The famous Jordaan neighbourhood is a former working-class bastion, renowned for tight community bonds, radical politics and a love for drink and over-the-top sing-a-longs. Gentrification of decades past has attracted more galleries, restaurants, concept stores and vintage boutiques to its flowery streets, but there is undeniably still a distinct atmosphere to enjoy here. Discover lively café terraces, historic brown bars, the bustling Noordermarkt, elm-lined canal streets, quirky museums and of course, the Anne Frank Huis.
Ice skating fever gripped the Netherlands in February 2021 as the lakes and canals froze. Early on a Sunday morning, some took a chance on the Prinsengracht in the Jordaan.
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