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Windmill Country Tour in Italian - Zaanse Schans
Amsterdam
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Zaanse Schans is a small village located just 20 km from Amsterdam.
Here time seems to have stopped: green wooden houses, canals, wooden bridges and windmills are the scenery in front of which you will find yourself. This small village that sits on the banks of the Zaan River is a find.
Besides visiting the village and learning a lot about Holland and the Dutch people, we will stop at a cheese factory to taste Dutch cheese and also see how the famous wooden clog is made today.
Departure at 9:30 from Amsterdam Central Station. Return to Amsterdam (end of tour) at approximately 1.30pm.
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Visit + tasting in the local cheese factory
Return train from Amsterdam and Zaanse Schans
Italian mother-tongue guide
Visit of the wooden shoe factory
Mance
Meeting Points
Departure
Amsterdam Centraal
Under the clock tower, main entrance, right side
Return
Windmill Country Tour in Italian - Zaanse Schans
Amsterdam
About
Zaanse Schans is a small village located just 20 km from Amsterdam.
Here time seems to have stopped: green wooden houses, canals, wooden bridges and windmills are the scenery in front of which you will find yourself. This small village that sits on the banks of the Zaan River is a find.
Besides visiting the village and learning a lot about Holland and the Dutch people, we will stop at a cheese factory to taste Dutch cheese and also see how the famous wooden clog is made today.
Departure at 9:30 from Amsterdam Central Station. Return to Amsterdam (end of tour) at approximately 1.30pm.
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Visit + tasting in the local cheese factory
Return train from Amsterdam and Zaanse Schans
Italian mother-tongue guide
Visit of the wooden shoe factory
Mance
Meeting Points
Departure
Amsterdam Centraal
Under the clock tower, main entrance, right side
Return
Itinerary
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Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans is a must when visiting Amsterdam. 20 km from the city, this charming country village offers a peaceful setting among fields and green wooden houses. During the visit we will travel through time together and learn how this area was very important in the famous Dutch Golden Age, being the place of arrival of all commercial boats arriving from the East.
With its magical atmosphere, picturesque canals and beautiful bridges, Zaanse Schans is a historic site where you can find the beautiful 1600s windmills, Dutch cheese dairy and wooden clog factory
3 hours
2
Kooijman Souvenirs & Clogs Wooden Shoe Workshop
The wooden shoe is a typical Dutch shoe still in use today. Here we will show you how it is produced now and what its importance is. You will also have the chance to wear this shoe and try it live!
There are all kinds, decorated or hand carved, you can choose your favorite and collect a nice souvenir!
20 minutes
3
Specerijenmagazijn Indie's Welvaren
The spice mill is among the oldest in the country.
Spices arriving from Dutch boats from Indies in the 1600s arrived and were processed here.
Entering this mill still today you can breathe the smell of finely ground cinnamon from the millstones activated by the force of the wind.
This mill still processes spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg and many others.
10 minutes
4
Catharina Hoeve Cheese Farm
The Dutch consume kg and kg of cheese every year. And here you can taste many of the cheeses that are consumed every day in our daily lives.
Henry Willing's small factory in Zaanse Schans is among the oldest in the country.
Here you can understand how the typical Dutch cheese is produced and taste more than 30 different types of cheeses such as gouda cheese, lavender cheese, pesto cheese and many others.
