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With travellers returning to the roads , rail and skies with a vengeance after Covid 19 , the problems surrounding over tourism in some of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations is returning too, particularly in the peak summer months.
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One of Europe’s most unique cities, Amsterdam is known for its relaxed, liberal atmosphere, beautiful historic canals and its love of cycling.
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Amsterdam in the 17th century was enjoying its Golden Age. Freed from Spanish Catholic rule after a bitter war, the new Protestant nation had become a major European force thanks to its sea and trading power.
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Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created more than 2,000 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of which date from the last two years of his life.
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He was born in Amersfoort about 40 kilometres south of Amsterdam. There is a museum here today in his childhood home dedicated to his life and work.
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