To only 22 kilometers of Ámsterdam, the Volendam town is an excellent option to discover Holland. It is a question of a typical people that even keeps alive his traditional customs, which turn it into a very picturesque destination of the Netherlands.
Originally, Volendam was the port part of Edam, placed on the river Ijsselmeer. In 1357, the Edam inhabitants constructed a more nearby port, by what Volendam remained rendered useless. The unoccupied grounds were inhabited by farmers and fishermen, that the first Volendam inhabitants formed.
The local culture is much joined with the Catholic Church, an example of it is the chapel of Our Lady of the Water, located in one of the parks of the city. If it chooses to visit this village, that better than it to make during a festivity and power appreciate this way the typical outfits in which his inhabitants dress themselves. In the local museum also it will be able to appreciate a little more of the rich Volendam folklore.
Wooden houses all green graffiti, callecitas narrow and narrow channels, the sabots in front of the doors, are alone some of the things that it will be able to appreciate from this little town that presents ideal to itself for the accommodation and visit the Dutch capital in some escape.
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