Full Day – 8 Hrs
This windmills tour leaves Amsterdam behind and steps back in
time as you head to the serene Dutch countryside for a taste of the real Zaanse
Schans experience.
Windmills Tour
The tour meets at 9 am by the Church of St. Nicholas, where
we’ll board our bus on the way to visit the famous windmills of Zaanse Schans
and the Westerland: the famous image of traditional Holland!
Zaanse Schans comes first, a town known for its windmills –
the lasting mark left by the industry that drove the region in the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. These windmills were used to produce oil, paint,
mustard and paper, among other goods, and you’ll have the opportunity to visit
some of them to see how they work.
The area is also home to one of the country’s most iconic
products: clogs! On the tour you’ll also visit a workshop which still makes
this traditional footwear – much appreciated y peasants and workers in the
middle ages, and still worn by some even to this day.
Then it’s on to Marken, a rural fishing village unique for
its location as a peninsula (almost island!) jutting out into the bay near
Amsterdam. Its greenery blends into the traditional wooden houses painted the
same colour, and it retains its traditional air, giving you the feeling of
stepping back into Holland’s history.
Then just a few kilometres away are the villages of Edam and
Volendam. Edam is famous around the world for its cheese, but in the middle
ages it was one of Europe’s most important ports. And Volendam, despite its
rural charm is known as one of the most vibrant cities in the north of Holland.
Here you can explore the picturesque streets, see the
traditional clothes of the locals, or hear the Palingsound or “sound of the
eel”.
You’ll have free time to
eat lunch, before arriving back in Amsterdam at about 5 pm.
This windmills tour leaves Amsterdam behind and steps back in
time as you head to the serene Dutch countryside for a taste of the real Zaanse
Schans experience.
Windmills Tour
The tour meets at 9 am by the Church of St. Nicholas, where
we’ll board our bus on the way to visit the famous windmills of Zaanse Schans
and the Westerland: the famous image of traditional Holland!
Zaanse Schans comes first, a town known for its windmills –
the lasting mark left by the industry that drove the region in the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. These windmills were used to produce oil, paint,
mustard and paper, among other goods, and you’ll have the opportunity to visit
some of them to see how they work.
The area is also home to one of the country’s most iconic
products: clogs! On the tour you’ll also visit a workshop which still makes
this traditional footwear – much appreciated y peasants and workers in the
middle ages, and still worn by some even to this day.
Then it’s on to Marken, a rural fishing village unique for
its location as a peninsula (almost island!) jutting out into the bay near
Amsterdam. Its greenery blends into the traditional wooden houses painted the
same colour, and it retains its traditional air, giving you the feeling of
stepping back into Holland’s history.
Then just a few kilometres away are the villages of Edam and
Volendam. Edam is famous around the world for its cheese, but in the middle
ages it was one of Europe’s most important ports. And Volendam, despite its
rural charm is known as one of the most vibrant cities in the north of Holland.
Here you can explore the picturesque streets, see the
traditional clothes of the locals, or hear the Palingsound or “sound of the
eel”.
You’ll have free time to
eat lunch, before arriving back in Amsterdam at about 5 pm.
