Amsterdam Vondelpark apartments

This stunning oasis in the very heart of the busy city is beautifully styled with open grassy landscaped areas, thousands of trees, ornamental gardens, pretty bridges and delightful water features. Day and night you will find people travelling through the park on bicycles, roller blades and even on horseback and of course on foot. On warm summer days the park is packed with people sun bathing, enjoying picnics and barbeques and occasionally paddling in the lake in the centre. There is a small outside performance area for live music and theatre in the summer months as well as three cafes spread throughout the park. Arguably the prettiest has to be the Blue Tea House located in the very centre of the park that was built in the 1930s and sports the typical Art Deco design of the period. Here you can enjoy a delicious frothy coffee or grab a cool beer as you recline on the large terrace or on the upper near-360 degree balcony. Look out for the unusual wildlife to be found in the park. As well as geese, ducks, heron and some surprisingly large fish in the lake, there is also a family of storks. Most famous are the hundreds of bright green parrots that have taken up residence in the park in recent years. You are sure to hear them squawking above your head during your visit. They are most active in the early evenings when they can be seen swooping and diving in huge flocks from tree to tree in search of tasty insects.Perfectly located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Vondelpark possesses so much unexpected beauty, space and outdoor comfort. It maintains a very special place in the hearts of both residents and visitors to the city.

1. Beers on the terrace at Café Vertigo
2. Coffee to go at Brandmeester’s

1. Hot chocolate and muffins a the Blue Teahouse
2. Apple tart and cream at the Vondeltuin
3. Picnic in the park
4. Coffee and cakes at the Groot Melkhuis

1. Organic produce at Marqt
2. Fashionable threads on P.C. Hoofdstraat

1. Spot the family of storks nesting in park
2. Live performances in the park in summer months
3. Look out for the wild parrots
4. Hire bicycles for an hour and cycle around the park