In Amsterdam along the Amstel

Molen de Zwaan was built around 1638 for the drainage of the Klein-Duivendrechtse and Binnenbullewijkerpolder. Both polders together had a surface area of 356 ha. The mill is now out of operation and is inhabited.

Once upon a time, over 60 country estates adorned the banks of the Amstel. Now, only three of them remain. The beautiful Oostermeer country estate was built around 1728. At the beautiful red brick building, you will find a historic garden with 18th-century garden statues, an access bridge, a driveway gate, a garden wall, a stable and a garden dome. The country estate is privately owned and not open to the public.

Country estate Wester-Amstel was built in 1662. In the second half of the 20th century, the house, which had fallen into disrepair, was restored to its former glory. In part of the park you will find historical herb, vegetable and stinzen gardens with old-fashioned crops. The estate is open to the public.

The Riekermolen is located on the Kalfjeslaan near the Amstel. Its original location, since its construction in 1636, was south of Sloten near Amsterdam, where it drained the Riekerpolder. It had to make way there because of the excavation of the Riekerpolder for the expansion of the Nieuwe Meer. Nowadays the mill drains the Buitenveldert park on a voluntary basis.