The Albert Cuyp market
Local name: Albert Cuypmarkt
Albert Cuyp Market is a street market in Amsterdam, the largest in Europe. You can buy fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and food products from around the world. Sellers also offer clothes and handicrafts. A great attraction for tourists is the opportunity to taste a traditional Dutch delicacy - Stroopwafel, a waffle filled with syrup.
You can also visit one of the many restaurants that are located behind the rows of colorful stalls. The market is currently open 6 days a week. During trading hours, street traffic stops.
The market and street where it is located were named after Albert Cuyp, a 17th-century painter known for painting Dutch landscapes. Trade in this place began already in the nineteenth century, in 1905 the city authorities decided to establish an official marketplace to be able to control the situation.
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