What to do · Volendam and Marken
The dyke and harbour of Volendam
Information
- Price
- Free
- Duration
- 1 h
- Season
- All year
- Who it's for
- All ages
- With a dog
- On a lead
Volendam was a fishing village on the old Zuiderzee, the inland sea that was closed off with a dyke in 1932 and is today Lake Markermeer. The Haven promenade, on the dyke, is the main street: low houses on one side, wooden boats on the other and a row of stalls selling herring and smoked eel. Behind the dyke, down a few steps, is the old district of the Doolhof, a maze of narrow alleys and wooden houses with tiny gardens, much quieter.
Walk the dyke from end to end, go down into the Doolhof and return to the harbour to catch the boat to Marken. In season and at midday the dyke fills up; first thing in the morning or at the end of the afternoon it is a different place.
With young childrenAs a familyWith teenagersWith a dog
