Come visit the Zaanse Schans! Experience the Zaanse Schans and walk past its windmills, green wooden houses, handicraft shops and industries. Here you experience the heyday of Western Europe's first industrial area at its finest. Originally set up to preserve the traditional timber construction of the Zaan region, the area has become a world-famous icon. The impressive windmills along the banks of the Zaan give Zaanse Schans a breathtaking panoramic view. A famous freely accessible heritage area in the Netherlands. Enrich your experience by purchasing Ticket Zaanse Schans. Ticket Zaanse Schans gives access to the Zaans Museum, Weaver’s House, Cooperage, Museum Zaanse Tijd, Heritage Chambres Kalverringdijk, Windmill Museum, the windmills which are open, digital audio tour and use of toilet utilities. Access to other locations and the area remains free of entrance. A day at the Zaanse Schans in North Holland is fun and educational, making it an unforgettable experience

The Catharina Hoeve is an authentic 17th century cheese farm, situated at the Zaanse Schans close to Amsterdam. Upon arrival you attend a demonstration about the cheese making process. After this you are invited into the shop to taste our large selection of cow, sheep and goat cheese with many different flavours. Free entrance, demonstration and tasting.

In the Zaans Museum & Verkade Experience you will always find something exciting to do. Visit our chocolate and biscuit factory and discover how Verkade biscuits and chocolate were made and admire our magnificent collection of packagings, graphic designs, paintings, photographs, films, Zaans painted furniture and utensils.On a regular base we organize activities for the whole family. Lectures, films, workshops and tasty activities like building cookie-factories using Verkade biscuit, make edible postcards, or get started with real Verkade chocolate!Besides the activity program we offer several investigative routes, you can design a wrapper for a chocolate bar, and of course taste the different Verkade Cookies . With the serious games you can test whether you 're just as agile as a Verkademeisje, or that you still have more talent for baking cookies .With the serious games on the factory square you become an engineer, planner, operator, technician or designer and will be introduced to the variety of technical occupations in the food sector.

The shopping area in Zaandam offers everything for a day of great shopping. Since a few years the city centre has transformed into an interesting architectural area. The traditional houses are mixed up with modern day aspects. When arriving by train, the first thing you see is the world famous Inntel Hotel. Next to it is the city's town hall. From here you walk straight into the shopping area!