Discover Rembrandt’s Amsterdam with an immersive audio tour on your smartphone. Once you’ve downloaded the digital self-guided audio tour "Following the footsteps of Rembrandt in Amsterdam" on your smartphone, you will be ready to set out on a walking tour in the streets and the canals of the city where the iconic painter lived, worked and was inspired. 

Your tour begins from the famed Dam square, in front of the Royal Palace of Amsterdam, where you will be introduced to the dynamics that fueled the booming development of the city and the so-called Dutch Golden Age painting during the 17th century. You’ll continue your walk toward De Wallen neighborhood, the medieval heart of Amsterdam, home to the lustful red-light district, to marvel at the oldest church of Amsterdam where Rembrandt's children were baptized and the place where his beloved wife Saskia was buried. As you admire the Waag building, you’ll listen to some interesting stories about the background of Rembrandt's celebrated painting The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp and discover more about the dominant position of the guilds in Amsterdam’s economy. Enjoying a beautiful stroll in the scenic streets you will stumble upon the beautiful canal houses of some of the painter’s most affluent clients, such as the Trippenhuis, the Star House and Jan Six’s house.  This is a great opportunity to see some of the places where Rembrandt painted his famous portraits and learn about his professional contacts and career evolution throughout his life. You will also admire many other prominent symbols of the thriving Golden Age, including the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company. How did this rapid and unprecedented period of prosperity influence Rembrandt's art and personal life? Follow his rapid rise to a first-rate master painter and his later financial collapse as you move from his one house to the next walking by the places that inspired him, such as the stunning  Zuidekerk and the dreamy Blue Bridge . Your tour ends in front of the Rembrandthuis Museum where the Great painter lived a great part of his life and produced some of his masterpieces