There are no roads in Giethoorn, the picturesque village known as the “Dutch Venice”. In Giethoorn, the tranquility is almost dreamlike. It’s so quiet because there are no ways for cars to get around, because there are no roads. Locals and visitors to Giethoorn navigate in whisper-quiet ways: by bike, boat or foot. In this hamlet, a collection of small peat islands connected by bridges, you can walk or sail among thatched-roof farmhouses and footbridges crossing the maze of canals. Explore!
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Giethoorn is wonderful for a walk or boattrip. These are our tips that are worth a visit. Enjoy!
Contactgrill
We have an electric contact grill on board, so you can bake a sandwich, a panini, a bake-off bread or make a filled wrap for breakfast. (Also very handy to use outside on the terrace as a table grill for a cozy barbecue! Open fire on the boat is not allowed.)
Tip: Read all our ideas for the grill here.
Dining in a restaurant or having food delivered to enjoy on board. We have already made a delicious selection. Enjoy your meal!
Want to see how life used to be in Giethoorn? That is possible in the Museum Giethoorn ‘t Olde Maat Uus. From personal stories of striking inhabitants, everything comes to the fore about peat extraction and special customs. Only here can you see an authentic Gieterse farmhouse from the inside. The fisherman’s house and the boathouse also give a unique impression of the simple existence in this waterrich village.
Giethoorn is in the middle of National Park Weerribben Wieden. Weerribben-Wieden, one of the most extraordinary areas in the Netherlands and the largest bog in Northwest Europe. Thanks to human hands cutting peat and reed, a unique landscape was created, full of lakes, waterways, reedlands, marsh forests and quaking bogs. A past full of peat and reed has created a stunning present. Breahttaking nature, endless water and historical villages.
A nice breakfast or a few groceries? Go to supermarket Plus ter Schure.
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All information about Giethoorn can be found here.
Al events in Giethoorn in one overview.