Wooden Shoe Workshop of Zaanse Schans

In the village of Sands Ans Windmill, which is only half an hour away from Amsterdam, there is a Dutch wooden shoe museum. The museum is free to open. It shows the design of many Dutch wooden shoes, far more than the common styles. And there will be performances and interactions to make wooden shoes, so that you can understand the history and production method of this traditional wooden shoes, is a very good attraction, you can also pay attention to there is a pair of diamond-encrusted town hall treasure.

This wooden shoe workshop in Zandan seems to be world-renowned, because every tourist must come here to check in. A huge wooden shoe at the door is like a bright pirate ship, enough to lie in a person.

Wood shoes are a famous symbol of the Netherlands, like windmills, as long as you see the raft, you will think of the Netherlands. The workshop shows the craftsmanship of the Dutch wooden shoes very well, and you can also experience it yourself.

There is a Sans Ans Windmill Village 15 kilometers north of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where there are many wooden shoe factories besides windmills. The Netherlands is a swampy area, many parts of the country are below sea level, and the climate is rainy, so in order to adapt to the environment, people have formed the tradition of wearing wooden shoes to adapt to muddy roads and achieve moisture isolation. In these wooden shoe factories, there are worker's teachers who show how to machine wooden shoes on the spot. There are all kinds of colorful processed wooden shoes in the factory. People can buy them back as tourist souvenirs. The history and types of wooden shoes are also introduced here with pictures and words.

Windmill Village has been making wooden shoes for two or three hundred years. Ancient Dutch people engaged in agriculture and navigation more. In order to protect their feet, they made this kind of hard and wearable and practical wooden clogs. In the workshop of wooden shoes making, tourists can watch historical documentaries, visit the process of making wooden clogs on the spot, and buy colorful wooden clogs souvenirs of different sizes. To understand the Netherlands has to understand her windmill culture, and the history of Dutch wooden shoes is an important part of the history of windmills.

Combining the functions of the museum, it shows the history and customs of Dutch wooden shoes. There are also some exquisitely carved wooden shoe exhibits at weddings. Shoes of various styles and sizes are sold in the back stores, some of which can be worn in life. Prices range from 30 to 70 Euros and there are many choices.

The Netherlands is a reclamation country, with tulips, windmills, wooden shoes, cheese and pornography representing the country. To the Netherlands, in addition to tulips, you will think of windmills, because it is the symbol of the windmill kingdom, if you want to see the spectacular windmill cluster, naturally to the windmill village, the Netherlands' most famous windmill village has two: Amsterdam's Sands Ans Windmill Village and Rotterdam's Kid's Dike Windmill Village.