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"Venice of the Netherlands"/ Why this Dutch tourist village has no cars (PHOTO)

2023-05-10 18:25:35Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Venice of the Netherlands"/ Why this Dutch tourist village has no
Giethoorn village

The village of Giethoorn, which is referred to as the "Venice of the Netherlands" or the "Venice of the North" in the Netherlands because it resembles Venice in Italy, is notable for its lack of vehicular roads.

In the village of Giethoorn in the Dutch province of Overijssel, where there are no vehicular roads, canals, footpaths, wooden bridges and cycle paths are used for transport.

Home to approximately 2,600 people, Giethoorn is known for its 176 wooden bridges, narrow canals, historic houses, lush nature and colorful flowers, its fairytale-like structure and especially its village-like houses. "Hobbits".

The village of Giethoorn is visited by approximately one million tourists each year. It is mostly visited by tourists from the Far East, Middle East and Turkey. In recent years, it has been seen that especially Chinese have started to settle in the village.

There is no motorway

Boats are mostly used for transportation in the countryside, where there are no roads and only a few houses at the entrance can be accessed by vehicles.

The livelihood of the people living in Giethoorn is mainly based on tourism activities, such as the boat, hotel and restaurant business.

Residents of historic houses, which often have two doors, use the side door, while the front door is used only to enter when they get married and to take out the corpse after they die.

Electric boat tour

The village, which took its current form after two floods in 1776 and 1885, consists of houses built around many interconnected canals.

Sightseeing tours take place throughout the day by electric boats on the canals surrounding the square, where the roofs of the historic houses are covered with reeds.

In the village, where many boat companies operate, restaurants and cafes also offer boat rental services, and visitors generally prefer to use the boats themselves.

It can be seen that some bridges in the village are closed with wooden doors due to the fact that they are private property. 

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