Look in the "Dutch Venice" - a magical area, much like a paradise

Dutch village Giethoorn, nicknamed "Dutch Venice" - one of the most beautiful places on the planet! Its total length - about seven kilometers, but there is all that is needed for the soul - peace, tranquility, comfort and a great priroda.Vmesto roads, cars and buses there only canals and boats. Here, everything breathes peace. < Website






Each house - a kind of island, and they are connected by a chain of tiny bridges

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The main transport of the village - the boat with oars or a boat on the silent electric motors, which do not disturb the atmosphere of tranquility

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The only novelty that appeared in the last many years - it is a bike path

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In the 60s the Dutch director Bert Haanstra Giethoorn showed in his film - after the tourists started coming here more often. Here you can rent a conventional boat, inflatable boat or small boat. All work on electric motors, no diesel.









The village was founded in 1230. When the first settlers found this place, they were surprised huge number of goat horns, remaining there after a heavy flood. So name appeared - Goat horns or

«goat horns."







Later, residents discovered that in this area a lot of peat, so started to dig it in any convenient place for themselves. Over time, these pits were filled with water and turned into lakes and canals are interconnected chain.









In the village there are more than 2, 5 thousand people. Locals believe that the distinguishing feature of their villages - not the channels, and the unique atmosphere of peace and comfort, complete relaxation. Everything here breathes peace and slowness usual Dutch village of the 18th century.









Almost all the houses in the village are covered with a thatched roof - swampy areas full of reeds. In the old days, only rich people could afford to cover the tile house, now a thatched roof is more expensive.











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