Category: Dutch Villages
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The Dutch Fishing Town That Seduced Europe’s Most Famous Painters
The Dutch fishing harbour of Volendam became Europe’s most painted village. Here is why — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Giethoorn — The Dutch Village With No Roads
Image: Shutterstock There’s a village in the north of the Netherlands where nobody has ever driven to the shop for milk. Not because it’s remote, exactly — it’s only a two-hour drive from Amsterdam — but because Giethoorn was built on water, and most of its houses can only be reached by boat or by…