The Zaanse Schans is a residential area in which the 18th and 19th centuries are brought to life: a bakery museum, a warehouse where clogs are made, a cheese factory, pewter foundry, and the various windmills.
Watch the windmills slowly turning, it’s a serene image, but hard work is going on inside the mills; the creaking, toiling wood and all moving parts in the belly of the building make up an imposing spectacle in which wood is sawn, or oil, flour, spices, and pigments are milled. The Zaanse Schans is a unique part of the Netherlands, full of wooden houses, mills, barns, and workshops.
