A new area was designate at the Keileweg. It's not like Amsterdam along a canal with side streets. Rotterdam has coffeeshops too in fact every Dutch town has. Rotterdam does not have a red light district like Amsterdam.
The Keileweg is closed now and definately was not a red light district. It was a street in a industrial part of town with streetprostitues walking there. Utrecht has a red light district. Good to get these two responses with updated info, but is there any designated area left at Rotterdam or has the city counsil now only have the clubs legalized? I cannot find any info about a designated area at this point. There are some clubs here and there, but not so located as to say be able to say that there is a specific RLD area.
It seems to be a new local policy. Arnhem is doing the same and even in Amsterdam some sounds are heard to removed the sex business from the RLD area. Strictly speaking you only need red lights for a proper RLD! Oh yes, I remember Spijkerkwartier, Arnhem well.
My parents took me around one night, after Sinterklaasshopping. Educational, I was told All women of the red light district are now walking in the centre of Rotterdam. Just walk outside at night and you'll meet them. I wouldn't advise it, but just wanted to tell this. But it's not as easy to find for a non local and is not really touristfriendly. I know where this is.
It'll be my first stop when I next visit Alkmaar which is in 2 weeks time, haha! Thanks but another time. I'm visiting with a Zambian and a Cypriot girl and we're going to keep to the Dutch restaurants for the international conference that's being organised in Alkmaar next September.
