ZAANDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning. On the mill’s cutting floor, six blades briefly rise ...

Zaanse Schans is one of the most popular day trips from Amsterdam, and for good reason. The scenic village is easy to get to from The Netherlands’ capital city, and its home to some of the most famous ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --People in the small Dutch village of Kinderdijk celebrated "Illumination Week" on Thursday by illuminating the Netherlands' iconic windmills starting at dusk. The 50-plus-year ...

Zaanse Schans, popular for its windmills, has a population of just 100 people - but more than two million tourists will have ...

Problems involving floods, lack of power and failing levees are not new. Holland has faced all of them for centuries. Originally, the land that's Holland today was a marsh, but through the years ...

You need a lot of elements to align when it comes to surfing in the North Sea, especially if you’re in The Netherlands. It may not be the first country that springs to mind when thinking of surfing in ...

The Netherlands is a very small country and driving from end to end takes only about 3 hours in total. However, within those ...

EGMOND AAN ZEE, Netherlands (Reuters) - When the Netherlands built its first sea-based wind turbines in 2006, they were seen as symbols of a greener future. Towering over the waves of the North Sea ...

ZAANDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — A wintry gust of wind raises hopes that the giant sails of a centuries-old windmill near Amsterdam will start turning. On the mill's cutting floor, six blades briefly rise ...