HIP HOP FASHION
Street Dreams: How Hip Hop took over Fashion is the title of an exhibition currently on at Kunsthal Rotterdam. It focuses on how the Hip Hop culture that emerged from the Bronx has influenced fashion and lifestyle (just think of all the sports gear that dominates streetwear these days) and, more importantly, Hip Hop culture’s […]
Champion of Cocktails
The hotel bar is typically its most eye-catching feature and the place where people come together. Whether it’s the tourist who’d rather not have to venture out for that evening drink, the business traveller who finds a spot that feels like home in a faraway city, or the locals who flock to it as a […]
Reggae Rotterdam Festival
Sunshine Reggae The sun is shining and the weather is sweet. A more easy-going music festival simply doesn’t exist. This year, Reggae Rotterdam brings you three stages with national and international names. Reggae vibes on the Mainstage, dance on the Dancehall stage and more energetic dub on the third stage. UB40, The Wailers, Lee Scratch […]
Fun with the kids
As far as family city trips go, Rotterdam can’t be beat. Bring the kids along when visiting our vibrant city as there are plenty of family-friendly adventures that will keep you all entertained. We’ve listed some of the best spots and activities for you to enjoy with your young companions. Words: Chantal Lindsen Whether it’s […]
Down to Earth with Gimsel
Many green-minded people know their way to de Groene Passage, the one-stop-shop for an eco-conscious lifestyle since 1997. In case you don’t, Roosmarijn Saat, owner of the organic supermarket Gimsel, Gimsel Academy and restaurant Spirit, welcomes people from all walks of life to come in, experience, learn and shop green. Sustainable living is on its […]
The most beautiful zoo in the land
With 21 national heritage buildings behind its ornamental gates, Blijdorp Zoo is a truly unique piece of history. Of course, the animals living there are worth seeing as well! Conservation programmes at the zoo are helping to put species threatened with extinction back on the (tropical) map. Words: Evelien Baks BLIJDORP ZOO In December 1940, […]
A family of bridges
“Floating” impressively above a 19th-century margarine factory, De Brug (‘The Bridge’), has been the head office of Unilever Netherlands since 2008. Its construction at the time was a spectacle, but the final result is no less striking: a massive horizontal statement seen in its full splendour from the opposite side of the Nieuwe Maas river. […]
Rotterdam Unlimited
Street Festival without Limits Prepare for a sunny week in Rotterdam with the biggest street festival in Europe. Dancing on the streets, enjoying live music, battles and parades, that’s what this festival is all about. Whatever flavour of music you like, you’ll find it at Rotterdam Unlimited. Soca, hip hop, soul, R&B and much more, […]
FLOATING FILM FESTIVAL
Roffa Mon Amour The 7th edition of Roffa Mon Amour Film Festival takes place from the 17th till 28th of July in Drijvend Paviljoen & LantarenVenster. For twelve days, Roffa Mon Amour presents its finest selection of outrageous and eccentric cinema. The program is a fine balance of films by new makers and films that marked cinematic and artistic history. There […]
A taste of history
Ketels aan de Kade Historical Delfshaven flourishes during “Ketels aan de Kade” [Kettles on the quay]. Visitors can imagine themselves in times long gone, with historical scenes in the natural backdrop of the area. The location is the most picturesque part of the city in Delfshaven. The Dutch Herring trade once flourished here, where goods […]