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Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Product code: 2550LIN4
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.
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 you'll take a drive to the photogenic village of Schermerhorn with its famous old windmills. On the way back to Amsterdam you'll travel via the medieval town of Edam to visit a cheese factory, where the cheese is still made in the traditional way.
- 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
- Cheese factory at Edam
- Multilingual guide (English, German, Spanish and French)
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Alkmaar Cheese Market and Dutch Windmills Half-Day Trip from Amsterdam
April 3 - September 4, 2009
Friday Departure Point: The Damrak. Departure point is a 3 minute walk from Central Station or 10 minutes from the Cruise Passenger Terminal. Departure Time: 9:45am Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) Return details: Returns to original departure point
- Transport by air-conditioned coach
- Professional guide
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
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I thought the Alkmaar cheese market was interesting and the town of Alkmaar well worth seeing. I wish ... Read more ›
Michael W, United States of America, May 2009
