The Skinny Bridge
De Magere Brug

Kiss your lover on this bridge and you will be in love forever.

The most romantic bridge of Amsterdam that goes over the river de Amstel, has been a part of the beautiful scenery since 1691, but because the bridge got demolished, it had to be replaced a couple of times.

The bridge that we know as de Magere Brug (Dutch for ‘The Skinny Bridge’) now, has been there since 1934. It is a popular place to propose and was even featured in James Bond’s Diamonds Are Forever.

A story that is being told to tourists about the origin of the name, is that there were two sisters that both lived on opposite sides of de Amstel. They wanted to be able to see each other, but because they didn’t have enough money, a very narrow bridge was built. Although this is a very cute story, the real reasoning behind the name is just because the bridge is narrow compared to other bridges.