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Zaanse Schans is a neighborhood in the Dutch town of Zaandam, near Amsterdam. Historic windmills and distinctive green wooden houses were relocated here to recreate the look of an 18th/19th-century village. The Zaans Museum has regional costumes, model windmills and interactive exhibits on chocolate making. Artisan workshops demonstrate rare handicrafts such as wooden clog carving, barrel making and pewter casting.
Nearby attractions
Wooden Shoe Workshop of Zaanse Schans
Kraaienest 4, 1509 AZ Zaandam, Netherlands
Wind Mills
Schansend, 1509 AW Zaandam, Netherlands
Zaanse Schans Windmill
7 27, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Dutch Boat Tours - Windmill Cruises
Schansend, 1509 AW Zaandam, Netherlands
Paintmill De Kat
Kalverringdijk 29, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Weaver's House
Zeilenmakerspad 8, 1509 BZ Zaandam, Netherlands
Bakery Museum "The Gecroonde Duyvekater '
Zeilenmakerspad 4, 1509 BZ Zaandam, Netherlands
De Gekroonde Poelenburg
Kalverringdijk 27, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Indie’s Welvaren Spice Warehouse
Kalverringdijk 23, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Museumwinkel Albert Heijn
Kalverringdijk 5, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Nearby restaurants
Two-headed Phoenix
Kraaienest 3, 1509 AZ Zaandam, Netherlands
De Hoop op d'Swarte Walvis
Kalverringdijk 15, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Wolfsend
Lagedijk 13C, 1544 BA Zaandijk, Netherlands
DE BALEINE
Kalverringdijk 15, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Het Zaanse Bakkertje
Lagedijk 11A, 1544 BA Zaandijk, Netherlands
Proeflokaal De Kruis
Lagedijk 13, 1544 BA Zaandijk, Netherlands
Brouwerij Hoop
Lagedijk 69, 1544 BC Zaandijk, Netherlands
Café de Slager
Lagedijk 7-9, 1544 BA Zaandijk, Netherlands
Eetcafe ‘t Kalf
Kalf 61, 1509 AB Zaandam, Netherlands
Chocolaterie De Cacaoboom
Goeman Borgesiusstraat 1, 1544 RM Zaandijk, Netherlands
Nearby local services
Zaans Museum
Schansend 7, 1509 AW Zaandam, Netherlands
Cheese Farm "Catharina Hoeve" by Henri Willig
Zeilenmakerspad 5, 1509 BZ Zaandam, Netherlands
Henri Willig Kaas B.V.
Zeilenmakerspad 5, 1509 BZ Zaandam, Netherlands
Houtzaagmolen de Gekroonde Poelenburg
Kalverringdijk 27, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Windmillhopper
Kalverringdijk 23, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Windmillshop
Kraaienest 1, 1509 AZ Zaandam, Netherlands
Cheese Makers
7 25, 1509 BZ Zaandam, Netherlands
De Gekroonde Poelenburg
Kalverringdijk 27, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Zaandam Time Museum / Museum of the Dutch Clock
Kalverringdijk 3, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Windmühle der blasse Tod
Lagedijk 28, 1544 BG Zaandijk, Netherlands
Nearby hotels
Heerlijck Slaapen op de Zaanse Schans
Kalverringdijk 17, 1509 BT Zaandam, Netherlands
Boutique Hotel Zaan, Zaandijk
Lagedijk 32, 1544 BG Zaandijk, Netherlands
Zaanhof - Zaanse schans Apartment
Lagendijk 12C, 1544 BG Zaandijk, Netherlands
Boutique hotel NO.43
Stationsstraat 43, 1541 LG Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands
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De Zaanse Schans

Kalverringdijk Schansend, Kraaienest, 1509 AZ Zaandam, Netherlands
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Zaanse Schans is a neighborhood in the Dutch town of Zaandam, near Amsterdam. Historic windmills and distinctive green wooden houses were relocated here to recreate the look of an 18th/19th-century village. The Zaans Museum has regional costumes, model windmills and interactive exhibits on chocolate making. Artisan workshops demonstrate rare handicrafts such as wooden clog carving, barrel making and pewter casting.

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attractions: Wooden Shoe Workshop of Zaanse Schans, Wind Mills, Zaanse Schans Windmill, Dutch Boat Tours - Windmill Cruises, Paintmill De Kat, Weaver's House, Bakery Museum "The Gecroonde Duyvekater ', De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Indie’s Welvaren Spice Warehouse, Museumwinkel Albert Heijn, restaurants: Two-headed Phoenix, De Hoop op d'Swarte Walvis, Wolfsend, DE BALEINE, Het Zaanse Bakkertje, Proeflokaal De Kruis, Brouwerij Hoop, Café de Slager, Eetcafe ‘t Kalf, Chocolaterie De Cacaoboom, local businesses: Zaans Museum, Cheese Farm "Catharina Hoeve" by Henri Willig, Henri Willig Kaas B.V., Houtzaagmolen de Gekroonde Poelenburg, Windmillhopper, Windmillshop, Cheese Makers, De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaandam Time Museum / Museum of the Dutch Clock, Windmühle der blasse Tod
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