The Waterland and Zaan Region (http://www.vvv-waterland.nl/) (http://www.vvvzaanstreek.nl/) of North-Holland in the West of the Netherlands has every stereotype one would expect from the country: a flat rural land with dykes, clogs, windmills, flowers and wooden houses. Typical rural towns are Edam, Marken, Monnickendam, Volendam and Zaanse Schans.
