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WINDMILL EXPERIENCES NEW WINDMILL EXPERIENCES ZAANSE SCHANS Located 20 minutes north of Amsterdam, the Zaanse Schans offers a perfectly preserved glimpse into the Dutch industrial past with its windmills, traditional houses and workshops. ZAANSE SCHANS MAP Step back in time, to the old Dutch world of windmills at the Zaanse Schans! Address Schansend 7 | 1509 AW Zaandam T +31 (0)75 681 00 00 HOW TO REACH ZAANSE SCHANS Sights Touringcar: From Amsterdam, follow the A10, Windmills Shops Experience Holland, A8Spicean milld |t DEh HUISMANe A7 towards Zaandam. LePhotographyave th | eZAANSE SCHANS PHOTOGRAPHY Saw mill | DE GEKROONDE POELENBURG Souvenirs & gifts | VREDE visit the Zaanse Schans mPaintot millor |w DE KATay at Junction 2 ‘Zaanstad-Souvenir‘t Ka shoplf | WINDMILL SHOP ZaOila millnd | DEij ZOEKERk’. 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Cheesefarm | DE CATHARINA HOEVE From the centre of Amsterdam, follow the A10, A8 Barrel workshop | TIEMSTRA’S COOPERY dezaanseschans.nl and the A7 towards Zaandam. Leave the motorway at Cocoa workshop | ZAANS GEDAAN Junction 2 ‘Zaanstad-‘t Kalf Zaandijk’ and follow the signs Pewter foundry | DE TINKOEPEL to Zaanse Schans. The Zaanse Schans: A ferry departs from Pier 14 (IJzijde) at Amsterdam Follow us Central Station. taste, feel, and experience! Only 20 minutes from Amsterdam The Zaanse Schans welcomes you to a free day out! You only pay for certain attractions. dezaanseschans.nl We offer various possibilities to create the ultimate Windmill Experiences. You can order the whole 4 Walk the Windmill Walk! package of our 'menu' or choose seperate items. Of course we are happy to advice you! Walk along the windmills with the miller or his wife. They share stories about their traditions and explain 1 Travel back to 1850! the function of the different mills. Daily, from 10.00 till 17.00 hrs Start your Windmill Experience at the entrance Duration: 15-30 minutes and be welcomed by local residents dressed in Zaan costume. They will take you to the various locations and share inspiring stories about the windmill village. Drink tea with the Mayor's wife! 5 Daily, from 10.00 till 17.00 hrs Visit the Mayor's Mansion, where Discover the Dutch heroes! Mayor Teunis Slagter lived in 1850. 2 'His wife Kaatje' invites you to a Dutch tea party. You might recognize the house from the movie 'Mata Hari, the naked spy'. Daily, from 10.00 till 17.00 hrs Duration 15-30 minutes Sail with Windmill Cruises on a unique heroic journey and be inspired and amazed. Without the windmills the Discover the museums and workshops! Dutch would not have had a Golden Age and VOC at all. 6 Get to know the secrets of the mills. Our heroes in sight… We offer visits to the Henri Willig Cheese farm, clog maker, Departure: daily, from 11.00 till 17.00 hrs (every 30 minutes) pewter foundry, Cacao Lab, Clock museum Zaanse Tijd, Duration: 25 or 45 minutes Zaans museum, etc. Our local residents, dressed in Zaan costume, are happy to show you around on their Zaanse Schans Village Walk! Visit a mill and meet the miller! 3 We wish you a great time on your Windmill Experiences! The Zaan district is the oldest industrial area of Western Offered by: Europe. Once over 600 windmills were active at the same time. Today you can see how the mills saw wood, produce www.windmillcruises.com oil, pigments and spices. The miller welcomes you inside! www.dezaanschemolen.nl Holland Village Tours www.hollandvillagetours.com Open daily Duration: 15 - 20 minutes.