News of: Monday, January 31 2005,

Ice skating on Dam Square

The construction of the ice-skating rink has finally started. The rink will open on Wednesday.

After a lot of problems with the city authorities, the Stuy brothers finally have managed to obtain a licence for the ice-skating rink on Dam Square, the central square in Amsterdam.

Starting Wednesday February 2 (until March 13), the rink will be open for the public.

Opening hours are 9am to 11pm, daily. The price is EUR 3.50 for 2 hours of skating.