You’ll find an indoor market hall in various world-class cities, but the combination with luxury housing makes Rotterdam’s Market Hall (MVRDV & INBO, 2014) the first of its kind. The apartments are arched over the food market in a horseshoe configuration. The main hall houses the market itself, as well as shops, various restaurants including Jamie’s Italian (from Jamie Oliver) and a fourstorey car park situated below. Look up to enjoy the massive artwork sprawled across the ceiling: the ‘Horn of Plenty’ by Arno Coenen en Iris Roskam. Sample the delights at the Markthal. In the first indoor market hall in the Netherlands, you can find nearly 100 fresh produce stalls, about 15 food shops and diverse restaurants including Jamie’s Italian (from Jamie Oliver). If you look up you will see the biggest artwork in the Netherlands, the wall painting the Horn of Plenty.

The Inner City can be defined as the metropolis of Copenhagen, which encompasses the city's oldest district with pretty narrow streets and original houses. The city centre is full of shops, bars, restaurants, parks, numerous canals and, of course, Nyhavn, the colourful harbour of Copenhagen. The main street of Inner City is Strøget, which goes from the town hall square to Kongens Nytorv. Strøget is always frequented by a myriad of street performers, but do not forget to take a trip to the pretty side streets like Frederiksberggade, Nygade and Vimmelskaftet.

Embark on the Watertaxi for a ride to Hotel New York. One of the most beautiful historic buildings in the city, Hotel New York is a Jugendstil structure. The former headquarters of the Holland-America Line looks out towards the sea and is now a restaurant and hotel with 72 differently styled rooms.

Go on a tour with Spido, one of Rotterdam’s biggest attractions. The Port of Rotterdam tour (75 minutes) sails year-round and gives you a short but powerful impression of Rotterdam’s container ports.