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You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village

By Lili Gomes @_roselili
You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village

A village, where there are no roads, no cars, no traffic, and ducks are the loudest sound you'll hear. This is Giethoorn, in the Netherlands.

You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village
Its first inhabitants (around 1230) found peat deposits and dug so many holes they turned into lakes and canals.

You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village

Walking paths and around 180 wooden bridges. That's how people get around there. No roads. No cars. No traffic. Can you even imagine?

You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village

The village website says "the loudest sound you can normally hear is the quacking of a duck or the noise made by other birds."

You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village

People use "whisper boats," which are boats with noiseless engines. There's also a Canal Cruise by water bus.

You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village

The best part is that in winter when the boats can't sail, residents just grab their ice skates to nip down the shops.

You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village

August is the busiest tourist month, in case you're not big on crowds. The town only has 2600 residents, but they have lots of accommodation for visitors at Hotels, B&Bs and even AirBnB.

You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village

The sunsets on Giethoorn

You Won’t Find A Single Road In This Water Village

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