{"id":10640,"date":"2016-08-31T12:39:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T10:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=10640"},"modified":"2016-08-31T12:40:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T10:40:27","slug":"giethoorn-village-without-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/giethoorn-village-without-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Giethoorn, the village without roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Giethoorn<\/strong> is also called the <strong>Venice of the North<\/strong> and it is a truly <strong>magical<\/strong> and <strong>unique<\/strong> <strong>village<\/strong>\u00a0in the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10645\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-10645\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/11052745155_2b2fbccbc9_k-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Giethoorn, the village without roads\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/11052745155_2b2fbccbc9_k-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/11052745155_2b2fbccbc9_k-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by piotr i\u0142owiecki via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<p>We are in the <strong>Netherlands<\/strong>, 120 kilometers from <strong>Amsterdam<\/strong>, but it seems to be in a <strong>fairy tale<\/strong> <strong>world<\/strong>. Here, in the middle of the <strong>Natural Park<\/strong> Weerribben-Wieden, there are <strong>no<\/strong> <strong>roads<\/strong>. The houses of the 2,600 inhabitants are connected by <strong>small<\/strong> <strong>rivers<\/strong>, a <strong>bike path<\/strong> and <strong>176<\/strong> <strong>bridges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10640 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/giethoorn-village-without-roads\/11052805223_47e12b1da2_k\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/11052805223_47e12b1da2_k-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Giethoorn, the village without roads\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10644\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10644'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by piotr i\u0142owiecki via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/giethoorn-village-without-roads\/14120080056_0b0c455db2_k\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/14120080056_0b0c455db2_k-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10641\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10641'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by brian_ytsu via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/giethoorn-village-without-roads\/11053212764_02a2aabf04_k\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/11053212764_02a2aabf04_k-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Giethoorn, the village without roads\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10643\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10643'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto by piotr i\u0142owiecki via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Born to hide its inhabitants from the religious persecutions of the twelfth century, now <strong>Giethoorn<\/strong> has become a popular tourist destination where you can spend a very special holiday, in a <strong>bucolic<\/strong> unmatched\u00a0<strong>atmosphere<\/strong>. Immerse yourself in the <strong>silence<\/strong> of nature, move on foot or in the typical <strong>boats<\/strong> and live a <strong>unique experience<\/strong> in Giethoorn, among\u00a0its streets of water.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10642\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-10642\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/11053544693_ddd8f02c7f_k-870x490.jpg\" alt=\"Giethoorn, the village without roads\" width=\"870\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/11053544693_ddd8f02c7f_k-870x490.jpg 870w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/11053544693_ddd8f02c7f_k-570x320.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><div class=\"caption\">Photo by piotr i\u0142owiecki via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Cover photo by piotr i\u0142owiecki\u00a0via Flickr\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/solar-impulse-trip-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">The future is here: Solar Impulse 2 has completed the trip around the world<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/slide-alps-switzerland\/\" target=\"_blank\">Slide down the Alps<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/cycling-among-the-stars-netherlands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cycling among the stars in Netherlands<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/emotional-intelligence-traveling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Developing our emotional intelligence by traveling<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giethoorn is also called the Venice of the North and it is a truly magical and unique village\u00a0in the world. 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