Tour of Giethoorn, Dwarsgracht and Steenwijk

Your route starts at Restaurant Dutch Venice. Giethoorn guarantees a special outing. The village, which has less than 3,000 inhabitants, is nicknamed 'Dutch Venice'. It is known for its picturesque appearance: cute bridges run over waterways where punts float. The ditches and canals were dug around houses, so that the peat from the area could be properly removed. This created individual islands on which the houses of the residents of Giethoorn were built. The punts, which are controlled and propelled by the punt boom, complete the picture and are strongly reminiscent of the gondolas that serve as the main means of transport in Venice. With this route you will also discover the authentic Dwarsgracht and visit Steenwijk!