amsterdam · an area
Walks in Spui.
One editor-picked walk through Spui, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Nearby
Other walks close to Spui.
Sorted by distance from the start of begijnhof: the courtyard and the bookshops. Good for stitching together a longer day.
literarymarket2.9 km · 70 min · Easy
Oudemanhuispoort: the book arcade to the flea market
A covered arcade of second-hand booksellers, a leaning Renaissance corner, and the oldest flea market in the city.
canalheritage2.7 km · 65 min · Easy
Negen Straatjes: across the canal ring
One clean line across Singel, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht through the Nine Streets.
canalart2.8 km · 70 min · Easy
Reguliersgracht: the seven bridges south
The seven-bridge canal at dusk, a wooden church on a green, and the antiques street to the Rijksmuseum.
riversideheritage4.8 km · 95 min · Moderate
The Amstel: from the Blauwbrug to De Omval
The river the city is named for — the skinny bridge lit at dusk, the locks, and the east-bank café row.