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Founded by fugitives from the Mediterranean region in around AD 1230, Giethoorn is
a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. And what's special about
it is that it a settlements without roads. Instead, tunnels of water
serve as the path of transportation.
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Giethoorn is a carefree town known in
the Netherlands as "Venice of the Netherlands". It became locally
famous, especially after 1958, when the Dutch film maker Bert Haanstra
made his famous comedy "Fanfare" there. In the old part of the village,
there were no roads (nowadays there is a cycling path), and all
transport was done by water over one of the many canals.
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What a great place to relax and enjoy a quiet, rustic environment that is unlike any other.
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lundi 29 septembre 2014
Giethoorn: The Venice of the Netherlands...
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