{"id":9137,"date":"2024-03-03T11:20:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T10:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaanseschans.com\/about-the-zaanse-schans\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T11:52:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T10:52:17","slug":"about-the-zaanse-schans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zaanseschans.com\/en\/about-the-zaanse-schans\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Zaanse Schans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EXPERIENCE TRADITIONAL HOLLAND<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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About the Zaanse Schans<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Welcome to our village: The Zaanse Schans. Come and experience traditional Holland through our windmills, crafts, museums, restaurants, shops and typically Dutch landscapes. We are a historic living and working neighborhood, which means we actually live and work here every day. We are also a historical heritage collective that you can visit free of charge.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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MILLERS, MUSEUMS AND MERCHANTS<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Welcome to the Zaanse Schans<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>

We are home to millers, museums, workshops and craft shops. When you visit us at the Zaanse Schans, you will encounter traditional crafts in typically Dutch surroundings. At the same time, we reside in authentic Zaan-style timber houses. We actually live here, just like the residents of any other village. You are most welcome to visit and experience traditional Holland among the people who still live and work here every day.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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TRADITIONAL DUTCH CORDIALITY<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Hospitality, open-mindedness and camaraderie<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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