Exploring Zaanse Schans in Netherlands

Hey everyone, at the beginning I would like to welcome you all to my new contribution and hope you have a positive start to the new week so far! In this article I would like to share something about an experience I had in the Netherlands and I would be happy if you could learn new things.

Amsterdam is a great city and offers something for pretty much everyone, but if you want to see even more of the real Holland, you should not miss a trip to Zaanse Schans, which is a bit away from the city and has a lot of culture to offer. The area is particularly well known for the historic windmills, but it's a large open-air facility which has much more to offer such as old buildings, museums, workshops or other traditional things such as insight into professions. At the beginning it is important to know that a beautiful day should be chosen for the visit and the entrance to the complex is free of charge, but the buildings cost admission and here in the best case the combined ticket should be bought with which a lot can be saved than who individually pays the entrance.

In total, a good day can be spent here and during the excursion you can learn a lot about the traditional professions of the area such as the production of cheese, the processing of metal, wood and many more and it's all made extremely authentic and as if someone has just arrived in old Holland and it's the perfect place to learn more about the culture and get out of the hectic big city. The old mills can also be visited from the inside and are probably one of the highlights of the area, but not everything was open that day, but I had the pleasure of being able to visit two from the inside like an old oil and paint mill. I already had some knowledge about the old mills so it was particularly amazing to learn more about them and in general it's the perfect place for a day trip from Amsterdam and also one of the most visited places of the country. I went there early in the morning and would also recommend this to prevent the large crowds of people and if you want to buy a souvenir, you are probably in the right place where many of the things like spices are produced here directly.

The whole area is a place that is rich of history and during the 17th century, it was considered one of the largest industrial areas in all of Europe. Here extremely much work was done with wind power and with the help of old mills countless different goods processed and it is a great legacy to bring out the industrial power of the Netherlands and not only large industrial families lived here, but also many famous artists visited the area to paint the breathtaking landscape. The area has even more things to offer and is perfect for excursions in nature and who should be in Amsterdam should not miss a day here and visit one of the highlights of the country.

Thank you very much for stopping by and I hope you could learn something new and like my post! I captured these pictures with my Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens.