Tour of Twiske and Broek in Waterland

Your route starts at ParkCafé - Herdenkingspark Westgaarde. You drive through Zaandam to the Oostzanerveld. This area is part of the National Landscape of Low Holland. As part of the Natura 2000 area Ilperveld, Varkensland, Oostzanerveld and't Twiske, this unique peat meadow area has been given a protected status. The so-called sailing farmers used to go here with their boat to the cows.'t Twiske is a nature and recreation area that was created, among other things, by peat extraction. Here you have beautiful views over the Stootersplas and the rough marshlands. Broek in Waterland is a beautiful old village where you see many monumental wooden houses, often painted in pastel shades. D\\\'Admiraal is a chalk and trass mill from 1792: the last copy of this type of mill. From 1900 chalk was ground here for the paint industry.