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City in North Holland, Netherlands
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Monnickendam is a town in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.
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Big Church
Building of this large church began at the end of the 14th century, when the rapid growth of the town made the older church (located at another location) too small to hold the faithful. The first part of the structure was finished around 1412, and from then on it was in use. Nevertheless, it took another 250 years for the current building to be completed. Despite this long period and the many architectural changes over the years, the church held on to its Gothic origin.
Bell tower
This bell tower is part of the city hall and contains the oldest carillon in the Netherlands, make of 15 bells. It has exhibitions on the village's history.
Monnickendam Fish Day
A cultural/historical market, with extras in traditional clothing, and stalls selling various local and traditional seafood, locally brewed beer, other edibles and handicrafts.
Right in the centre of the village, this place serves modern Asian cuisine, with a touch of fusion cooking.
Tasty Thai food. On Fridays and Saturdays after 10.30pm, the music is turned up and this becomes a lounge bar serving Thai fingerfood.
Located in the old weigh house, now a monumental building, this restaurant serves French/Mediterranean food. In summer, there's a lovely outdoor terrace along the water.
The Orphanage
In the old orphanage and its gardens, by a little canal. Run and staffed during the week by local people with special needs. Organic local food, great hot chocolate. The garden out the back is a nice escape from the bustle of the central village. Also rents out canoes and bikes.
A few nice apartments on a farm, a few minutes out of Monnickendam's centre. Rooms are clean, the family friendly and watching the farmer milk the cows is for free. Minimal stay is a weekend.
Pretty boutique hotel with an excellent, 1 Michelin star restaurant. Rooms are comfortable and decorated with 18th century art.
Sells good range of cheese, cured meats, alcohol, etc.
Local produce. Fruit, veg, fish etc.
The main access road is the N247, which connects the village directly to Amsterdam in the south and passes along Broek in Waterland in between.
Read in the guideThis small town can be explored well on foot, but a bike is a good alternative.
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Travel tipsPrioritising the traveller, the Dutch railway network is a good way to cross the country. Practically everywhere is reachable by train, having a network consisting of 3,434 kilometres (2,134 miles) of lines.
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Culture & historyThe Dutch overseas empire (Het Nederlandse Koloniale Rijk) is a historical empire, which is still partially in existence.
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Nature & adventureBicycling is very popular in the Netherlands. It has the highest number of bikes per capita, and essentially everyone cycles here, especially in cities like Amsterdam and Groningen.
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Travel tipsBelgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are among Europe's few surviving monarchies.
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