Dutch cheese markets
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Dutch cheese farmers traditionally take their cheeses to the town's market square to sell them. Teams of official guild cheese-porters, identified by differently coloured straw hats associated with th
Wheels of Gouda cheese on sale at Gouda's cheese market
Alkmaar
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Alkmaar is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destina
Dutch cheese markets
…to the weigh house (Waag) and weighed the cheese on a company scale. There are currently five cheese markets operating in the Netherlands – Woerden, Alkmaar, Gouda, Edam, and Hoorn. Each of these was once a merchant cheese market in operation during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century. Today, the markets…
De Bierkade
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Cheese market
North gable of the Beer Museum in Alkmaar