Kinderdijk is perhaps the most recognisable symbol of the Netherlands. Located near Rotterdam, this UNESCO World Heritage Site contains 19 historic windmills built in the 18th century to manage water levels in the low-lying polder landscape.
Kinderdijk is perhaps the most recognisable symbol of the Netherlands. Located near Rotterdam, this UNESCO World Heritage Site contains 19 historic windmills built in the 18th century to manage water levels in the low-lying polder landscape. The windmills represent centuries of Dutch innovation in water management. For generations, they helped pump water away from reclaimed land, allowing communities to live and farm below sea level. Visitors can walk and cycle along the waterways, visit working windmills and learn how Dutch engineers transformed a country shaped by water.
