Amsterdam Trip Overview
Leave Amsterdam behind for a few hours and discover the typical Dutch countryside outside the capital. You’ll drive through a picture-perfect landscape crisscrossed with canals, see authentic wooden houses, windmills and fishing villages, and witness traditional crafts from days gone by. The picturesque village of Zaanse Schans is famous for its original buildings, vividly capturing Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. You’ll see the historic shipyard and windmills, and pay a visit to a shoemaker who works with wood to watch his clog-making techniques first-hand!
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Leave Amsterdam behind for a few hours and discover the typical Dutch countryside outside the capital. You’ll drive through a picture-perfect landscape crisscrossed with canals, see authentic wooden houses, windmills and fishing villages, and witness traditional crafts from days gone by. The picturesque village of Zaanse Schans is famous for its original buildings, vividly capturing Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. You’ll see the historic shipyard and windmills, and pay a visit to a shoemaker who works with wood to watch his clog-making techniques first-hand!
Stop At: Zaanse Schans, Schansend 1, 1509 AW Zaandam The Netherlands
See Zaanse Schans windmills and evocations of traditional Dutch life.
Stop At: Volendam, Volendam, North Holland Province
Stop in Volendam
Stop At: Cheese Factory Volendam, Haven 25 1131EP, Volendam, Nederland, 1131 EP Volendam The Netherlands
Visit a cheese farm for a demonstration and a sampling of its dairy production.
Pass By: Woltje’s Backerij, Haven 98, 1131 EV Volendam, Netherlands
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Stop At: Marken, Marken, North Holland Province
Stop in Marken.
Stop At: Wooden Shoe Factory Marken, Kets 52, 1156 AX Marken The Netherlands
Observe the works of a traditional clogmaker.
Stop At: Centraal Station, Stationsplein 9, 1012 AB Amsterdam The Netherlands
Your tour concludes in central Amsterdam
Stop At: Edam, Edam, North Holland Province
In Edam you will go on a thirty minute walk through the village.
Duration: 30 minutes
