No roads, no pollution, so peaceful and so simple that hardly seems real. Giethoorn is a kind of place that you only read about in fairy-tales and storybooks. When you look at it, it hardly seems real. The entire village is linked by a series of beautiful waterways, small canals that pass along old adorable farmhouses and under wooden bridges.
No roads, no pollution, so peaceful and so simple that hardly seems real. Giethoorn is a kind of place that you only read about in fairy-tales and storybooks. When you look at it, it hardly seems real. The entire village is linked by a series of beautiful waterways, small canals that pass along old adorable farmhouses and under wooden bridges.
Paved roads are convenient for getting from point A to point B, but black slabs of asphalt scattered with potholes, yellow lines, and arrows aren’t the prettiest thing to look at. Imagine a place where all the roads are replaced with canals. No more honking horns, screeching breaks, or aggressive drivers.
Good news! A place like this actually exists, and it’s as gorgeous as you imagine it would be. In the town of Giethoorn, Holland, the only way to get around is by boat, bike, or on foot. It’s located about 75 miles north of Amsterdam, and it sits inside the Weeribben-Wieden National Park. About 180 footbridges allow people to travel over the canals throughout the town.
As you might have guessed, the population of Giethoorn is very small, and not many people know about it so tourists are few and far between. It’s obviously a stunning place to visit in the summer, but in the winter you can explore the town on ice skates when the canals freeze. People often refer to this sleepy canal town as the Dutch Venice because of its beauty and romantic feel.
