What Can Tourists See in Rotterdam

There are lots of interesting sights at Rotterdam. Tourists that enjoy boat trips can take a boat excursion with Nehalennia. Nehalennia boat trip brings you on a tour to Niewe Maas River and Lek River. The Spido boat tour offers services from the Erasmus Bridge. The Spido boat can accommodate about 660 passengers. During a holiday, the seats in the boats will be sold out. If you want to take the Spido boat tour, you should not visit during the holiday season. Families that are traveling together can take the pancake boat near the Euromast. The pancake boat tour let tourists view many attractions such as Hotel New York, SS Rotterdam and Erasmus Bridge.

How to reach Rotterdam:

You can book London Rotterdam train from Eurostar although you need to travel by different train operators during your journey. First you can board London to Paris train and then TGV train from Paris to Rotterdam. Flights and buses are also available from all nearby cities.

Tourists can climb the Euromast tower in Rotterdam. The Euromast tower in Rotterdam is 101 meters in height. It used to be the tallest building in Rotterdam until the Space Tower was built. Tourists can get a view of the city scenery from the top of Euromast tower. The Euromast tower is opened from 10 a.m. 11 p.m. during winter. At Space Tower, there is an elevator that keeps on revolving around. The Space Tower is 185 meters in height. Hugh Maaskant designed the Euromast tower and Space Tower. Euromast is listed as one of the world’s tallest towers in the World Federation of Great Towers.

Rotterdam has many old buildings such as Witte Huis. Witte Huis was built in 1898. In 1898, it was the tallest building in Europe. Witte Huis has a height of 43 meters. Today, it is no longer the tallest building. Hotel New York is one of the most magnificent buildings in Rotterdam. The cost of staying at the hotel is quite expensive. If you stay at Hotel New York, you can view the scenery of ships passing by at night.

Tourists can also visit the town hall, Stadhuis. The central post office is located in Stadhuis. There is a small garden with statues near Stadhuis.