UNESCO World Heritage Site #87: Beemster Polder
From the World Heritage inscription: The Beemster Polder, dating from the early 17th century, is the oldest area of reclaimed land in the Netherlands. It has preserved intact its well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements, laid out in accordance with classical and Renaissance planning principles. Visit the Beemster Polder was like visiting […]
