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Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Portuguese Synagogue
Around the Waterlooplein
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Image courtesy of © Chajm Guski from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Portuguese Synagogue
The Jewish Cultural Quarter brings together the Jewish Museum, the Portuguese Synagogue and the National Holocaust Museum; its address is Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1.
Why it's on our list
- Portuguese Synagogue
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Portuguese Synagogue before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Portuguese Synagogue, as the crow flies.
- Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam550 m7 min walk
- Rosalia’s Menagerie600 m8 min walk
- De L’Europe Amsterdam650 m8 min walk
- Amstel Hotel800 m10 min walk
- Hotel TwentySeven950 m12 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Portuguese Synagogue are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- WaterloopleinM51M53M5450 m1 min walk
- NieuwmarktM51M53M54500 m6 min walk
- WeesperpleinM51M53M54700 m9 min walk
Key sights
- The Begijnhof950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- The Dam1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Rijksmuseum1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Anne Frank House1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Van Gogh Museum1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
- A’DAM Lookout1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Concertgebouw2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Schiphol Airport12 kmCar or taxi 45 min
Main railway stations
- Amsterdam Centraal1.3 kmWalk 17 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Amsterdam Amstel2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Amsterdam Zuid3.8 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 18 min