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The Kinderdijk Windmills, a Year-round Attraction

Published/Revised January 25, 2016 By Terri Fogarty This post may contain promotional and affiliate links. EuropeUpClose may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Please read our disclosure for more info.

The Kinderdijk Windmills, a Year-round Attraction

If you’re looking for the quintessential Dutch landscape, you can’t find a better one than Kinderdijk. Located a mere sixteen kilometers from Rotterdam , in the province of South Holland, this tiny village is home to the Kinderdijk Windmills. These nineteen old windmills, make up the most dense concentration of windmills in the entire Netherlands. It lies at the confluence of two meandering ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Western Europe, The Netherlands Tagged With: Kinderdijk, Nederwaard, Windmills Blokweer, dutch windmills, Kinderdijk Windmills

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Kinderdijk, Holland’s Famous Windmills

Published/Revised June 21, 2014 By Mattie Bamman This post may contain promotional and affiliate links. EuropeUpClose may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Please read our disclosure for more info.

Kinderdijk, Holland’s Famous Windmills

Visiting the famous windmills of the Kinderdijk is a truly moving experience. These windmills were originally built to pump water out of the country, which highlights the fact that the Netherlands has been sinking into the North Sea for centuries. Much of the Netherlands is comprised of peat bogs, and the Dutch used to harvest the peat for fuel. Then they discovered that the land beneath their ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Western Europe, The Netherlands Tagged With: holland, Kinderdijk, Windmills

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Devouring European Cities and Cuisine Viking-Style

Published/Revised April 23, 2015 By Mattie Bamman This post may contain promotional and affiliate links. EuropeUpClose may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Please read our disclosure for more info.

Devouring European Cities and Cuisine Viking-Style

Onboard Viking Odin, I left the Port of Amsterdam and cruised north to the fishing village of Volendam. I was lucky enough to have the experience thanks to Viking River Cruise, who had invited EuropeUpClose.com on a three-day mini cruise after the christening of their new longships. My cruise companions and I would visit Volendam, Kinderdijk (Holland’s famous windmill area), and Rotterdam.Each ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Western Europe, The Netherlands Tagged With: Cruising, Rotterdam, Volendam, Kinderdijk, viking cruises

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