Zaanse Schans windmill tour with Italian guide

Overview

Available languages

Italian

3 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Zaanse Schans the most important windmill village in Europe, a UNESCO heritage site is only 15 minutes by car from Amsterdam. Visit with us the spice mill, rediscover the ancient routes of the India companies, their customs and traditions, visit the most famous Dutch dairy, with tasting of the typical cheeses, we will also visit the diamond house, the cocoa factory and the ancient clog carpentry all with explanation and personalized show in Italian. Don't wait, book a unique experience with breathtaking landscapes and panoramas, all enriched by our expert Italian guides, experience guaranteed since 2012 !! return around 1:30 pm .

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Specialized infant seats are available

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Italian assistance

Round-trip transfer service from the village

Visit to the house of the diamond

Visit inside the spice windmill

Visit to the cheese factory with cheese tasting

Visit the chocolate house

Air-conditioned vehicle

Visit of a factory of wooden clogs with explanation in Italian

Expert Italian mother tongue guide,

What To Expect

Zaanse Schans

Zaanse Schans with its mills is one of the most important icons of Holland, an itinerary along the banks of the Zaan river, including dairies, diamond cutters and clogs, lots of information on 17th century Dutch history and their culture, information on social life and economic of the country, in this route we will rediscover the ancient spice routes with its beautiful windmills with entry and explanation to the spice mill, we will also discover the art of making Dutch clogs (with demonstration in Italian), we will also visit an ancient Dutch cheese factory with free tasting of typical local cheeses, then proceeding with a visit to a small diamond maker, all enriched by many curiosities and lots of information with our expert mother tongue Italian operators.

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Specerijenmagazijn Indie's Welvaren

Entrance to the mill of spices, history and demonstration of the technologies of the time, the companies of the indies and their expeditions

15 minutes • Admission Included

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Zaanse Schans windmill tour with Italian guide

Reviews

4.82

97 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Italy in the world
unadelletante,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Entony was fantastic! . I must say exemplary! Thank you very much. You are super helpful throughout. See you soon:-)
Wonderful mills
Nicolo R,
Oct 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very professional and organized Precise nice clear movements and appointments for sure if I return to Amsterdam I will contact them for more experiences
To try
guidopU4300SY,
Sep 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Nice tour, you can taste the real Holland where it seems that time has stopped. You visit the mills and wonderful villages
Good!
ROBERTO R,
Sep 15, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Perfect organization from the transfer to the mills to the explanations in general all very kind and professional one of the first things to do just arrived in Amsterdam because they provided us with useful tips on how to move and what to see.
Beautiful experience,...
ANDREA M,
Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Beautiful experience, fantastic story told by our guide. Huge job done by the Dutch to fight the sea
Very punctual,...
Giovanna O,
Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very punctual, very kind and very prepared companion. Zaanse Schans looks like a postcard. I recommend the tour.
Enchanting landscape
Marika P,
Aug 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
3.00
Italian guides very nice and very prepared, but in my opinion little time for us, we did not continue with the visit to the fishing village and maybe they could have left us a little more time, but still a wonderful place!
The charm of windmills
A3164NSfrancescar,
Aug 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Nice trip out of town reachable from Amsterdam in about half an hour. Pleasant location with spice mill, chocolate mill and clog factory with demonstration
Not to be missed
Alessio P,
Jul 14, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Excellent organization. Staff prepared, friendly and helpful. Fantastic location. Advice from viator more information on the differences between the various tours
Trip to the mills
Elisa M,
Jul 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00
Very nice area to see although very touristy with cottages / shop and mills / shop that sold souvenir cheese clogs chocolate ... very green very nice peace.