Amsterdam sex/prostitution
from Amsterdam Web Guide

ABOVE: The wooden Magere Brug or "Skinny Bridge" is a drawbridge that spans the Amstel River in Amsterdam. It was built in 1840 and restored in 1934.

Holland: Tempting the Tourist With Hookers and Hookahs europeforvisitors.com
Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, and the sex industry has revenues estimated at nearly US $1 billion a year. Our article talks about drive-in brothels, "How much is that woman in the window?," and plans for a bordello in Schiphol Airport.

Amsterdam Closes a Window on its Red-Light Tourist Trade
The Guardian describes Amsterdam's efforts to curb crime by purchasing and closing down a third of the city's brothels. (The New York Times also has an article on the gentrification of the red-light district.)

Amsterdam XXX: The Walletjes
This handsomely designed site has expanded into a full-fledged alternative city guide, including an extensive section on the red-light district. It's definitely worth your time.

Amsterdam Red-Light Tours
Psychologist Rob van Hulst has been leading cabinet ministers, Dutch royals, and ordinary tourists through Amsterdam's raciest neighborhood for more than 20 years.

Can a Prostitute Be a Sight?
Rick Steves, the travel writer and TV host, discusses the Amsterdam's red-light district from a tourist's point of view.

The Hip Guide to Amsterdam's Red Light District
The hoertjes (hookers) in the area near the Oudekerk have been "servicing the needs of locals and visitors for nearly five centuries," according to this article.

MSNBC: Sold as a Sex Slave in Europe
Read this report to learn how Eastern European are being forced into prostitution in the Netherlands and elsewhere.

Prostitution in Amsterdam
A no-nonsense, no-euphemisms guide to the red-light district, its clubs, and its professional women, as reported by the World Sex Guide.

Prostitution Information Centre
Bring your study group for a workshop, take a Sunday-morning walking tour of the red-light district, see a replica of a window brothel bedroom, or shop for condoms, lubricants, and prostitution-related souvenirs.

Amsterdam Hotspots: Red Lights
Three clubs and a high-class sex shop are reviewed here. Check the maps to find locations, then read user reviews or add your own.

Red Lights in Amsterdam
These images show 19 oil paintings (mostly nude figure studies of prostitutes) by Swedish artist Ulf Malmgren.

Viator Tours and Excursions: Amsterdam
Book city tours and regional day trips online before you leave home. Viator guarantees prices in euros, British pounds, and U.S. or Australian dollars.

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