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Zaanse Schans, Netherlands

cover photo by Carlopremus

Location added by Marco Tagliarino

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 8.5 (average on 17 votes)

Coordinates : 52.473495,4.820819 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Mainly landscapes and windmills. In times of less crowding of tourists can photograph many species of birds typical of marshy environments.

Recommended equipment : Wide angle for landscapes and paintings for the birds. A medium telephoto if you want to grasp details of the many beautiful windmills. A tripod is essential when shooting at dawn and dusk. Filters GND and / or polarizer for landscape.

Best months : Given the climate of Amsterdam suggest the summer, from May to July (in August it rains a lot).

How to get there : The Zaanse Schans is located just 15 km north-west of Amsterdam and is easily accessible by car, train or bus. By car From the A10 Amsterdam, the Amsterdam ring road, follow the direction Zaanstad. Take the A8 and then the A7 towards Purmerend. Take the exit and follow the signs Zaanse Schans "Zaanse Schans". At the roundabout turn right to the parking lot. Just four train stops (20 minutes) from the central station of Amsterdam. Take the local train direct to Alkmaar and get off at Koog-Zaandijk. From the station follow the signs to the Zaanse Schans. From here you get to walk five minutes to the ferry that transports visitors to the Zaanse Schans free and runs every ten minutes throughout the day. The ferry is accessed by walking the Zaanse Schans in 5 minutes and the Museum of the Zaan in 10 minutes. By bus From Amsterdam From Amsterdam Central Station there is an excellent direct link to the Zaanse Schans. Bus 91 leaves twice an hour from Amsterdam Central Station and stops at St.Michael College, next to the Museum of the Zaan and the Zaanse Schans.

Visits : The entrance to the "park" is free, but 3 Euro are required for admission to various windmills. I suggest a visit to the mill, sawmill, if only because it gives the landscapes are very interesting. If you want to make the crossing of the river Schans require a toll of 1 Euro per person. It is not necessary to visit the park freely accessible by a road bridge.

Notes : The Zaanse Schans is one of the main tourist Dutch. This is an area, truly unique in its kind, residential and industrial, home to museums, mills, shops, demonstrations of old crafts, restaurants, a visitor center and a service for boat trips. The area allows visitors to get an impression of how it was this region, the Zaanstreek, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The traditional wooden houses, warehouses and windmills of the Zaanse Schans will transport visitors to a bygone era.

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