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Zaanse Schans
A riverside village of working windmills and green wooden houses, about 20 minutes from Amsterdam by train.
- Open
- Always; the windmills and workshops keep their own hours
- Price
- Free; paid for inside the windmills and museums
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Schansend 7, 1509 AW ZaandamDirections
- Getting There
- Trains from Amsterdam Centraal to Zaandam Koog-Zaandijk, about 20 minutes, then a 15-minute walk.
Why Go
The Zaan region once had hundreds of industrial windmills. Several now stand together along the river, still grinding pigments, oil and spices, with cheese makers, a clog workshop and small museums.
It's busy with tour buses at midday; go early or late.
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