Rotterdam has been called the
`Manhattan of the Maas’, and even though it doesn’t boast a torch-bearing
standbeeld above its port, it does have plenty of the glitter and bustle of the actual
Manhattan. Cosmopolitan and commercial to the core, Rotterdam is home to the largest port
in the world - Europoort- and is a busy city, throbbing to a heady beat with discotheques
and restaurants, theatres and markets. It has much of everything Manhattan has, and more -
for Manhattan cannot boast of the medieval streets and the 15th century
churches Rotterdam has to offer.
Whether you spend your vacation in Rotterdam just
meandering through its excellent museums, or splurge on some of the best diamonds
available in the world; whether you explore each nook and cranny of the city,
painstakingly rebuilt after its destruction in World War II or take a trip into the nearby
countryside to see towns like Gouda, you will be delighted with Rotterdam.
