These Charming Windmills Are Nearly 300-Years-Old—and Functional. Kinderdijk is a testament to the perseverance of the Dutch people, who have held nature at bay for nearly a millennium.

The sun sets at Kinderdijk, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands, as windmills are illuminated at dusk on Thursday September 5, 2024. "Illumination Week", a fifty plus year tradition ...

Discover Zaanse Schans, an iconic Dutch village just 14 km from Amsterdam, featuring centuries-old windmills and charming wooden houses. During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was a major industrial ...

Zaanse Schans, nestled in North Holland just a short trip from Amsterdam, is one of the most scenic cultural spots in the Netherlands. Known for its working windmills, historic houses, and hands ...

ZAANDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning. On the mill's cutting floor, six blades ...

The age-old craft of using windmills to to drain lowlands, saw lumber or grind grain is enjoying a renaissance in the Netherlands, a nation famous for the windmills dotting its landscape.

1 of 4 | The sun sets at Kinderdijk, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands, as windmills are illuminated at dusk on Thursday September 5, 2024.

The windmill where Booij and d’Ailly work is on the Zaanse Schans, a heritage area close to Amsterdam where visitors flock to see mills, museums and restored historic houses.

The windmill where Booij and d'Ailly work is on the Zaanse Schans, a heritage area close to Amsterdam where visitors flock to see mills, museums and restored historic houses.

By MIKE CORDER ZAANDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning. On the mill’s cutting floor ...

The windmill where Booij and d’Ailly work is on the Zaanse Schans, a heritage area close to Amsterdam where visitors flock to see mills, museums and restored historic houses.

ZAANDIJK, Netherlands — A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning. On the mill's cutting floor, six blades briefly ...