Amazing architecture of the unique farm buildings there in addition to the famous windmills, and do pay a visit to the very humble but memorable time/clock museum tucked away right at the left side of the main visitors entrance.
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Zaanse Schans Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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Zaanse Schans is located 15 kilometers north of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The old buildings vividly depict Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. There are still residents living here, and the ancient shipyards, wooden shoe workshops, and of course many windmills are still picturesque. Tour Guide Zaanse Schans Windmill Village has now become a tourist attraction for many tourists. Whether tourists take a cruise on the San River or walk in the windmill village, they can enjoy the beautiful European pastoral scenery. Every spring when the tulips are in full bloom, the scenery here is even more pleasant, and any photo can be used as a postcard. Visiting windmills The main purpose of tourists visiting here is to visit the windmills here. There are still five windmills in the village still operating in the traditional way, and three of the five windmills can be used by tourists. These windmills were used for sawing wood, pressing oil, grinding dye, grinding mustard powder, and draining water. The three windmills available are DeKat (for grinding fuel), DeBonteHen (for oil extraction) and DeHadel (for drainage). Hours of use and charges vary for each windmill. In addition to touring the windmills, you can also visit Dutch wooden shoe factories, cheese workshops, boat docks and ash shops, where traditional craftsmanship is performed every day. You can buy a pair of authentic Dutch wooden shoes at the wooden shoe factory, taste the fragrant and rich Dutch cheese at the cheese workshop, and buy some to take away if you like it. When the weather is good, you can also rent a bicycle in the village to slowly ride on the village trails, take a breath of fresh air and look at the beautiful scenery around. The cruise ship can visit Zaanse Schans windmill village by boat from the end of March to September. The business hours of the cruise ship depend on the ship. For details, see: https://www.dezaanseschans.nl/discover/boat-tour/?lang=en In addition, there are several special museums that you can visit for a fee, such as the Watch and Clock Museum.
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Zaanse Schans Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Amazing architecture of the unique farm buildings there in addition to the famous windmills, and do pay a visit to the very humble but memorable time/clock museum tucked away right at the left side of the main visitors entrance.
it was so beautiful, the scenery and there are shops selling souveniers, clog making, cheese making. a fun day we had in zaanse schans
In the windmill village of Zannse Schans on the outskirts of Amsterdam, there is a beautiful windmill group on the river bank, and there is also a wooden shoe manufacturing society. You can participate in the wooden shoe production process. It is worth a visit 👍🏻😎.
The distance of each tourist spot in Amsterdam is far from each other. Make sure you have sufficient time!😉 We love the waffle there!
In the Windmill Village outside Amsterdam, the Netherlands has arrived. How can we not look at the windmill? Take the train Zaandam Kogerveld and get off, then walk to Zaandam Kogerveld bus stop. After boarding, tell the driver Uncle to get off at Zaanse Schans station and buy tickets directly from him. Five short stops are 2.5 Euros a person, expensive to death. The Windmill Village is free to visit. Three of the five large windmill workshops are open. One is a dye processing workshop, one is a peanut oil mill, and the other is a wood sawing workshop. Each one needs a 4 euro ticket. Cheese mill is also free to visit, there are instructions on how to make cheese, but also try to eat and buy in three open windmill workshops, the first is dye processing workshop, the second is the peanut oil mill, the third is the last and simplest is the wood saw, I went to the second peanut oil windmill, which can buy fresh pressed peanuts, see the whole workshop depends on one person, one windmill and inside. Machines squeeze out a lot of peanut oil, which is quite different from the way I saw on the tip of my tongue that we used to crush peanut oil with stakes by the labor of dozens of strong men. I really lament the incalculable impetus of the European Industrial Revolution to their entire region. There are also workshops for making Dutch wooden shoes, which are free to visit. I admire them for making their own wooden shoes into flower pots, penholders, fridge stickers and so on. ~The key is that some people are wearing them. I admire them very much.
Zaanse Schans, the first Windmill Village in the Netherlands, is the best way to visit because it is less than half an hour away from Amsterdam by train. Walking is the best way to see the windmill village. It retains the appearance of traditional Dutch villages. There are green wooden houses with distinctive features everywhere. Six windmills stand majestically near the river. The windmill is open to visitors only for a few euros. Besides, it is recommended to visit the cheese factory and wooden shoe workshop for free, experience the cheese made by traditional Dutch crafts, and buy a wooden shoe with Dutch characteristics as a souvenir.