The village of Giethoorn – known tourist destination in the Netherlands.
There are so many beautiful places, enchanting with its beauty and marvelous picturesque scenery and atmosphere, steeped in tranquility and bliss.
Getting to places, you feel an incredible unity with nature and did not want to go there. One of those magical places — the Dutch village of Giethoorn, about her and the story goes. If Paradise exists, it is exactly here!
The Dutch village of Giethoorn, called “Dutch Venice” – one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Its total length is only about 7 km, but it has everything you need for the soul – peace, tranquility, comfort and beautiful nature. Instead of roads, cars and buses here only canals and boats. Here everything breathes peace.
Each house is a kind of island, and they are connected among themselves by a chain of tiny bridges
The main transportation of the village – boats rowing boats or quiet electric motors which do not disturb the atmosphere of tranquility
The only innovation that has appeared here over the last many years – this is a bike path
In the 60-ies of the Dutch filmmaker Bert of Haanstra showed Giethoorn in his film – after that, the tourists began to come here more often. Here you can rent a regular boat, inflatable boat or small boat. All powered by electric motors, no diesel.
The village was founded in 1230. When the first settlers found this place, they were surprised to the huge number of goat horns, left here after a heavy flood. Thus, the name – or Goat horns “goat horns”.
Later, residents discovered that in this area a lot of peat, so they began to dig it in any convenient place. Over time, these pits were filled with water turned into a lake and was connected by a chain of channels.
The village is home to more than 2.5 thousand people. Locals believe that the distinguishing feature of their village – not the channels, and the unique atmosphere of peace and comfort, complete relaxation. Everything here breathes slow pace and quiet of the typical Dutch village of the 18th century.
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