Vuurtoreneiland, Amsterdam

Name: Vuurtoreneiland
Address: Amsterdam, Netherlands

#389 among attractions in Amsterdam

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Vuurtoreneiland is a small island in the IJmeer, Netherlands, just off the coast of Durgerdam. The island's main function is as a base for a lighthouse; a military fort on the island was abandoned in the 1930s. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°22'21"N, 5°0'48"E

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Vuurtoreneiland – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nesciobrug, Python Bridge, Enneüs Heerma Bridge, Jewish Cemetery of Diemen.

2 miSW
Bridge
Nesciobrug, Amsterdam
53 min walk • The Nescio Bridge is a cycle and footbridge in the Netherlands. This curved, steel suspension bridge, located in Amsterdam, is the country's first suspension bridge that carries only a cycle track and footway, and at almost 800 metres length it is also one of the country's longest cycle and footbridges.
2.7 miW
Bridge
Python Bridge, Amsterdam
70 min walk • Python Bridge, officially known as High Bridge, is a bridge that spans the canal between Sporenburg and Borneo Island in Eastern Docklands, Amsterdam. It was built in 2001 and won the International Footbridge Award in 2002.
1.6 miW
Bridge
Enneüs Heerma Bridge, Amsterdam
42 min walk • The Enneüs Heerma Bridge is a bridge in Amsterdam, Netherlands located in the new neighbourhood of IJburg, built on seven artificial islands in the IJmeer. It connects the district of Zeeburgereiland, on the eastern edge of the city, with Steigereiland, to the south.
2.5 miSW
Cemetery
Jewish Cemetery of Diemen, Amsterdam
65 min walk • The Jewish Cemetery of Diemen, or Joodse Begraafplaats Diemen in Diemen, is owned by the Jewish community of Amsterdam, which is a subsection of the "Nederlands Israëlitisch Kerkgenootschap".
2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
IJmeer, Stelling van Amsterdam
70 min walk • The IJmeer is a 'bordering lake' in the Netherlands. It lies between the De Nes polder, Pampushaven, Hollandse Brug and the mouth of the IJ in IJburg, straddling the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland.
2.7 miW
Street
Scheepstimmermanstraat, Amsterdam
69 min walk • The Scheepstimmermanstraat in Amsterdam is well known for its 60 unique houses designed by architects such as Hertzberger, van Velsen, Höhne & Rapp and MVRDV. The landscape architect Adriaan Geuze of the firm West 8 planned a district with one of the streets on which residents were free to design their own houses on the waterfront.
2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bordering lakes, Stelling van Amsterdam
60 min walk • In the Netherlands, the bordering lakes are a chain of lakes which separate the Flevopolder and Noordoostpolder from the ancient lands of the provinces of Gelderland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Friesland.
2.4 miE
Island, Area,
Pampus, Stelling van Amsterdam
62 min walk • Pampus is an artificial island and late 19th-century sea fort located in the IJmeer near Amsterdam. Pampus now belongs to the municipality of Gooise Meren and is open to visitors.
2.4 miE
Island, Museum,
Fort Pampus Batterij, Stelling van Amsterdam
62 min walk • Pampus is an artificial island and late 19th-century sea fort located in the IJmeer near Amsterdam. Pampus now belongs to the municipality of Gooise Meren and is open to visitors.
1.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Ransdorp, Amsterdam
42 min walk • Ransdorp is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, part of the municipality of Amsterdam. It lies about 7 km northeast of the city centre, in the Landelijk Noord district.
2.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Schellingwoude, Amsterdam
55 min walk • Schellingwoude is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. A former village located on the northern shore of the IJ, in the province of North Holland, it was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1857, when it was merged with Ransdorp; the latter merged with Amsterdam in 1921.