There's much to explore just outside of Amsterdam including fascinating historic towns like Edam, Volendam and Zaandam, where the Czar of Russia came to learn about shipbuilding and where, on a ...

Edam is a delightfully walkable hamlet where the cheese market dates to 1778 and is open daily. There's a folkloric demonstration for tourists on Wednesdays during the summer; on other days visitors ...

The Netherlands: Waterland, Windmills and Wheels of Cheese. The Netherlands is all that, and much more with its towns of Edam, Volendam, and Gouda steeped in history - and plenty of cheese ...

Volendam, Netherlands is one of the most popular day trips from Amsterdam. ... BOOK A TOUR TO VOLENDAM, MARKEN, EDAM, AND ZAANSE SCHANS HERE. How to get to Volendam from Amsterdam .

Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands, is a great place to visit. However, I recently visited a town 20 minutes away from the centre, and it was much more enjoyable.

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 ...

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, ...