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Kinderdijk – the Largest Collection of Working Historical Windmills in Holland

Henk Bekker — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:24:21 +0000

The largest number of historical working windmills in the Netherlands can be seen at Kinderdijk near Rotterdam and Dordrecht in South Holland. Admission is free.

Kinderdijk near Rotterdam and Dordrecht in South Holland has the largest collection of historical working windmills in the Netherlands. The 19 windmills (windmolen) at Kinderdijk are on the UNESCO [...]

By Train or Bus to Zaanse Schans in North Holland

Henk Bekker — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:10:39 +0000

Public Transportation to Working Windmills on a Day Trip from Amsterdam

The historic working windmills at Zaanse Schans are an easy day trip by train or bus from Amsterdam. Restaurants, museums, and traditional workshops are further attractions.

photo credit: gadongen76

Zaanse Schans is a very popular day-trip destination from Amsterdam. The main attractions [...]

Working Windmills at Zaanse Schans in North Holland

Henk Bekker — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:05:46 +0000

See Historical Mills and Houses near Amsterdam in the Netherlands

The historic working windmills and open-air museum-like village at Zaanse Schans in Zaandam are a pleasant day-trip destination from Amsterdam in North Holland, the Netherlands.

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Historic windmills are of course no longer part of the industrial infrastructure of modern-day Holland [...]

Keukenhof Tulip and Flower Gardens, South Holland

Henk Bekker — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:53:10 +0000

Keukenhof near Lisse is the world's largest flower garden park. It is an easy daytrip from Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, and other cities in Holland to see the tulips and other flowers.