The Venice Of The Netherlands Travel

Tourists leave them out of the village and have to travel by water or on foot over the lovely wooden bridges.
The venice of the netherlands travel. The fact its built on waterways earned its nickname venice of holland. Giethoorn is a picturesque village in the province of overijssel in the netherlands. The village borders a section of weerrbben wieden national park a marshy areas once known for its peat and read harvesting. Harry mateman 3 791 330 views.
At its heart traveling by boat is the most logical way to get around the seemingly never ending maze of canals that comprise giethoorn earning the village the distinction of the venice of the. Tourists travel 1 5 hours from amsterdam to visit giethoorn fortunately for us its only about half and hour down the road. It s very easy to take day trips from amsterdam to rotterdam the hague and many cities in the netherlands to many people here an hour is a long time to be on the train so if you re used to bigger countries you don t need to plan much because you can purchase a train ticket on the day of and they don t sell out. But a canal where you have to travel by boat.
Actually the village consists of two parts and it is the older half of the village where there are no roads. Located in the dutch province of overijssel. You park your car at the boat dock and then you walk or rent a boat to see the entire place. Giethoorn is a town in the province of overijssel netherlands.
Venice of the netherlands chris europe travel guide. The village is often referred to as little venice or the venice of the netherlands. Many people don t realize how small the netherlands is. Giethoorn also known as the venice of holland or the venice of the north is a beautiful village in the netherlands.
Canals go through the entire village making it a little venice of the netherlands. And it definitely has a lot to offer to all those who want to see a more quiet green and still holland. Holland s water village the little green dutch venice the venice of the north giethoorn a village in the province of overijssel has a lot of romantic names. The netherlands is a tiny country filled with historic brick filled and cobblestone laned cities an interconnected system of canals you can travel most of the country just via the canals beautiful and vast farmland iconic windmills and even some pleasant beaches.