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Museum village Orvelte- The Netherlands

Orvelte is a small village in the province Drenthe in the Netherlands. Orvelte is also called as the museum village (museumdorp) because of the unique Dutch cultural traits which are still prevalent here. Orvelte is full of museums which show the visitor how the ancient Dutch lived. Some of these special museums which you should visit when you are in Orvelte are, Orvelte poort: A small exposition on the honey bee and the bee products such as wax, bee hives and other bee related items. House of Het Ottenshoes- Discover how a Dutch farmer and his family lived in the years 1860-1870. Take a guided tour through this house and see what exactly the items they used at that time. Ottenshoes is a unique house. One unique fact about this house is that the farmers family used to live, sleep, cook and play in one room , which is the living room. Worth a visit when you are in Orvelte. The Wooden shoe factory (Klompenfabriek) : The owner of the factory gives a demonstration on how the Dutch wooden shoes were made before the 1900's, during the industrialization period, from A to Z. The process ends with showing you how the shoes are being stacked in wooden cupboards according to different sizes. The Saw mill : The same owner will take you to this 17th century originated Saw mill, where you see how the tree trunks are being cut in horizontal planks. The end product can be seen next to the saw mill on the sides of the houses, above the frames. The Smithy: The ironsmith (same owner as in the previous two places) will take you to the ironsmiths place where coal is being used to make metal objects such as nails, horse carriage accessories and other house hold metal items. This smithy is originally 500 years old even though it is not in the original place anymore but a reconstruction. Museum De Schenkerij: Different kinds of paintings and the Artworks of Hent Runting are to be seen in the museum/ restaurant De Schenkerijk in Orvelte, owned by the man himself. -The old candy shop: A typical, Dutch candy shop which is around 300 years old. The shop sells different kinds of sweets. Zoo Bizar: This is the smallest museum in the Netherlands, dedicated to reptiles and small animals. It is a advised to visit this museum if you have children. Children will love to see different kinds of animals in Zoo Bizar. Orvelte is also known for its sheep herds which belong to a unique breed called Schonebeek. Shconebeek sheep are only to be found in the area in the Netherlands around Orvelte. Once a year, in the summer, there is a wool festival. In this wool festival, a Shepard cuts the wool off the sheep skin, so that this can be used to make beautiful garments and other textiles. We had a chance to visit this wool festival too. Do you like to see more travel videos in Europe like this? Do you want to go to places like Orvelte and see how it looks like? Then we invite you to watch our videos and subscribe to our channel using the following link.    / @holidaysinholland   Further information if you are visiting Europe to be seen in our website www.holidaysinholland.com