Giethoorn (Giethoorn) - a village without roads Bashny.Net

In fact, in the old part of the village there is a bike path, we'll forgive it to the Dutch, who prefer bicycles boats. Yes, it is located in the Netherlands this settlement, which is often called Venice of the North.

If most of the channels established in the Netherlands to move ships and creation of drainage in case of flooding, in Giethoorn, these same channels, are a consequence of employment rights. They were formed in places where previously mined peat. The fame of the village occurred in the middle of the last century, when the director Bert Haanstra here took his comedy "Fanfare". In general, the village of Giethoorn was founded in 1230, the year of refugees from the south. Now this place - one of the most popular in the Netherlands and is often included in tourist routes.