Amsterdam: Anne Frank Story & Neighborhood Walking Tour

Anne Frank was a young girl who kept a diary while she and her family hid from the Nazi occupiers of Amsterdam. The journal was distributed posthumously, but it is now known to be one of the most read books ever written – with more than 30 million copies sold. This tour will take you beyond what most people know about Anne Frank, into the life she led before her time in hiding, and discuss how she has been used as an icon over the years.



Anne Frank spent much of her childhood in Amsterdam, and

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Anne Frank was a young girl who kept a diary while she and her family hid from the Nazi occupiers of Amsterdam. The journal was distributed posthumously, but it is now known to be one of the most read books ever written – with more than 30 million copies sold. This tour will take you beyond what most people know about Anne Frank, into the life she led before her time in hiding, and discuss how she has been used as an icon over the years.

Anne Frank spent much of her childhood in Amsterdam, and the city has a special place in her heart. She was born on June 12th, 1929, in Frankfurt am Main and moved to Amsterdam in 1933 due to her father Otto Frank's concern about the upcoming anti-Semitism. He thought that this would be safer for his family. His fears proved true when they were rounded up by the Nazis six years later and sent to concentration camps. In 1940, Anne Frank attended Mr. Swallwell's sixth form girls' school, where she became friends with a group of girls that shared many interests, including theatre, writing, and music. She also had many hobbies like reading and collecting – but Anne herself said her passion for life made her 'happy.'

During this walking tour, we will take you back to the places important to Anne Frank in her childhood. We will show you where she went to school and the bookshop where she bought her famous diary. Explore the area where she played outside and discover the house where Otto Frank’s secretary and most crucial helper, Miep Gies, lived for many years. Miep Gies handed the diary over to Otto Frank after the war. She also saved a number of the family’s personal belongings after the Germans raided the house.

Otto Frank was reluctant to publish the diary a first, but when he read in the log that it was his daughter’s wish to publish it, he allowed to publish the journal in June 1947.

The tour takes place in the south of Amsterdam, where you will have the opportunity to become acquainted with an area of the city that you would otherwise not see as a tourist. This area was constructed in the 1920-30ties and was based on revolutionary ideas of city planning, architecture, and social housing..

Meeting point: Merwedeplein 61 at Square Merwedeplein,in Amsterdam South in front of the statue of Anne on the square, it’s in the area where she lived before the Annex. THIS IS NOT NEAR THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE/MUSEUM
You can reach this square with tramways 4 (Take stop Waalstraat. Then left to square) Or 12 -tram-stop Waalstraat. From the tram-stop the starting point is 350 meter.

THIS TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE!

• Meet your guide at square Merwedeplein, next to the statue of Anne Frank.
• Walk during 90 minutes through the neighbourhood where she originally lived.
• Finish your tour at square Victorieplein.

Meeting point: Merwedeplein 61 at Square Merwedeplein,in Amsterdam South in front of the statue of Anne on the square, it’s in the area where she lived before the Annex. THIS IS NOT NEAR THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE/MUSEUM
You can reach this square with tramways 4 (Take stop Waalstraat. Then left to square) Or 12 -tram-stop Waalstraat. From the tram-stop the starting point is 350 meter.

THIS TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE! See less