Walking route Aalsmeer, Kudelstaart and flower auction

You first walk along `de Poel` as the Aalsmeer residents call the Westeinderplassen, there is plenty of recreation and along the banks there are about 50 marinas. Nevertheless, pike, eel and the rare European catfish swim here. Two of the two fort guard houses and the storage shed are still there, as is the canal. Aalsmeer is world famous thanks to the lively flower trade that developed in and around the town. A little later you walk along the flower auction, which can be visited. After a stop at your starting point you will learn more about the history of flower cultivation in the Historical Garden. mill De Leeuw. You walk back to the start through the pleasant shopping street.