885236 Volendam, Edam cycle route with special photo stops

You make a short bike ride through Volendam and Edam, but one with many photo opportunities. So plan enough time to capture all those historic buildings and beautiful views on the digital plate.

Fish auction
On the right, the pleasure boats float on the water, on the left are beautiful characteristic houses. You will immediately experience the characteristic Volendam cosiness here. You cycle under the building of the fish auction, a national monument from 1934. You can make a pit stop at the Volendam Marken Express. You can also book a return ticket to Marken here. Further on you pass the Sint-Vincentius Church.

Cheese market
Cycling on the Zeedijk you will see a wide polder land on the left. You can climb the dike on the right for a view of the Markermeer. In the center of Edam you will find a unique atmosphere. You pass, among other things, the fifteenth-century Grote Kerk. You will also pass the Cheese Market and the Speeltoren. Back in Volendam you can still contact VVV Volendam for more tips about this beautiful region.

Directions

#	Description	Distance
	Volendam Marken Express (Haven, 1131 EP, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands)	0.00 km
98	98 (1131PB, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands)	1.63 km
	De Joodse begraafplaats (De tochtgenoten - 'Rachel beweent haar kinderen', 1135 VN, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands)	4.67 km
97	97 (Oorgat, 1135CS, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands)	4.67 km
95	95 (1135AS, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands)	6.62 km
	Ton Tweewielers Fietsverhuur (1135 AG, Edam-Volendam, North Holland, The Netherlands)	6.80 km

Pause places

Volendam Marken Express

Haven 39
1131 EP Edam-Volendam
https://markenexpress.nl

The Volendam Marken Express has been sailing daily between the beautiful harbor towns of Volendam and Marken for almost 100 years! Choose a spot on the deck in the sun or inside, there is always a spot available! Enjoy the crossing over the Gouwzee with a snack and a drink from the captains bar. You can easily book your tickets online. Tip: combine your crossing with unique activities, such as a photo in Volendam traditional costume, extra affordable in a discount package! Check out the website for the best days out in Volendam and Marken.

Sights

De Joodse begraafplaats

De tochtgenoten - 'Rachel beweent haar kinderen'
1135 VN Edam-Volendam

A small Jewish cemetery has been preserved along the Oorgat in Edam, near the place where the Oosterpoort used to be. The oldest preserved tombstone dates from 1804, but the cemetery is older: it was decorated in 1793. When entering the cemetery, your attention is immediately drawn to a red tombstone in the middle of the cemetery. However, it is unknown who is buried, as the stone is completely blank. During a restoration, the letters on the headstones were painted black, making them legible again. Opposite the cemetery is the monument De tochtgenoten, by Hubert van Lith, which was erected to commemorate the Jewish Edammers who died during the Second World War.

Kaasmarkt Edam

Kaasmarkten Edam
1135 WT Edam-Volendam
http://www.kaasmarktedam.nl

See for yourself how the famous Edam cheese used to be traded on the Edam Cheese Market. You are very welcome in July and August. Visit the website for the current program and the times of the market days.

De Speeltoren in Edam

1
1135 AM Edam-Volendam
http://www.despeeltoren.nl

This tower of the Onze Lieve Vrouwe or Kleine Kerk dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. As early as 1350, mention was made of a church or chapel on this site. The church itself was demolished in 1882, but the stone foundation was rebuilt between 2006 and 2007. The slender late Gothic tower bears a carillon from 1561, cast by Pieter van de Ghein from Mechelen. Later the carillon was expanded considerably. That is also the reason that some of the bells hang outside the open lantern. In 1972 a local resident discovered that the tower was in danger of falling, fortunately the danger could be averted in time.

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Volendam, Edam cycle route with special photo stops