Rotterdam is a city emerging from the shadow of neighbouring Amsterdam

Rotterdam is presently undergoing a renaissance of sorts, specifically in the areas of arts, culture, night life and fashion.

ONE of the largest ports in the world -it was the world’s busiest from 1962 to 2004, Rotterdam is also one of Europe’s most vivid multi-cultural cities and is renowned worldwide for its maritime heritage, cultural landscape (one of its most famous sons is internationally acclaimed artist, Willem de Kooning) and cutting-edge architecture.

That its near neighbour, Amsterdam, often overlooks it is perhaps inevitable, but a pity nonetheless as this city of over 600,000 has lots to offer.