If you have ever dreamed of living in a fairytale world, Giethoorn village is the place to make that dream come true.
Known as the "Venice of the Netherlands", 148 km from the capital Amsterdam, about 1 hour and 45 minutes drive, the village has a long and peaceful historical tradition with a quiet life day by day, along the small canals.
Giethoorn village has no roads or modern means of transport, only small canals and more than 180 bridges. Tourists must leave their cars outside and enter the village on foot or by boat.
The boats in Giethoorn are called “Whisper Boats”, with engines that make no noise.
On the official website, the village is introduced as “the loudest noise you will hear here is the singing of birds”.
The first inhabitants of the village found peat deposits. They dug pits for coal for many years. The pits became lakes.
New islands were built, and connected by 176 bridges around the village.
This place attracts many tourists to enjoy the fresh air, no noise and peaceful life with wooden houses and green canals with flowers and grass on both banks.
The landscape here is four seasons, each season has its own charm, attracting tourists to visit all year round. If possible, you should come here once, to make the fairy tale dreams in your heart come true.
According to Boredpanda
