By train, bicycle or bus, here's how to get to the Zaanse Schans windmills from the central station in the city of Amsterdam, Holland.
See i windmills di Zaanse Schans it was a dream I couldn't wait to realize. So when I started planning my trip to Amsterdam with KLM, I couldn't help but plan a day in this small Dutch town.
Zaanse Schans is a World Heritage SiteUNESCO international convention against doping in the sport, a small village located in the countryside north of Amsterdam, where windmills still stand up and running. In addition, in this village there is also a cheese factory, a small house that sells and produces wooden clogs and a couple of restaurants where you can stop for lunch or for a snack.
The place is truly magnificent and it is beautiful to see how these windmills, almost all of which are visible, are still functioning and give an incredible appearance to the surrounding landscape. L'admission is free and the six working mills, De Huisman (the spice mill), De gekroonde Poelenburg (the sawmill mill), De Kat (the dyeing mill), De Zoeker (the oil mill), Het Jonge Schaap (the sawmill mill) e De Bonte Hen (the oil mill) are almost all free admission, but for some an entrance ticket is required.
De Zaanse Schans, la zoccolaio shop is the shop that I liked the most, in addition to cheese shop where you can taste tasty local cheeses. In the cheese section, admission is free and there is a five-minute demonstration that explains how one of Holland's best-known cheeses is made. Then there is a back shop where it is possible shop and taste all the cheeses in the shop. Even if you don't intend to buy, I recommend a visit for a taste;)
In the zoccolaio shop, one can also be seen here dimostrazione free on how clogs are made, the famous Dutch wooden shoe horns. Then many wooden objects In addition to clogs, souvenirs, colored wooden tulips, key rings and so on and so forth can also be purchased. In the end, I'm sure you'll get out of here with some purchases too.
If you arrive for lunch time or when you are about to leave you are languishing, then I recommend you eat at De Kraai pancake shop. I took a pancake with cheese only, very good but very very heavy, I struggled to finish it. In case you are two I recommend you divide it otherwise it will remain on your stomach until the evening. The cost of a pancake is around € 7/8, it depends on how much and how you want to stuff it and the pancakes are both salty and sweet. Going back I would definitely take the one with strawberry and cream.
In Zaanse Schans it is also possible to wander around the water houses, see them from the outside and photograph them, there is also a b & b for those who want to sleep in this corner of the world. Personally, if I had known this before, I would certainly have booked, but maybe this advice can help some of you.
It is also possible rent bicycles directly here, in case you have arrived by public transport and continue going to the discovery of windmills on two wheels. The rental cost depends on how long you want to take the bikes. We come now to us, how to get in this Dutch countryside paradise?
Arrive by bus
I'm pretty knowledgeable about this way of getting to Zaanse Schans, because that's how I arrived. I tell you right away that the Tourist Office helps travelers who want to get here a lot, because there is a lot of information and brochures. The important thing is to start from Amsterdam Central Station, take bus number 91 and you will have to get off at the terminus. The bus takes about 40 minutes and runs four times an hour, both outward and return, very convenient. The ticket is about 5 €.
Arrive by bicycle
Another way that teases many is to get here by bicycle. If you have only one weekend to visit Amsterdam, maybe I don't recommend it, because to get from the center of Amsterdam, it will take you almost two hours and however beautiful the journey may be, you will miss so many things to do. An alternative is to put your bike (or the one you will rent in Amsterdam) on the train and go to Zaanse Schans.
