Spakenburg: Guided Walking Tour of the Historic Center｜Netherlands

Explore the historic center of Spakenburg on a guided walking tour. Visit the museum harbor and take a walk through the old fishing district. See the largest botter fleet in the Netherlands and learn about the history of the village. If you are lucky you will also see one of the women in traditional costume

Meet your guide and set off to explore the historic center of Spakenburg. Spakenburg is traditionally a fishing village in the Netherlands that was located on the Zuiderzee until the construction of the Afsluitdijk.

Visit the museum harbor and see the largest botter fleet in the Netherlands. A botter is an authentic wooden fishing boat. The oldest fishing boat is the EB44 from 1851, but also see the largest botter ever built, the Grote Beer.

In the fishing district, see the small fishermen's houses where families of up to 16 children used to be housed. From the dike, have a view over the three provinces lake and the largest island in the world constructed by people.