Cyclist in snow shower

News of: Sunday, March 23 2008,

White Easter in Amsterdam - coldest Easter in 40 years

Easter 2008 turns out to be the coldest Easter in more than 40 years.

Amsterdam is seeing a lot of snow these days, and temperatures are below zero in the night.
Easter 2008 is the coldest Easter since 1964.

Holland has about 10% less touristic visitors this Easter weekend, partly because of the weather. A lot of last-minute visitors decide to stay home or go elsewhere.

Another reason for the lower number of visitors is the expensive Euro, particularly for American but also for British visitors.

Cyclist in snow shower

Cyclist in snow shower