Quarter Red (Red Light District) - details and images

Amsterdam Red District is a major tourist attraction of Amsterdam. It is also known as "Walletjes. It consists of a network of paths that are a large number of small room rented in particular women who offer their specific services behind a glass or glass doors, these rooms are usually decorated with red lights. The whole area has a predominantly outdoor entertainment for adults, is full of entertainment for adults, sexual accessories stores, adult movie theaters and a museum of sex. Also in the Amsterdam Red District and found a cannabis museum, and a multitude of coffee shops offering a wide range of smoking products.

In Holland, prostitution is legalized, and the vast majority of prostitution in Amsterdam is concentrated in the neighborhood where the Red enjoys a great tradition and where it is easily tolerated. Since 2000, prostitutes in the windows of the Red Quarter, were allowed to practice their profession legally. Now they are paying taxes, and their job as a legal, government takes care that all practitioners of this job can have access to quality health care. All the government has set clear rules for practicing this profession and closely monitors the standards and working conditions. For those who visit the Red Quarter, there is assistance provided by the Information Center in prostitution. Also, contrary to general belief, District Red is one of the safest areas in Amsterdam are always supervised by police and bodyguards even employees girls who work here.

Red Quarter shop there and condoms "Het Gulden VLIES" a real kingdom of condoms. Here you can find condoms in all shapes, colors, sizes and flavors. Some of them are even hand painted and are purely decorative. Here you can learn a lot about our friend the rubber in a small museum of condoms.

Red District has become a symbol of Amsterdam. If you visit Amsterdam, then you've arrived in the Red Quarter, if only for a glimpse.

Red Light District Red lantern or district in Amsterdam is located on several channels connected by streets, south of Central Station and east of Damrak. Despite fame, prostitution is limited to certain streets and police presence is fully felt, the whole area is monitored with cameras. Red Light District is a residential neighborhood with many bars and restaurants and historic buildings.

In fact, Amsterdam has three such districts Red Light District, De Wallen of downtown but is best known. The others are Singelgebied, north of the Nieuwe Kerk and Oude Nieuwstraat Dam Square.

Since the fourteenth century, this neighborhood has become an area abundant in sex shops, brothels, gay bars, cafes, shows peep shows and prostitutes in the windows, the entire area is characterized by red neon glow. There are over 2,000 girls in lingerie windows that attract customers. Red Light District is one of Amsterdam's main attractions and nights here are very busy.


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