The district, De Wallen, is also where many of the around 25,000 sex workers in the Netherlands work. On top of being known for window prostitution and sex shops, Amsterdammers see it as being ...

Amsterdam’s world-famous red-light district could look very different ... including banning marijuana smoking in public areas. Getty Images Politicians in favor of new process argue that online ...

The city of Amsterdam is banning the smoking of marijuana outdoors in its red-light district. The ban is part of a host of changes to appease those who live in the popular neighborhood ...

Tourists visiting Amsterdam will often find themselves—whether accidentally or on purpose—wandering through the De Wallen red light district. The world-famous area known for prostitution is in ...

Angelo Cavalli/Getty Images Amsterdam is banning smoking marijuana out in the open in its popular red light district in an effort to clean up the "grim" atmosphere. The new rules will ban all ...

This isn't the first time Amsterdam has cracked down on troublesome tourists. In 2019, the city banned guided tours in the Red Light District. Last year, the mayor wanted to ban non-residents from ...

Sex workers in Amsterdam say they are being unfairly targeted by city plans to tame its red light district. Known as De Wallen, the city’s centuries-old district takes its nickname from the red ...

The Rijksmuseum said the 1830s-era prophylactic “depicts both the playful and the serious side of sexual health.” ...

It’s been just over four years since Femke Halsema, Amsterdam’s first female mayor, began in earnest her campaign to overhaul the city’s red-light district. The infamous neighborhood has ...

The city of Amsterdam is banning outdoor marijuana smoking in its famed red-light district. Members of Amsterdam’s city council voted Wednesday to impose a €100 ($109) fine on anyone who ...

Now the city is looking to set up legal prostitution elsewhere. By Claire Moses Reporting from the red-light district in Amsterdam It has been a goal sought after by Amsterdam for years ...