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Travel Photography - Cycling Seven Days Arround the IJsselmeer Lake, Holland
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Around the IJsselmeer
This itinerary roughly follows the coastline
of the former Zuiderzee, now called IJsselmeer. Lively harbour towns
with lots of traditional sailing boats and a variety of landscapes
are the ingredients of this remarkable tour.
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4 hour cruise takes you across the IJssel Lake to Hoorn. A short
cycle tour gets you acquainted with this old Dutch harbour town
Surrounded by polder landscape, so typical for this region, you
reach Enkhuizen.
Here you embark for the crossing of the IJssel Lake to Friesland. Starting in
Lemmer you pass lakes, waterways and canals before you arrive in Ossenzijl, situated
in the heart of national reserve the Weerribben.
Cycling through this unique marshland you reach Blokzijl or Vollenhove, two small
towns formerly located at the Zuiderzee.
Of course a visit to Giethoorn, Venice of the North, is part of the program.
A roundtrip by ‘punter’ on the small canals of this restored village
is a must.
From Zwartsluis, a lively town situated on a crossing of waterways, a ferry takes
you to the other side of the Zwarte Water (Black Water).
Cycling on top of the Kamper Zeedijk you reach the hanseatic town of Kampen.
Passing the beautiful conserved fortified town of Elburg you cycle through moorlands
and forestries before arriving in Harderwijk. Spakenburg is a traditional village,
where you can still find people wearing their traditional costumes.
The cycle trip takes you through the exurb of Blaricum to the walled town of
Naarden. A roundtrip of the Amsterdam Canals migth be a nice closing of your
holiday.
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