Volendam

Volendam is a Dutch fishers village and a popular tourist destination in the Netherlands. Each region of the Netherlands has it’s own variant of traditional garments, but the traditional folk costumes of Volendam are the ones known world wide. So people come here to see and take pictures of people in traditional Dutch garments, or even wear those garments themselves. Volendam is also renowned for it’s exquisite fish restaurants, with the traditional local delicacy being smoked eel. At the harbor you can also rent a boat and spend a relaxing day sailing on the water. In the Netherlands Volendam is known as a singer’s town, as, despite being a relatively small village, Volendam is known for producing many Dutch folk and pop singers and having it’s own distinctive sound which is very popular in the Netherlands.