Tourism in Amsterdam - Canal skating and red light district bans
For the first time in six years, tourists can experience the classic plot of Dutch painting: European frosts led to the fact that the canals of Amsterdam froze – the ice is strong for skating, and can withstand the weight of more than ten people.
Canal tours are temporarily canceled, but travelers can participate in a more "sports" attraction.
Amsterdam supports cultural tourism and is set to beat its "unofficial image" with the slogan: "Come for grass, stay with prostitutes."
The fight against “coffee shops”, the main bait for tourists (they sell legalized marijuana) has been going on since 2012, an absolute ban for tourists has not been received, the legalization of the “product” for foreigners is gradually going into the “gray” zone of the law.
In the Red Light District, tourists are being banned from looking at “nocturnal butterflies” that show themselves in glass windows. Authorities and owners of establishments against "visual freebies" and rude insults from drunk tourists. If during the tour in Amsterdam the guide does not follow the behavior of the group, will pay a fine of $ 235, travel agencies - $ 1,200.