{"id":9203,"date":"2017-07-13T23:38:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cityrotterdam.com\/?page_id=9203"},"modified":"2017-07-29T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T08:18:16","slug":"essential-information-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cityrotterdam.com\/en\/practical\/essential-information-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Information Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Essential information for your visit in Rotterdam.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5404&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;160&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotterdamwelcomecard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotterdam Welcome Card<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>The Rotterdam Welcome Card offers savings (a minimum of 25 procent) at attractions, museums and restaurants and free public transport.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3775&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;160&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityrotterdam.com\/en\/practical\/transport-in-rotterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transport Rotterdam<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>Rotterdam has a good public transport including a great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityrotterdam.com\/en\/practical\/transport-in-rotterdam\/bike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bike<\/a> infrastructure and several interesting options on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityrotterdam.com\/en\/attractions\/sailing-rotterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">water<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1386&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;160&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Climate Rotterdam<\/span><a title=\"Kubuswoningen Rotterdam\" href=\"\/?page_id=42\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong>Located near to the coast Rotterdam experiences a temperate oceanic climate with quite mild temperatures.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3693&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;160&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff;\">History Rotterdam<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Rotterdam&#8217;s history goes back to 1270. Rotterdam&#8217;s most famous son is Erasmus. The heart of Rotterdam was almost completely destroyed in the World War II. Rotterdam is for many years the biggest harbour of Europe.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4588&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;160&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff;\">Safety Rotterdam<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>In general Rotterdam is a safe city.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4401&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;160&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Money Rotterdam<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"result_box\" lang=\"en\">As a Dutch and European city you pay with the euro (\u20ac) in Rotterdam. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1354&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;160&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dialing Rotterdam<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"result_box\" lang=\"en\">In the Netherlands in Rotterdam the dialing code is: +31<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7443&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;160&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Time Zone Rotterdam<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"result_box\" lang=\"en\">In the Netherlands in Rotterdam we have the Central European Time (CET).<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Essential information for your visit in Rotterdam.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5404&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;160&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":5766,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9203","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Essential Information Rotterdam | City Rotterdam | City Guide Rotterdam<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What you really need to know when visiting Rotterdam. 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