Prostitution in Amsterdam

Being a harbor city, Amsterdam has a long tradition of strong presence of prostitution. Memorized in numerous books, films and songs, nightlife of Amsterdam has been historically one of its biggest attractions. A classic song by a French-Belgium Jacques Brel “Amsterdam”, describes a night in the city with women and alcohol, where sailors are the main clients. Not many sailors today, but every evening tourists are flocking to the Red Light District. And if they would not visit the working girls, the whole area would not exist.