Very delicious excursion to the villages

Zaanse-Shanse

A vivid example of rural Dutch life will appear before you in the town of Zaanse Schans. This is a very picturesque residential village. We will visit the cheese factory, learn all the details of the preparation of traditional Dutch cheese. We will taste a dozen delicious cheeses of Holland. Perfectly tame chickens, ducks, sheep and goats will welcome us at the cheese pavilion. We will admire the mills that stand along the Zaans River and to our time prepare paints, grind cloves and cinnamon, grind the world-famous Zaan mustard. We will visit the workshop for the manufacture of traditional wooden Dutch shoes - clumps and see how they are made now, in the 21st century. You can buy wonderful souvenirs here.

volendam

This town can rightly be called a Mecca for all lovers of fish products. Traditional low-salt herring-haaring, eel-smoked according to ancient Volendam recipes, cod and much more, offers YOU Volendam. Going out on the embankment, you will admire the beauty of Lake Iselmeer. You can also take unforgettable photos in the national costumes of the inhabitants of this area and see paintings that are more than 100 years old at the Spander Hotel. If you wish, you can book lunch in a smoker restaurant, where you can taste the freshest fish dishes.