Amsterdam Sex Guide

A socially tolerant and politically advanced city; Amsterdam's treatment of sex in public and private is notably liberal. Prostitution is legal in Amsterdam and, in fact, is a $1 billion/year industry. Amsterdam's famous Red Light District boasts the majority of the city's bordellos and sex clubs and draws the curious and sexually liberated from around the world.

The city's Red Light District is filled with "window brothels", buildings in which windows facing the street display prostitutes sitting seductively on stools and sofas. These brothels were established to keep prostitutes safe and protected. Prostitutes in the Netherlands have been taxed for their work since 1996, and are afforded all the rights of other lawfully employed citizens.

You will find that the Red Light District is broken up into smaller neighborhoods catering to different sexual tastes. Closest to the train station, most of the prostitutes are African immigrants, in the interior, the women are Dutch or Eastern European and in the Bloedstraat neighborhood, many of the prostitutes are transsexuals in different states of transformation. Whatever your preference, you should be able to satisfy yourself easily in Amsterdam.

Close to Bethlemsteeg is where you will find a number of live sex show venues. These theaters have live sex performances of all types, to cater to every whim. Clubs such as "Sexy Land" and "La Vie En Rose" are popular spots, though some argue that they are without the character of the smaller venues. These places get so crowded you may find that you are nearly onstage yourself.

Amsterdam is, without a doubt, a very sexy city. The legalization of prostitution has opened the door to endlessly sexy possibilities. Inside of the Red Light District and throughout the country, you will find that your sexual whims, whatever they may be, can be amply satisfied.