Rotterdam Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in South Holland, the Netherlands
About Rotterdam
Settlement at the lower end of the fen streamRottedates from at least 900. Around 1150, large floods in the area ended development, leading to the construction of protective dikes and dams. A dam on the Rotte or 'Rotterdam' was built in the 1260s and was at the present-dayHoogstraat('High Street'). Although Rotterdam did well after the Middle Ages and in the 'Golden Century' - roughly between 1650 and 1750 - it was not before the second part of the nineteenth century that the city started to develop itself rapidly. Helped by the digging of a new seaway (the Nieuwe Waterweg) Rotterdam was rid of access problems caused by the silting of the river and started receiving ever bigger ships with cargo for/from the booming Ruhrgebiet in Germany. Port related trade and industry skyrocketed, and the
Top Attractions in Rotterdam
Explore the best things to see and do in Rotterdam:
- ★Art Rotterdam
- ★Chabot Museum
- ★Chinatown
- ★Delfshaven
- ★De pannenkoekenboot
- ★De Prinsenmolen
- ★De Speelman
- ★De Verwoeste Stad
Where to Eat in Rotterdam
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bierhandel De Pijp
- 🍴Bram Ladage Kruisplein
- 🍴Café-Restaurant Kade 4
- 🍴Café Restaurant Sijf
- 🍴(Cocktail)Bar-Restaurant Stockholm
- 🍴De Kip Gallery
Where to Stay in Rotterdam
- 🏨Bed, Bites & Business hotel Rotterdam
- 🏨Bilderberg Parkhotel Rotterdam
- 🏨citizenM Rotterdam
- 🏨easyHotel Rotterdam City Centre
- 🏨Eurohotel Centrum
- 🏨Grand Hotel Central
Rotterdam Travel Guide Sections
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