Europe’s Seaport: Multicultural and Trendy

Featuring Europe's biggest port, Rotterdam mixes typical old canals with 21st-century architecture. Home to a multicultural community due to it's international trade, this city also houses important cultural institutions like the Erasmus University and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Including bustling terraces and exotic restaurants, Rotterdam resembles a global bazaar!

Known as "Manhattan on the Meuse River," Rotterdam is a haven for architects and the city’s skyline includes the Cube Houses, the Erasmus Bridge, and brand new "Kop van Zuid" business area.

Energetic and sparkling, the center of the city is a shopper's paradise: the Cool District has modern shops and department stores on streets like the Lijnbaan and Hoogstraat. Don’t miss the exclusive Van Oldebarneveltstraat if you prefer small and trendy boutique shops.

The Maritime Museum offers an open-air collection of ships, cranes and machinery. Moored on the south bank, the transatlantic liner SS Rotterdam is also worth a visit. Before landing at The Hague Rotterdam Airport, be sure not to miss the views of the buzzing harbor from the airplane.

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