Frank House/Museum, again, we do NOT enter the house. However if you still feel like visiting the Anne Frank House, please retrieve this ticket at the official website of the Anne Frank House (annefrank.org), with a timeslote at least 2 hours after the starting time of this walking tour.
Please note that our tours have different meeting points depending on the language you wish to book it.
Anne Frank Walking Tours in Italian, French, Dutch, German, Spanish and Portuguese start in front of the Portuguese Synagogue, Mr. Visserplein 3, 1011 RD Amsterdam.
The Anne Frank Walking Tours in English start in front of the Jewish Museum, Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, 1011 PL Amsterdam.
