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Windmills and green wooden houses at the Zaanse Schans

Beyond Amsterdam · by train to Zaandijk

Zaanse Schans: Our Favourites

The windmills, wooden houses and workshops of the Zaanse Schans.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Zaanse Schans: the back story

    Zaanse Schans·In depth

    Working windmills, green wooden houses and craft workshops on the river Zaan, north of Amsterdam.

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What to see

  1. Windmills on the Zaan

    Zaanse Schans

    Zaanse Schans·Open-air village

    Windmills, wooden houses, museums and workshops on the river Zaan.

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