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By Train or Bus to Zaanse Schans in Holland

September 1, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Holland, Netherlands

Windmills at Zaanse Schans

Public transportation makes the historic working windmills at Zaanse Schans an easy day trip by train or bus from Amsterdam. Restaurants, museums, and traditional workshops are further attractions. Zaanse Schans is a very popular day-trip destination from Amsterdam. The main attractions here are the historic, working windmills but further historic buildings organized like … [Read more...]

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Working Windmills at Zaanse Schans in Holland

September 1, 2019 by Henk Bekker in Holland, Netherlands

Zaanse Schans

The historic working windmills and open-air museum village at Zaanse Schans in Zaandam are a pleasant day-trip destination from Amsterdam in North Holland, the Netherlands. Historic windmills are of course no longer part of the industrial infrastructure of modern-day Holland but images of a turning windmill still form a major ingredient of tourist interest in the … [Read more...]

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Kinderdijk – the Largest Collection of Working Historical Windmills in Holland

March 16, 2017 by Henk Bekker in Holland, Netherlands

Windmills at Kinderdijk

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 World Cultural … [Read more...]

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Top Amsterdam Attractions to See in 2013

January 12, 2013 by Henk Bekker in Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands

De Nacthwacht / The Night Watch Painting by Rembrandt

The reopening of the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum, and special anniversaries for Frans Hals, Amsterdam canals, Artis Zoo, Felix Meritis, the Concertgebouw and special Dutch-Russian events are cultural highlights on offer in Amsterdam in 2013. Amsterdam is an attractive destination and interesting city to visit at any time but the Dutch tourist office – Visit Holland – has … [Read more...]

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