In the Netherlands’ South Holland province, a network of meticulously preserved 18th-century windmills stand guard over the pastoral plains of Kinderdijk. The 19 windmills that make up the site ...

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.

People in the small Dutch village of Kinderdijk celebrated "Illumination Week" on Thursday by illuminating the Netherlands' iconic windmills starting at dusk.

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 lockdown may be over, but we are continuing our very own inburgering course over the summer. Lesson 14: Windmills Coronavirus put paid to this year’s national windmill day in May, but the windmill ...

The Zaanse Schans windmills in the north of Amsterdam are one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Netherlands. You can see them at an open-accss heritage area that is lined with green ...

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, tourists walk by windmills lining Hooge Boezem van de Overwaard canal at the Unesco World Heritage site in Kinderdijk, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong ...

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 (AP) — A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning.

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.