visit our shop in amsterdam!

paleisstraat 135, 1012 zl amsterdam, tel. 020 6235142, fax 020 6383807

open: monday till friday 11-18, saturday 10-17, sunday 13-17

Our shop in Amsterdam has two floors with lots of queer books/ movies (DVDs) with Lesbian, Gay, Transgender or Camp content.

The VROLIJK SHOP is situated near Dam square (with Beatrix' Royal Palace), in the old city center of Amsterdam , surrounded by historical sites and a short walk from cultural attractions like the HomoMonument (near Anne Frank house), Madame Tussaud, the Red Light District, the New Church ('Nieuwe Kerk') and of course the Royal Palace.

how to find us:

By public transport (tram):

From 'Centraal Station' (railway), many trams take you close to our store: tram lines 1, 2 or 5, which go into the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal.

Exit at the second stop (Magna Plaza behind the Dam square) and continue walking in the same direction (past the Royal Palace and the Albert Heijn supermarket), and enter the Paleisstraat, that is the second street on your right

Alternatively you can take trams 4, 9, 16, 24 and 25; exit at the first stop.

Walk towards Dam square (10 seconds). Facing the Royal Palace, there are two small streets on both sides of the Palace: the one on the left side is the Paleisstraat, and then you walk 2 minutes to number 135.

By car:

There are several posibilities to get to the city center when coming from outside Amsterdam. When you enter the Ring (A10), we recommend to take the northern exit S116 Noord towards the IJ-tunnel Exiting the tunnel, take a right at the Prins Hendrikkade, drive past the Central Station and turn left at the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal. After 200 meters there's a PARKING GARAGE ('Parkeergarage') at the NIEUWEZIJDS KOLK, from which it's a 3 minute walk to our store

Walking down the 'Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal' heading towards the city center, the PALEISSTRAAT is at your right hand after the Albert Heijn supermarket behind the Royal Palace

Mind you: traffic can be different from what your Amsterdam citymap suggest, and parking spots on the old Amsterdam canals are expensive and hard to find

A second PARKING facility: behind the BIJENKORF warehouse, Dam square