Cycling where there once was sea – water country in the Netherlands

Touring bike · NL · 515 km · 10 stages

‘God created the world, but the Dutch created Holland,’ as the old saying goes. In fairness, this maxim is pretty accurate as a large part of the Netherlands was reclaimed from the sea. Dykes were built and windmills pumped out vast amounts of water. This process, which began in the 12th century, cr

by Niederlande Wasserland