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Rear View of the Bloemenmarkt Stalls on the Singel Canal

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Rear View of the Bloemenmarkt Stalls on the Singel Canal

© 2006 Shannon McAllister, licensed to About.com

The Bloemenmarkt is the world's only floating flower market -- the stalls are technically built on houseboat foundations that line the Singel canal, but they feel fixed.

For opening times and more information, see my guide to Amsterdam's Best Markets.

Keep clicking through the gallery for more pictures of the Bloemenmarkt.

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