Windmill Country Tour in Italian - Zaanse Schans

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4 hours (approximately)
Offered in: Italian

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.

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 and pickup

Meeting point
Amsterdam Centraal

Under the clock tower, main entrance, right side

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 4 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    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 • Admission ticket included
  • 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 • Admission ticket included
  • 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 • Admission ticket included
  • 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.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Supplied by Amsterdam in tour

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Half-day Tours
Private and Luxury
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Rail Tours
Walking Tours
Short term availability

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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