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Giethoorn, a tiny village in the Netherlands, is known as the Venice of the North as it doesn’t have a single road.
Founded around 1230, the endless winding canals and bridges make Giethoorn look like something straight out of a fairytale.
And all the flowers and 176 spindly bridges don’t exactly hurt the charm of this gorgeous little village.
Everyone in Giethoorn travels by “whisper boats”, which have noiseless engines.
So the loudest thing you’ll hear in this peaceful dwelling is a duck quacking (and he’ll probably be told to keep it down).
With thatched roofs and brightly-painted shutters this village is quite possibly the stuff that dreams are made of.
This road-free zone began when the first inhabitants of Giethoorn arrived and dug out peat deposits in the land.
The holes left behind slowly filled up with water, turning into rivers and lakes — and Giethoorn’s unique waterways were created.
The best part is that in winter when the boats can’t sail, residents just grab their ice skates to nip down the shops.
Despite only having about 2,000 residents, Giethoorn welcomes a whopping 200,000 tourists every year.
But they take their village’s beauty seriously, so all those tourists leave their cars on the main road and venture in by boat.
We feel relaxed just looking at Giethoorn.