Dutch village Giethoorn

 

Giethoorn is a village located in the Dutch province of Ooffreissel lies about 5 km southwest of the city Stenwick, which is somewhat similar to.
  Large city of Venice in Italy, so-called "Dutch Venice" or the "Venice of the North" and the length of canals by eight kilometers, passing by about fifty bridge of wood.
  All channels in the village does not exceed a depth of one meter and due to the overlap has generated many of the islands held by residential houses, have been linked by some beautiful wooden bridges. Where there are no roads where the normal population uses water transport to move between channels and numerous intersecting.

 There is every house in the village, a special boat as a substitute for the car most famous of these boats so-called boat Whisper (whisper boat).
  The so called because it does not make a nuisance, where he works an electric motor does not disturb the tranquility of the village.

Created by some of the tribes coming from the Mediterranean region around the year 1230 AD and known since the eighteenth century and became famous since 1958, where she was filming site of the famous Dutch film Veer.

 Tourism
What attracted to this village pathways and channels of water that moves tourists inside by boats of various kinds as there are different types of boats; them covered roof to walk around with tourists in the case of rainfall called: (Covered Boats) and there are also boats punt and kayak and Canoe. 

Among the most prominent places frequented by tourists is a historic place (called: Olde Maat Uus), which is an old farm with many animals, as well as shops and restaurants overlooking the water channels, the most famous: De Molenmeester and Restaurant: De Lindenhof located inside the farmhouse and around the many parks.
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