• Giethoorn "Venice of the North"
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    Giethoorn “Venice of the North”

    Giethoorn “Venice of the North” The reason I chose this place was to get rid of the noise of the big city chaos we were in all year. The most known feature of this village is that not having roads. As you can see in the photo above, transportation in this village is provided by boats in the canals. There are bridges for pedestrians, but cars are definitely not allowed for transportation. When people want to go to the restaurant or market from one end of the village to the other, they use their boats that they have tied to their doors. Here is the details about Giethoorn “Venice of…