Vakantie in Nederland aan het IJsselmeer naast Edam.

In Edam the tradingpast lives on. The former harbourtown owes a lot to shipbuilding. Later the Edam cheese got evolved. On yearly base eighty million kilo of Edam cheese is made. At the cheesemarket of Alkmaar and Edam some of it is sold. During your visit to Edam the Cheesescales dated 1778 en the cheesemarket (in July and august) can't be missed. The town is one of the best-kept old town along the former Zuiderzee. A tower called the Speeltoren dominates the silhouette of this beautiful town. The bells in this tower, dated 1561, are one of the oldest in North-Holland. Edam's rich past started when farmers and fishermen set their camps in the twelfth century. When Edam was given town-rights in 1357 and dig a harbour a period of flowering started. Which didn't only give Edam a nice townview but also worldfame. The Damsquare is the flowering monumental centre of Edam. The entrance of the beautiful townhall is built in the style of Louis XIV. The Dam's a lock dated 1569. A visit to the Edammuseum along the Damsquare is also worth the visit. This sixteenth century tradesmanhouse with original division and floating basement gives a good view on how rich people in former centuries lived in such a house. The Large or St. Nicolaaschurch is the proud of Edam. This hall-church was built in the fifteenth century. The steeple is dated later. In the church you'll find a wonderful collection of steelglass windows from the seventeenth century.