Zaandam🇳🇱An ancient windmill village praised by even Napoleon

📍The Zaanse Schans Windmill Village, located 2 kilometers north of Zaandam, the Netherlands, is known as the "Zaanse Windmill Village". 🔷At the same time, Zaanse Schans is also known as the "Dutch Windmill Museum". It maintains the traditional style of the 17th and 18th centuries. Many windmills with different functions and various craft workshops form a quiet and beautiful rural picture. 🔶Because of the relationship between water and the sea, tens of thousands of Dutch people live on the lake bed in ancient times. In order to survive, the Dutch have created a legend of life in a unique way hundreds of years ago. In order to keep the lake bottom dry, people use windmills to drain water and control flooding. They also use windmills to turn wind power into huge power, making Zaanse Schans the earliest and most famous industrial area in the world. 🔹The air here is fresh and refreshing; Russian Tsar Peter the Great once learned shipbuilding here under a pseudonym, and even Napoleon praised the scenery here. ⭐️After departing from Amsterdam Station, get off at the fourth stop: Zaandijk Zaanse Schans The drive takes about 15-20 minutes. Then walk to the windmill village in 15 minutes from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans station. #Netherlands #Zandam #Windmill