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Study with me in Amsterdam

Find a desk in a brown café with a candle on every table, a bright reading room with a glass wall over the canal, a harbour library with white terraces, or the study loft of a windmill.

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The tiny FocusMiles island of Amsterdam: De Molen and the rest of the town
Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 places to study in Amsterdam

Stepped gables, tulips in crates, bikes on the quay and the water always close; the brown café has a tiled stove and a pint on the bar.

A study room in Amsterdam, captured in the FocusMiles app
  • Landmark

    De Molen

    The study loft of a windmill: timber beams, a great turning wheel and sails passing the little windows.

    9 desks
  • Café

    Cafe Het Hoekje

    A brown cafe: dark panelling, candles on every table, a tiled stove and a pint on the bar.

    14 desks
  • Library

    Leeszaal aan de Gracht

    A bright modern reading room: a glass wall over the canal, pale tables, white shelves.

    18 desks
  • Library

    Harbour Library

    Modelled on Amsterdam’s Oosterdok library: white terraces stepping up with colourful pods, curvy white furniture, long study tables along a glass facade over the IJ harbour and a café deck above.

    16 desks
  • Rooftop

    Dak op de Gracht

    A roof terrace above the canal: stepped gables, chimney pots, tulips in crates and the water below.

    10 desks

The street in Amsterdam, as recorded

Study in another city

The night train runs from Amsterdam to Paris and London. Every session can also be a flight to any of the other cities.

Questions about studying in Amsterdam

Is it free to study in Amsterdam on FocusMiles?

Yes. The timer, the tasks, every room in Amsterdam and the other cities, the people and the sounds are free, and you do not need an account: pick a critter and a name and you are in.

Is there sound when I study in Amsterdam?

A little, and it is yours to switch off: recorded rain when it rains, soft typing from the desks around you and a radio that suits the room. The recording on this page is a real street in Amsterdam.

Can I study with friends or other people in Amsterdam?

Yes. Rooms like De Molen, Cafe Het Hoekje, Leeszaal aan de Gracht mix people who are focusing right now with a few friendly bots, so the desk next to yours is rarely empty. Send an invite link and your friend lands in the seat beside yours. There is no camera or microphone: everyone is a little critter, and your task stays private.

How does a study session in Amsterdam work?

You start a pomodoro (25 minutes of focus and a short break by default, both adjustable), take a seat in one of 5 places in Amsterdam and work. Every focused minute earns a mile you can spend on hats and colours. Leave your seat and the timer pauses until you sit down again.

Your desk in Amsterdam is waiting.

It takes about ten seconds to sit down. The first mile is a minute away.

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