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The 19 windmills of Kinderdijk, Rotterdam, Netherlands

 
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added on the 24th of April, 2009
The 19 windmills of Kinderdijk are world heritage sites since 1997.This wonderful group of buildings is a reminder of the more than 10,000 windmills that once occupied the landscape of The Netherlands. The village of Kinderdijk is only 9 miles (15 km) east to Rotterdam; take your time and visit it.

Price:
Adult 3,50 Euro
Children 2 Euro

Opening Hours:
From 1 April to 31 October from 9:30am to 5:30pm.
From 1 November to 31 March only in weekends from 11am to 4pm, if the weather is good.

How to get there:
Take a bus from Rotterdam-Zuid metro station or the Utrecht Centraal train station to Kinderdijk.

 
 
 
 
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