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Discover two of Holland's most famous icons - windmills and cheese - on this 4.5-hour morning tour from Amsterdam. You'll gain insights into the traditions of cheese-making, visit a cheese market and visit the well-known windmill village of Schermerhorn.

Highlights

  • 4.5-hour morning tour to Alkmaar Cheese Market and Schermerhorn Windmills
  • Traditionally dressed cheese-carriers at Alkmaar Cheese Market
  • Scenic drive through the Dutch countryside
  • Windmill village of Schermerhorn
  • Multilingual guide (English, German, Spanish and French)

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Alkmaar Cheese Market and Dutch Windmills Half-Day Trip from Amsterdam
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  • Photo of Amsterdam Alkmaar Cheese Market and Dutch Windmills Half-Day Trip from Amsterdam Cheese Market

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Alkmaar Cheese Market and Dutch Windmills Half-Day Trip from Amsterdam

Alkmaar Cheese Market and Dutch Windmills Half-Day Trip from Amsterdam

Your first stop is the historic village of Alkmaar, where you will gain fascinating insights into old Dutch market life. At the cheese market, you'll see cheese-carriers wearing traditional costumes as they set out the cheeses on the cobblestone square. Bidders continue to buy the cheeses in the traditional way by clapping their hands. With a stern clap, the deal is sealed and men in white uniforms carry the wheels of cheese to a 14th-century Weigh House to tally the bill.

After your visit to the cheese market and a short guided walking tour of Alkmaar, you'll take a drive to the photogenic village of Schermerhorn with its famous old windmills. There, you'll see the inside of a windmill (not included the price) before returning to Amsterdam.
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5 star rating: Highly Recommended Reviewed by Nataline G, May 2013

Was very satisfied with the service and info received. Pity the cheese market is so busy and it s hard to see what s going on. But I would recommend this tour. I enjoyed immensely the Dutch windmills very well explained.

5 star rating: Highly Recommended Reviewed by Ericka M, Australia, June 2012

Great. Well worth it.

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