Smuggling round Chaam, Alphen and Baarle

After a cup of coffee at Brasserie De Kievit you get on your bike. Straight through the quiet border area with Belgium you drive to Chaam, another beautiful old village. Between Chaam and Alphen, the route leads you through the forests of Chaam. The area consists of pine forests with beautiful views of heaths and fens. In the outskirts of Baarle you will find many sandy paths that have served as smuggling routes. The border runs close by and in Baarle even crisscross through the village: a great smuggling area in the post-war era. Butter was hidden under the clothing of women on bicycles. But the clerks weren't crazy either: they kindly invited the ladies to take a seat by a well-heated stove...!