Enkhuizen: a port city with a rich past In the seventeenth century, Enkhuizen was one of the most prosperous cities in the Netherlands. As a member of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), the city, together with Hoorn, gained power and influence. Today, the many mansions, canals, churches, city walls and harbors remind you of this rich history during a walk through the old town.
Den Helder
Den Oever
Callantsoog
Fort kijkduin
Hondsbossche Zeewering
Medemblik
Enkhuizen
Hoorn
Alkmaar
Windmills of Schermerhorn
Egmond aan Zee
Bergen aan Zee
Zaanse Schans Open Air Museum
Edam
Volendam
Monnickendam
Marken
IJmuiden
Haarlem
Muiden
Amsterdam
Zandvoort
Afsluitdijk
IJsselmeer
Markermeer
From a touristic point of view, North Holland is the most interesting province. Less than 60 kilometers apart you travel from the North Sea coast to the IJsselmeer and even the Markermeer.
North and South Holland were built on the washed ashore silt that the large rivers Maas, Rhine and Scheldt supplied. Reed fields that were difficult to access were created. Even the Romans who lived here around 50 BC. arrived saw no possibility of conquering the rest of Holland.
Only a few hunters and fishermen managed to build their huts here. It was a daily battle against the water.
Ultimately, the Dutch owe their knowledge of water management to this. This is how Noord-Holland has become what it is today. An extremely interesting province where there is plenty to see and do. Tourists from all over the world find here a grateful holiday
Zaanse Schans is a neighborhood in the Dutch town of Zaandam, near Amsterdam. Historic windmills and distinctive green wooden houses were relocated here to recreate the look of an 18th/19th-century village. The Zaans Museum has regional costumes, model windmills and interactive exhibits on chocolate making. Artisan workshops demonstrate rare handicrafts such as wooden clog carving, barrel making and pewter casting
