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Zaans welcome
Come and marvel at what the Zaanstreek has to offer.
Curious to learn about the stories behind the famous Golden Age? Wondering about the stay of Tsar Peter the Great or that of the famous painter Claude Monet in Zaandam? Then please come and wander through the Zaanstreek and marvel at all the Zaantreek has to offer.
Wander & Marvel
Industrial heritage
Follow the banks of the river Zaan and discover capital villas, workers houses and redeveloped factories.
Zaan Port area
Stroll around the grounds of the Hembrug site, once upon a time the heart of the Defence Line of Amsterdam.
Zaanbocht
The most beautiful stretch of the river Zaan and the loveliest place for promenading.
Explore more
Want to explore more than the Zaanse Schans? Buy an Amsterdam & Region Travel ticket online or at the VVV Zaanstore next to the Zaandam train station. With two and three day Amsterdam & Region Travel Tickets, it’s easier than ever to see what lies beyond our windmills.
Visit the industrial heritage in Wormerveer, our amazing stacked houses hotel in Zaandam Citycentre or take the train or bus to Amsterdam.
More about the Amsterdam & Region Travel TicketThe must sees locals recommend
Inntel stadshart hotel overnachten
© dirk brand fotografieInntel hotel
Images of this stack of Zaan cottages are shared across the world by tourists and architecture enthusiasts.
Czar Peter Tsaar houten huisje Zaans Museum stadshart Zaandam centrum cultuur historie Russisch
© fotografie Floortje van der VlistCzar Peter House
The wooden cottage Czar Peter the Great once used to stay to learn more about shipbuilding.
Monet Schilderij Zaan Boten water Stadshart Centrum Zaandam MonetAtelier
MonetAtelier
Visit our atelier and see Zaandam through the eyes of the world famous French painter Claude Monet.
Zaanse Schans - more than windmills
Windmill Cruise
Rondvaart Boottocht varen Zaanse Schans molens
© foto Zaanse SchansSail with this unique heroic journey and get inspired and amazed by our Zaanse World Heritage.
Smells like chocolate
Zaansmaken Chocolade cacao workshop Zaandijk Kinderen
© dirk brand FotografieVisit this cacao boutique on the other side of the river and be amazed by the smell en taste of chocolate.
Zaans Museum
Zaans Museum vitrine tentoonstelling kinderen jongens etalage walvis
© Fotografie Mike BinkLet this museum take you on a journey from the very first windmills to the newest factories.