Leave amsterdam behind for a few hours and discover the typical dutch countryside outside the capital youll drive through a picture perfect landscape crisscrossed with canals see authentic wooden houses windmills and fishing villages and witness traditional crafts from days gone by the picturesque village of zaanse schans is famous for its original buildings vividly capturing dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries youll see the historic shipyard and windmills and pay a visit to a sh