why is Venice not the Amsterdam of the south?
2007-03-31 11:24:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
Good question. I live in Amsterdam and have been to Venice several times. Venice is famous for the water, houses at the water, beautiful bridges. That is why Amsterdam is the Venice of the north. It has that beauty.
But if you say Amsterdam, people think of liberal ideas, soft drugs, hippies a metropole. So if you say the Amsterdam of the south, people think of a city in the south with those characteristics. I would then say Barcelona is the Amsterdam of the south.
2007-04-01 01:17:36 · answer #1 · answered by Stillwater 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not Amsterdam that is the Venice of the north but Giethoorn. There are many areas only to be reached by boat.
2007-04-02 09:02:52 · answer #2 · answered by vineto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Venice is much older than Amsterdam
2007-03-31 22:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by Duvel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-20 02:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Amsterdam definitely is.
Why not the other way around, because Venice is older.
2007-03-31 11:52:54 · answer #5 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't compare those two cities. Venice is slowly sinking away in the water, Amsterdam isn't. Venice has no red light district and I bet less coffeeshops. They're different. Tourists in Venice come to see the old houses and bridges, tourists in Amsterdam come to find the coffeeshops and the redlight district. Venice has better weather, lots of sunshine, Amsterdam has lots of rain.
2007-04-01 09:25:39 · answer #6 · answered by Hanya 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because Venice is older.
My Native city of Saint Petersburg was built by the Peter The Great after Amsterdam, yet it earned the mick name "Northern Venice", too....
2007-03-31 11:30:43 · answer #7 · answered by russiancatsima 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coz Venice is more picturesque than Amsterdam and older. But, actually Venice is Venice and Amsterdam is Amsterdam. It's one is unique and it has its own beauty!
2007-03-31 12:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by tes 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually,technically it is, but nobody calls the latter the Amsterdam of the South.
2007-03-31 11:32:52 · answer #9 · answered by greβ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not. Bruge, Belgium is the Venice of the north.
2007-03-31 11:29:49 · answer #10 · answered by The man in the back 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋