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It is a delicious irony that the Dutch controlled the spice trade for centuries while their own food stayed resolutely bland. We explore how a famously functional culinary tradition is finally finding its flavour.
Barely a year after its ambitious renovation, the Grand Amsterdam is already collecting awards, among them best hotel in the Netherlands. An honour, says general manager Robert-Jan Woltering, but the next challenge is all Europe.
Our essential guide to the Dutch capital begins with its art. From the unmissable Van Gogh Museum to the partly reopened Rijksmuseum and the ever-changing FOAM photography museum, here is where to look first in Amsterdam.