Welcome to the village Giethoorn who looks directly as from the fairy tale

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You sometime dreamed to visit the fairy tale? This village in the province Overeyssel in Netherlands, nicknamed "Venice the Netherlands", can execute your dream, after all it is covered with centenary houses, and instead of roads and cars here channels with boats. The only difference between Venice and this fantastic village is that here you will not find any petrol engine. In this quiet place there is no importunate street advertizing and commercial billboards. People here move on foot, and if necessary slowly float on the channel by electric boats. Whether this miracle? Giethoorn became known...