I am ready to bet, you have never heard of this village before. Giethoorn is a place in Holland, where you will never find a single road, because all, I mean it all transportations are done by boats alone. Frankly speaking, just one look at the following pictures and you will understand – it looks damn beautiful!
This village has nothing in common with Venice or Saint-Petersburg, it is a country of its own, that offers stunning sceneries and adorable views. Giethoorn is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. Actually, the village consists of two parts and it is the old part of the village where there are no roads. Ouch, there are some cycling paths there.
All visitors are welcome to enjoy the beauty of sceneries while on a Whisper Boat (a special electric powered boat, which makes no noise). Most of these boats can transport up to 8 adults.
You can spend some time on the lakes and arrange a picnic while enjoy swimming, sailing or windsurfing.
Enjoy!
Oh myyy! I want to go live there! This is sooo awsome!
I have been writing a book on the Mennonites in the Netherlands and would like to have your permission to copy them or if that’s not possible if you could send them directly by email to me.
Hello Richard,
I am very interested in your book on the Mennonites in the Netherlands. They are my ancestors and I would love more information. My mother and I were not born in Giethoorn but many of our ancestors were born there going back hundreds of years. I still have close cousins living there and would love to live there myself.
I’m surpirised I have a reply ! ! !Thank you. Something made me look at this web site–providence. Since 2009 when I wrote the note, I’ve had health problems and had to cancel my trip to Holland/Friesland/ Giethoom. However, I still have all my research in my Mac laptop computer and healthy enough to try again. Goodness, wouldn’t it be fun to match up our interests and go there !!! I’m living in New Berlin, WI outside Milwaukee. Just celebrated my 76th birthday thanks to Norwegian blood.
Check my web site for the other books —non-fiction I’ve written about the Anabaptists.
Let’s talk. I may have one contact in Friesland–retired teacher and historian of Holland history—Menno Simmons, etc.
Richard
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Sorry to admit,that I lived in Holland over 10 yrs.and
never visited Giethoorn. Enjoyed these gorgeous pics.
Who knows I’ll visit in the near future and make it priority one to visit this unequaled village.
How do people in this area get around in the winter time when the water freezes with no vehicles? Does everyone ice skate or does the water not freeze?
A friend and I visited Giethoorn in 1993. We wanted to watch the local custom of pole-vaulting the canals. While we were there, we saw a fantastic spider exhibit and a wonderful mineral museum. It’s a very beautiful and charming village. Hope to visit again.
I would love to visit, how did you book a vacation there?
We were house-sitting for my cousin in Coevorden and had the use of their car. We drove all over The Netherlands. There is a parking lot at the entrance to the village. Just park and walk in. It’s well worth the trip.
I wish I could do eye refraction check up of the residents of the breathtakingly beautiful Giethoorn village in Holland!
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i just want to go thr n live…its so beautiful… looks like its from disney’s fairy tale village!
Is there a place for a visitor to stay overnight in Giethoon Village ?
I would like to visit Giethoon for a short holiday.
This is beautiful. Is there electricity? I hope not. this village seem untouched by todays rush for development. I hope this remains the way it is for a long time. These pictures transports you to different environment and breathtaking views. PEACE and Tranquility should be the theme here. BEAUTIFUL!!!
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This is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen, I wish I could go and visit Giethoorn, I think this is the place where I want to retire!!
We visited Giethoorn last month. What a nice little village. The pictures on this site capture exactly like we saw it. As we were walking the canal we stopped and had a very nice Belgium waffle at one of the many restaurants. It literally takes about an hour (if walking slow) to see the whole village, but it was enjoyable! Kathy
It looks so beautiful but I am afraid to ask if many of the young children who live there have drowned?? It does not seem safe to live like that with kids. We have such strict pool fencing laws here in Australia and still so many die each year… water is too much of a temptation.
hey pals , this ia awesome place ,would like to visit this place in this coming november.
if u guys can farward the travel agent name ,
The village-Giethoorn, looks stunningly beautiful. I wish I get a chance to visit this out-of-the world place.
Mahesh Honnappa
Thank you so much for posting this – I was sent a beautiful pps of photographs of the village, but not the name of it. I googled “village holland with no roads” and I got your link, complete with name. Now I know the name of a magical place I hope to visit one day!
Absolutely breath taking. What an amazing place. Wish I was there…. :0)
Are there vacation rentals in the Village of Giethoorn? I would very much like to visit with my 8years old daughter.
Is there any place in Giethoorn to stay on a vacation?
I would very much like to visit with my 8 years old daughter.
I was in Blijburg, nice beach-bar, where you can enjoy DJ’music. You will get calm atmosphere. This is best for summer seasons, having live music, night parties at whole summers.
Unbelievably beautiful, and I hate to ruin the magic by bringing up practicality, but how do emergency services function there? Ambulances, fire “trucks”. I hope it’s not somebody on a rowboat rowing really fast. =X
This village is 40% water way and 60% road way. Only the old part of the village is waterway. I guess the images of the roads aren’t as flattering.
i admire such a beautiful place like giethoorn. so peaceful. i’m from malaysia and if i plan to retire in giethoorn, how to get p.r? guide me at my email
hi its wounderful place.
Hi, I am going to visit Amsterdam on July, please tell me how do I get to Giethoorn.
Thanks in advance!
I need more detail info to visit there. I’m thinking about to retire there in next 10 yrs. Pl. send me detail info. about cost of living.
Thanks so much.