Location: Volendam
Top Things to do in Volendam
The 6 Best Sights & Landmarks in Volendam, North Holland Province
Volendam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌvoːlənˈdɑm]) is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Edam-Volendam. The town has about 22,000 inhabitants (November 2007).
Restaurants in Volendam
1. Wooden Shoe Factory
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4.5 based on 21 reviews
The Netherlands are famous for its wooden shoes, and deservedly so: back in 1800, almost everybody owned a pair (or two). Nowadays only around 200.000 Dutchmen and Dutchwomen wear them daily. Their clogs are no longer handmade, machines have taken over. The production process is a bit like making a spare key: the machine traces the outlines of a clog mould and then carves away the excess wood in a fresh block of poplar. In the Wooden shoe factory you can see how this is done. A movie shows you the old manufacturing process and at regular times, the clog maker is there, in his workshop. Wooden shoes are also part of the traditional Volendam costume. In a small exhibit we explain the dress and its many different layers. The workshop is situated on the second floor of the Wooden shoe factory. Free entry!
Reviewed By teoc251 - Singapore, Singapore
Good place to learn how Wooden Shoes and Cheese are made. Great place to take picturesque photos of the Windmills and the river in the background
2. Alida Hoeve Cheese Farm & Wooden shoe factory
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4.0 based on 102 reviews
The Alida Hoeve cheese farm and wooden shoe factory is located in Volendam. Where once cows grazed, now stands a shop with cheese for sale. Visitors are welcomed by staff wearing traditional Volendam dress and are all provided with an explanation on the preparation of cheese and the production of wooden shoes. Free entrance, demonstrations, tasting and parking.
3. St Vincentius Church - Sint-Vincentiuskerk
4. Stolpkerk Volendam
5. Halve Maen
If the Halve Maen could talk, this VOC-ship would be able to tell heart-pounding stories about storms, voyages of discovery, encounters with Indians, naval battles, and scurvy. Fortunately, the crew of the de Halve Maen know all these stories as well. In a personal tour they take you on a voyage of discovery aboard the museum ship.
6. Alida Hoeve
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
