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Explore the cozy narrow streets, pretty courtyards and beautiful canals of Alkmaar and learn all about what sets the city apart: cheese. This historic center has 700 municipal and 339 national monuments. Visit the cheese market and cheese museum or explore the nature outside the city. In Bergen, for example, there is a beautiful old park forest. In 1662 the forest was part of a country estate of a wealthy family, and hidden among the trees are many small pools and romantic lakes.<\/p>\n
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Here, tranquility attracts birds, which drench and wash in the shallow pools. They can also enjoy a feast here, as the water attracts larvae and insects. Park your car at Profile Der Kinderen in Bergen before starting the bike tour.<\/p>\n
The first landmark on the bike ride is the Varnebroeker mill, a teeter-totter mill of great scenic value.<\/p>\n
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The mill was restored in 2013 and has rejoined the Baafjes Polder’s water management system.<\/p>\n
The next attraction on the route is Piet’s Mill, also called mill De Groot.It is an octagonal scaffold mill that grinds corn and was once built as a wall mill. In 1884, the mill was purchased by Cornelis Piet, who had a dwelling built at the bottom of the mill, popularly renaming it “Piet’s Mill.”<\/p>\n
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