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Amsterdam gets quieter after the ferry

A short crossing behind Centraal turns dense city energy into dykes, villages and enormous sky.

Tour de Fun editorial

Waterland begins with a useful piece of city transport: the free ferry across the IJ. Almost immediately, Amsterdam’s density loosens into polders and wooden villages. The landscape is flat but never empty; wind, water and small changes in direction shape the day. It is a reminder that the edge of a city can be one of its best rides.

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This is original Tour de Fun editorial based on route facts from Komoot. It is not copied source text and is not a live conditions report.

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Photo: Alfredo Borba · CC BY-SA 4.0