Details About Volendam

Volendam is famous both for its fishing industry and a rich musical history. A lot of famous artist in the Netherlands live in Volendam. There are still a lot of local fishing boats, which are worth taking a picture. Each half an hour you can go to the peninsula Marken with a boat, and walk around in this village in the same style as Volendam. There are quite some hotels and restaurants near the harbour, where you can eat while you look over the harbours with the local fishing boats. About each quarter of an hour there drives a bus from Amsterdam to Volendam, and back. Visiting Volendam is quite unique, because you will not see a touristic center, but a place where the locals also like to spend there time.