Many things come into our mind when we think of Holland.
But no doubt when we think of Holland, we would associate Holland with windmills and tulips.
Indeed, Holland is famous for their windmills and tulips and many other things such as their cheese, bicycles, clogs, their canals, their museums and a home to famous artists. Also not to forget, their infamous red light district and "coffeeshops".
Windmills: In Holland alone, there are approximately a thousand old fashioned working windmills and in the former island of Schokland, the fortifications around Amsterdam, the windmills of Kinderdijk-Elshout, Willemstad (in the Netherlands Antilles) and the Rietveld-Schröderhuis are all on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Indeed, Holland is famous for their windmills and tulips and many other things such as their cheese, bicycles, clogs, their canals, their museums and a home to famous artists. Also not to forget, their infamous red light district and "coffeeshops".
Windmills: In Holland alone, there are approximately a thousand old fashioned working windmills and in the former island of Schokland, the fortifications around Amsterdam, the windmills of Kinderdijk-Elshout, Willemstad (in the Netherlands Antilles) and the Rietveld-Schröderhuis are all on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Tulips: This is definitely the first thing that comes into mind when we think of Netherlands. From the end of March till the end of May, the Keukenhof flower garden which is located near the town of Lisse gathers visitors for the most fantastic flower show in the world.
Cheese: Netherlands is well known for its cheese, it is the largest cheese exporter in the world! As well as their Dutch cheese markets. The famous cheese are Gouda and Edam.
Bicycles: Cycling is a way of life in the Netherlands and has no less than 15 000km of cycle paths. Every Dutch person has a bike and there are about twice as many bikes as cars.
Clogs: Initially clogs which are wooden shoes were traditional footwear worn by the common people and only the rich and famous could afford comfortable and expensive shoes. Nevertheless even today, the Netherlands produces more than 3.7 million clogs a year. The most beautiful clogs are produced in Hindeloopen, Friesland.
Canals: There are several canals of Amsterdam that carry World Heritage status.
Red light district:
Netherlands is infamously known for their red light district. Amsterdam is famous for their window prostitution at De Wallen. Rotterdam has a number of sex clubs or private houses and smaller cities like Groningen and Alkmaar have also jumped on the red light bandwagon.
De Wallen- largest Red light district
Prostitutes selling themselves through the windows
Coffeeshops:
When we think of coffeeshops we will think that its a cafe that sells coffee, however the Coffeeshops in the Netherlands are where the sale of cannabis for personal consumption by the public is tolerated by the local authorities. In the Netherlands, 105 out of 443 municipalities have at least one coffeeshop. The emergence of coffeeshops has led to the High times cannabis cup.
Websites used:
http://www.holland.com/global/
http://www.amsterdam.info/red-light-district/
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/
Cheese: Netherlands is well known for its cheese, it is the largest cheese exporter in the world! As well as their Dutch cheese markets. The famous cheese are Gouda and Edam.
Bicycles: Cycling is a way of life in the Netherlands and has no less than 15 000km of cycle paths. Every Dutch person has a bike and there are about twice as many bikes as cars.
Clogs: Initially clogs which are wooden shoes were traditional footwear worn by the common people and only the rich and famous could afford comfortable and expensive shoes. Nevertheless even today, the Netherlands produces more than 3.7 million clogs a year. The most beautiful clogs are produced in Hindeloopen, Friesland.
Canals: There are several canals of Amsterdam that carry World Heritage status.
Red light district:
Netherlands is infamously known for their red light district. Amsterdam is famous for their window prostitution at De Wallen. Rotterdam has a number of sex clubs or private houses and smaller cities like Groningen and Alkmaar have also jumped on the red light bandwagon.
De Wallen- largest Red light district
Prostitutes selling themselves through the windows
Coffeeshops:
When we think of coffeeshops we will think that its a cafe that sells coffee, however the Coffeeshops in the Netherlands are where the sale of cannabis for personal consumption by the public is tolerated by the local authorities. In the Netherlands, 105 out of 443 municipalities have at least one coffeeshop. The emergence of coffeeshops has led to the High times cannabis cup.
Websites used:
http://www.holland.com/global/
http://www.amsterdam.info/red-light-district/
http://www.amsterdam.info/coffeeshops/
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