Giethoorn is situated in a wetland in the north of the Netherlands. Living with water has given the village unique characteristics, which have been preserved over the centuries: the farmhouses that are situated on little islands; characteristic boats that transport everything through small canals, the slow life, then and now. Cows were transported over water, so was milk, hay and even wedding parties used boats.People travel from the far corners of the world to Giethoorn to experience some of this special atmosphere. To wander or to go by punter boat and enjoy a world that once was, and still is...