THE ZAANSE SCHANS

Visit the windmill village
Duration: 4 hours

With three still working windmills and a small typical Dutch 40 house community made of green timber. The village is located on the banks of the river the Zaan where you can still see and admire the old way of wind-power to grind grain, spices and artist’s colour. Enjoy the feeling of the wind in your face of the sails when you climb to the top of the windmill. Stroll through this part of the polder, with the small canals. See the making of the old hand made Zaanse chairclogs, have a look in a cheese-farm or a wooden shoe factory.