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Financial History Tour: Discover Amsterdam's Influence on the Global Economy
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16 Ratings
Amsterdam
Uncover Amsterdam’s pivotal role in shaping the global economy on a captivating Financial History Tour. Explore the birthplace of the stock exchange, central bank, and more!
Uncover Amsterdam’s pivotal role in shaping the global economy on a captivating Financial History Tour. Explore the birthplace of the stock exchange, central bank, and more!
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Beurs van Berlage - One of the many exchange buildings that have been built around the Dam. A good start for the Financial History Tour.
- Dam Square - The historical, but also financial heart of Amsterdam. Get to know why it all happened right here.
- Stadsarchief Amsterdam - Have you ever visited the faults of a 1920s bank building? Today…
- Beurs van Berlage - One of the many exchange buildings that have been built around the Dam. A good start for the Financial History Tour.
- Dam Square - The historical, but also financial heart of Amsterdam. Get to know why it all happened right here.
- Stadsarchief Amsterdam - Have you ever visited the faults of a 1920s bank building? Today the basement reveals the treasury of the city’s archives.
- Amsterdam Museum - Who were the rich merchants in Amsterdam and how did they make their money?
- Bloemenmarkt - How was the first economic bubble created? Learn all about the Dutch Tulip Mania on the Amsterdam floating flower market.
What's Included
- Entrance to the City’s archives and former bank vaults
- Entrance to the City’s archives and former bank vaults
Additional Information
The first ever joint-stock company, stock market, central banking institution, and economic bubble, all originated in close proximity in Amsterdam. Track the flow of capital in Amsterdam as it became the global hub of finance, witnessing Nazi-affiliated banks, Resistance banks, a trade broker from 1614, the backers of the Louisiana Acquisition, and a…
The first ever joint-stock company, stock market, central banking institution, and economic bubble, all originated in close proximity in Amsterdam. Track the flow of capital in Amsterdam as it became the global hub of finance, witnessing Nazi-affiliated banks, Resistance banks, a trade broker from 1614, the backers of the Louisiana Acquisition, and a trip to a 1920s bank vault. Gain valuable insights with the Financial History Tour.
Location
Bistro Berlage
Beursplein
We'll meet downstairs in front of Bistro Berlage
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(16 Ratings)
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789finnw
Jan 29, 2026
Great Tour with Tijs! - My beloved and I had a spectacular time on our tour with Tijs. We both agree it was our highlight of an already amazing first trip to Amsterdam. His passion for Dutch history is palpable, and you can't help but get excited along with him. He had answers for each of our questions and went to considerable lengths to tailor the tour to our preferences
I would enthusiastically recommend taking this tour to anyone visiting the city.
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Lesliebk4384vh
Jan 23, 2026
Interesting and informative! - Tijs was a great tour guide, friendly and very informative! The tour was very informative covering financial and general Amsterdam history.
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Tobiaswz5504us
Dec 20, 2025
Highly recommendable. Very pleasant guide. Tour Loaded with insights you will very unlikely hear anywhere else - We had a wonderful tour on the financial history of Amsterdam with Tijs as part of a student excursion. He is a very pleasant and knowledgeable guide who took us to many different places around the city. Many of the sites and stories he shared were real hidden gems—things you would never come across in a standard guidebook or on a typical tour.
Tijs clearly has many years of experience and has built up an impressive amount of insider knowledge, which he enjoys sharing with great enthusiasm. I felt genuinely enriched after the tour, leaving with new insights, historical knowledge, and plenty of fun facts to think about.
The tour is quite long and involves a fair amount of walking, and by the end most of us were rather exhausted—while Tijs still seemed as fresh and energetic as at the start. All in all, a highly recommendable tour that we enjoyed very much.
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Getaway62727193071
May 31, 2025
Fascinating historical tour highlighting the beginning of the World’s first stock market and much more. - My husband is a history and finance major. Having been to Amsterdam a few times we were excited to find this Financial History. Edgar was so interesting, detailing the history of finance including all the political history of the Netherlands. We would highly recommend him. Check out his other tours too.
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Thomas_d
Apr 6, 2025
Fabulous Tour! - Fabulous tour if you are interested in the extent that the Dutch have been in the forefront of financial innovation. Tijs de Boer is a fabulous tour guide and full of insights as well as local hints on any and everything. Highly recommend taking this tour.
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Joe
Mar 29, 2025
Wonderful walking tour— 5 stars! - We had our tour with Tijs — everything was perfect. He walked us on a beautiful route, stopping along the way with great narration tied into Amsterdam’s rich financial history. Our guide was personable and knowledgeable— highly recommended!
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Bakleysmith
Mar 1, 2025
Great tour - This was a really great tour. The topic is rich, and I would say, very under appreciated. Edgar, the tour guide, did a wonderful job shedding light on very interesting topics and threads. Not least, just how much of the modern world took shape here in Amsterdam.
As an American and a person who lived in New York, the connections are many and illuminating but surely there is plenty here for anyone.
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Willl782
Dec 27, 2024
Great tour - Very informative walking tour of Amsterdam focused on the city’s history in finance! Had a mix of teens and us old folk. Highly recommended.
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Lucavg7045te
Nov 23, 2024
Super fascinating financial tour of Amsterdam - Really interesting tour, with lots of history and fabulous insights into why Amsterdam was the biggest financial centre in the world in its prime. But even beyond that period, learn about the 2nd biggest gold heist in history, learn about why the mayors of amsterdam live in the house they live in, see the building the first equity share ever was issued, and lots more.
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Guide29939710178
Nov 19, 2024
Step into the World of Old Amsterdam - The tour is a must for financial and banking aficionados and everyone who would like to step into the world of the origins of free trade, stock exchange, capitalism, royalty, religious wars, futures and the Tulip bubble, and Amsterdam's culture. The guide was able to answer my questions and relate to my interests. He also took some marvelous pictures and showed me illustrations of how Amsterdam was centuries ago to bring his stories to life. Wonderful pacing and engaging conversations!
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