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Flower Market

Name: Flower Market
Rating: 4.2

4.2 ·

Wander the Bloemenmarkt, Amsterdam's floating flower market along the Singel canal. Browse stalls on houseboats piled with tulip bulbs, cut flowers and plants, soaking up the colour and canalside atmosphere.

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Full description

The Bloemenmarkt, founded in 1862, is described by reviewers as the world's only floating flower market, with sellers' stalls standing on houseboats along the Singel canal. It recalls the days when flowers arrived daily by boat, and today the stalls sell bulbs, roots, cut flowers, plants and souvenirs.

Visitors enjoy the colour and atmosphere even without buying anything, though one reviewer cautions that there are no organic bulb stands and advises being careful about what you buy. A leisurely 30-minute walk covers the whole stretch.

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Address

Singel 630, 600 Amsterdam, Netherlands · Amsterdam-Centrum

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

30 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Visit in the morning for the freshest displays
check bulb import rules before buying if travelling abroad
it is free to wander, so treat it as a short canalside stroll.

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Reviews

Very fun to pass by, so many different bulbs and roots that I never imagined look like that! Unfortunately, there are no stands with biological plant bulbs. Regardless of that, however, better to not buy from here, as a study in 2019 already found most plants bought from here do not end up blooming, so it’s rather…

2/5

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