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Itinerary: Adult Entertainment
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There is no denying the Netherlands is a playground for grownups. Breweries, brown cafés, coffeeshops, red light districts, world-class clubbing, and the old masters’ art are just waiting to be enjoyed.
There’s no better place to start than Amsterdam. Its centre is full to overflowing with brown cafés, but if you want to get to the source of the matter, the Heineken Experience is the place to head. If this isn’t to your taste, try Brouwerij ‘t IJ, a small brewery with potent beers. With over 250 coffeeshops , the capital offers ample opportunity to partake in a spliff or two, and no one, but no one (unless they suffer from erythrophobia) should miss a stroll through Amsterdam’s legendary Red Light District. Clubs abound, as do museums devoted to the likes of Van Gogh and Rembrandt.
Rotterdam’s clubbing scene is world-renowned, as are its summer festivals, and Groningen’s nightlife, fuelled by thousands of students, is a lively hedonistic mix.
Beer is a particular Dutch delight. Maastricht, with its close proximity to Belgium and Trappist breweries, should be the first stop for any beer connoisseur, while the best of the Low Countries’ amber brew can be sampled at Alkmaar’s Nationaal Biermuseum. Small, local breweries, like Texel’s Bierbrouwerij and Nijmegen’s De Hemel, dot the country.
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