Discover Rembrandt’s Amsterdam with an immersive self-guided audio tour on your smartphone. After downloading the digital audio tour “Following the Footsteps of Rembrandt in Amsterdam,” you’ll be ready to explore the streets and canals where the iconic painter lived, worked, and found inspiration. The tour begins at Dam Square, in front of the Royal Palace, introducing you to the forces behind Amsterdam’s rapid development and the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century.
As you walk through the medieval De Wallen district, admire the city’s oldest church, the Waag building, and elegant canal houses once owned by Rembrandt’s wealthy patrons. Along the way, you’ll uncover fascinating stories behind his famous works, learn about his professional relationships, and follow his rise to fame and later financial decline. The tour concludes in front of the Rembrandthuis Museum, where Rembrandt spent much of his life and created some of his greatest masterpieces.
Following the footsteps of Rembrandt in Amsterdam




Duration
daily
Max Group Size
40
Departure Type
Scheduled
Guiding Method
Self guided
Physical level
relax
Operated In
English
Age Requirement
11 - 99 Ages
Tour Overview
Highlights
Itinerary
The day begins by downloading the digital audio tour “Following the Footsteps of Rembrandt in Amsterdam” onto your smartphone. Head to the starting point at Dam Square and begin the walking tour in front of the Royal Palace. With audio commentary, you’ll learn about Amsterdam’s rapid growth and the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century.
The walk continues toward the medieval heart of the city, the De Wallen district, where you will see the oldest church in Amsterdam, the Waag building, and locations connected to Rembrandt’s famous works. You will then stroll past elegant canal houses once owned by the painter’s wealthy patrons. Throughout the tour, you’ll follow Rembrandt’s artistic rise, personal life, and later challenges. The experience concludes in front of the Rembrandthuis Museum, where the artist lived and created many of his masterpieces.
Trip includes
Included
- Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (Android & iOS) in English.
Guiding Method
Self guided
- Secure promo code & instructions to access the tour after downloading the app (sent to your email)
- Offline tour with an offline interactive map to avoid roaming charges.
- Voucher is not your entry ticket and is not accepted at the site. This is a self-guided walking city tour and admission fees are not included.
- Download the mobile app before your visit, select the audio tour "Following the footsteps of Rembrandt in Amsterdam" & download it on your smartphone to avoid roaming charges
- Please consider that this is an audio city tour designed to cover the streets and neighborhoods where Rembrandt lived and worked. It is not a museum tour
- The audio tour can be used repeatedly both online and offline. Use your headphones to best enjoy
Excluded
Accommodation is not included.
Flights are not included.
Meals are not included.
Travel insurance is not included.
meeting point
Additional services are not included.
- Entrance fees to the sites
- Live Guide
- Transportation
- App not compatible with Windows phones
- Smartphone or headphones
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