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1. The Vondelpark
Walking in the Vondelpark is great in hot summer weather: people picnic everywhere around you, and an entire world population strolls by here. Catch a concert or relax in that cosy café around the corner. Leave the main paths of the park to the cyclists and find some shady spots deeper into the green park. When the atmosphere feels right, bring out the engagement ring and pop your big question. Thousands before you have dared here!
2. The Jordaan
Venture into the Jordaan from one of the many Saturday and Monday markets and wander along the colourful canals and narrow streets. Cosy boutiques, hip eateries and brown pubs are plentiful here to fill your day. By evening, the entire Jordaan sounds to your ears, especially when you get close to the bronze statues of Johnny Jordaan, Tante Leen and Manke Nelis on the Johnny Jordaanplein. If you plan your romantic weekend during the last days of September, you will also enjoy the annual Jordaan Festival on the Appeltjesmarkt. Real Amsterdam cosiness guaranteed!
3. Movie night at the beach
Escape the average tourist visit to Amsterdam and head for the banks of the IJ in Amsterdam Noord! Pllek Amsterdam is a creative hotspot with beach and beach chairs where everything is bathed in the special atmosphere of an old warehouse. From the month of May, Stadsstrand Pllek turns into an open-air cinema during the summer festival ‘Films with a View’. During the day you can sunbathe here with your feet in the sand, follow yoga and get massages, and on Sundays a band will play. Book your loved one's film classic and your evening will be perfect - a perfect and original setting for your marriage proposal in Amsterdam.
4. Artis Zoo
Don't just say ‘zoo’ to Artis Zoo. Not because it is one of the oldest in the world, but because here you will experience a sensory experience walk that will bring you even closer together. During the golden hour of summer evenings, a lot of valuable Planetary Health is offered here. Your green hearts will be captivated by so many initiatives here to reconnect with nature. Listen on the ‘barefoot path’ to all those exotic sounds around you, sample the edible garden and make a promise to the earth at the ARTIS Planetarium. Love is ... feeling one together here in nature.
5. Romance on a roof terrace
Between sunrise and sunset in the heart of Amsterdam, enjoying a magnificent panorama of the city, the Amstel river and the canals, somewhere between a fifth and twenty-fifth floor? Roof terraces are particularly popular here, especially when the sun goes down and twinkling lights transform the city into a fairytale dream city. Discover your favourite cocktail bar, book a romantic dinner at a rooftop restaurant and dance into the twinkling night. Overwhelming is the view, even in her or his infatuated gaze. Wait no longer, the perfect moment for your marriage proposal in Amsterdam has arrived!
6. Westerpark
As a couple, discover Westerpark, a beautiful city park with historic factory buildings and sunny gardens. Here you can enjoy special fish specialities, think mussels with gin. In this green setting, culture, festivals and events keep life buzzing until the late hours. The monthly Sunday Market transforms the market hall into an attractive place where you will meet soul mates from all over the world. Stalls, food trucks and live bands turn Westerpark into a culinary and cultural hotspot where your marriage proposal will lead to thunderous applause! If you want a slightly more intimate proposal, head to the iconic REM Island, where you can dine in an old pirate station and then briefly DJ yourself.
7. Boating
A mustin Amsterdam: seeing the city from the water! Loved ones love to visit the heart of Amsterdam in a boat with bar and bubbles, cheese and wine, or snacking on unlimited pancakes. For hours, you'll traverse Amsterdam's canal houses in a setting unlike any other in the world. Towards the end of the year, ‘The Amsterdam Light Festival’ also runs, an ode to the light that temporarily dispels the darkness. With LOVERS Canal Cruises, you will see all the works of art on the quayside and along the historic canals pass you by. Keep an eye on the most fascinating backdrop, and get down on your knee. Success guaranteed for your marriage proposal in Amsterdam!
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