![]() Take your time to explore them at your own pace, it’s worth it, even though they seem like a tourist trap. The dozen of windmills you can see and visit today are actually still working the traditional way and people are working there with care. Or you could take a day trip from Amsterdam and take in Volendam, Edam and the windmills of Zaanse Schans all at once.Ĭan you believe that the impressive amount of old-fashioned windmills clutched together at Zaanse Schans were pretty much the first industrial site in the world? Hundreds of windmills along the Zaan river once produced linseed oil, paint, tobacco, mustard and paper.The bus pass is well worth the money, though. With one bus pass you can easily visit 7 typically Dutch villages near Amsterdam, like the ones I mention above, but also Edam, Volendam and Purmerend (though the latter isn’t that interesting). All regional buses leave from Amsterdam central station. Take the bus! If you’ve got an OV Chip Card to get around Amsterdam, you can easily use this card to take the regional busses.Zaanse Schans, Monnikendam, Broek in Waterland and Marken are picture perfect Dutch villages near Amsterdam and make for a perfect day trip. Some parts of them still look the same as they did 100 years ago and they’re of the few places where you can still see men and women dressed in traditional costume (though, more often they wear it on holidays). The good ol’ fashioned Dutch villages near Amsterdam seem to have stood still in time. ![]() Countless windmills, historic churches and fisherman’s cottages. ![]()
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