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A Historical Fishing Village
Noord-Holland is a peninsula between the North Sea in the west
and the IJsselmeer in the east.
The province has picturesque landscapes and villages, with drawbridges,
windmills, and tulip fields as well as the historic harbor villages such as
Volendam and Marken, where Dutch traditional costumes are still worn.
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|  | Along The IJsselmere
Volendam is a town in North Holland
in the Netherlands, in the municipality
of Edam-Volendam.
It is primarily known as a "tourist-trap"
area, similar to Colonial Williamsburg
in that it purports to show Dutch life in
earlier times.
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Mary & Al
To that end, there are many windmills
and people walking around in older-style
costumes, complete with wooden clogs.
Tourist buses leave daily from Amsterdam
to Volendam, allowing people to experience
the "historical" Holland.
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