Description - What to expect

Enjoy a unique Anne Frank walking tour and travel back to the dark days of World War II. Learn what life was like following the occupation of the Netherlands by the Germans in 1940-1945 and discover how Anne Frank became an iconic figure of this era of brutality and suppression. Hear the story about her diary and how it came to be published by her father Otto Frank.

Meet your guide in front of the Jewish Historical Museum and walk past monuments and buildings still marked by traces of war. Your guide will bring the history to life, giving you a sense of how the city’s citizens behaved during the occupation, and how they moved around in times of terror. Learn why the Dutch tried to co-exist with the occupying army, and how they behaved toward the Jews of Amsterdam like Anne Frank. Listen to your guide and learn about the February Strike and the Winter of Hunger.

Walk through the Jewish neighborhood, with its Portuguese synagogue and museum, the Hollandsche schouwburg, and the head office of the Jewish council. Discover locations the Dutch resistance offered as secret hiding places to families like the Franks. The tour ends next to Anne Frank's House.