Very Nice Places: Tour Monnickendam, Volendam & Marken

  • The Netherlands
  • North Holland
  • Waterland
  • 26.16 km (Approximately 01:32 u)
  • Cycling route 1067475
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Very Nice Places: Tour Monnickendam, Volendam & Marken

  • The Netherlands
  • North Holland
  • Waterland
  • 26.16 km (Approximately 01:32 u)
  • Cycling route 1067475
Very Nice Places: Tour Monnickendam, Volendam & Marken
Most beautiful part of the Netherlands, under the smoke of Amsterdam


The cycling tour starts in Monnickendam at the Weeshuis (Weezenland 16). A good start to the day is a cup of coffee with a delicious piece of homemade apple pie in the beautiful garden of the Orphanage. At this special place, located in a beautiful historic building, people with a distance to the labor market work, and they make the most beautiful and delicious things.

From Monnickendam the tour leads to Volendam. Along the way you will come across nice stopping points. The farm of the Honigh family is a must for children; delicious ice cream and have fun playing. Also nice to visit in Katwoude is the cheese farm Jacobs Hoeve (free entrance) of Henri Willig.

In Volendam you will be amazed, especially the visitors who come there. You feel like a tourist in your own country. We will reveal a well-kept secret of the dike (promise not to tell..). At the Visafslag (the only shop on the right) you can buy very nice handmade products from this special social enterprise.

Then you take the boat to Marken; a nice boat trip of just half an hour. In Marken, a visit to the lighthouse (Het Paard van Marken) is a must. This is the most photographed building in the Netherlands!
Also visit the Marker Museum, there you get an impression of what life was like in the past.

After this you cycle back to Monnickendam.

Directions

# Description Distance
1141VX, Waterland, North Holland, The Netherlands 0.00 km
55
55 (Noordeinde, 1141AE, Waterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) 0.26 km
56
56 (Noordeinde, 1141AD, Waterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) 0.73 km
99
99 (Haven, 1131EV, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands) 7.69 km
51
51 (Havenbuurt, 1156AL, Waterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) 12.28 km
Het Paard van Marken (Waterland, North Holland, The Netherlands) 15.07 km

Sights

Het Paard van Marken


Waterland
http://www.thijsvandetoren.nl

The Paard van Marken is the lighthouse of Marken. The lighthouse was designed by J. Valk and built in 1839 and is located on the eastern tip of the island. The tower has a height of 16 meters and a light range of 16.7 km. The tower started as a square beacon in 1700. Later buildings were built on the lighthouse, which gave the tower its characteristic shape. In 1814 the tower received a mist bubble. The round tower was built in 1839 on the foundation of the beacon. In 1919, the fog bell was replaced by a fog horn. The lighthouse regularly suffers from drifting ice. In 1971, this was so bad that the tower was pushed a few inches from its place. The lighthouse is currently inhabited and has been listed as a national monument since 1970.

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Miranda, Noord-Holland