Windmills, shipyards, cheese and soft drugs are the most common associations with Holland. From your vacation, you can bring memorable souvenirs, a piece of this amazing country.
Tulips, diamonds and souvenirs
- One of the most valuable gifts that can be brought from Holland is tulip bulbs, flowers will delight you for many years and remind you of the trip. To avoid problems with customs and transportation, buy bulbs at the airport, where they will be properly packed and issued with documents for transportation. If you are not a fan of fresh flowers, Dutch masters make ceramic tulips, so much so that you cannot immediately distinguish from real ones.
- Another truly Dutch souvenir is klomps - wooden shoes. When it was the shoes of shipyard workers, protecting the feet from being hit by heavy logs. At some point, they just came into vogue and were worn by many segments of the population. You need to wear them with thick woolen socks, then this shoe will be comfortable. There are miniature souvenirs, hand-painted, for 1-1.5 euro a couple.
- Porcelain dishes and figurines, which are produced in Delft, based on the most famous plot - figurines of a kissing boy and a girl - a cute souvenir, in blue and white tones costs from 1 to 5 euros; You can also buy porcelain dishes, sets, plates and tea pairs in blue, hand-painted.
- In souvenir shops you will find many images of the symbol of Holland - a windmill made of ceramics, on postcards, and crafts made from natural materials.
- Amsterdam is considered the diamond capital of Europe, diamonds are sold here in Amstel diamond limited and Gassan diamonds stores, and the most famous jewelry manufacturers are Amsterdam Diamond Center, Coster Diamonds, Gassan Diamonds, Holshuijsen-Stoeltie, Van Moppes Diamonds. The prices are quite humane, as far as it can be related to diamonds.
Food and alcohol
- Alcoholic gifts - Jenever juniper vodka and Heineken and Grolsch beer are popular among tourists. The taste of the beer is different from what is sold in Russia.
- Dutch cheeses - that's really, there is where to roam. Many varieties, the possibility of free tasting, only natural products - choose according to your taste and color. There are green, pink, orange cheeses in Holland, and all - without artificial additives. You just don't need to buy cheese in the city center - it will be very expensive, in cheese markets both the products and the choice are better.
In the so-called coffee shops you can buy hashish and marijuana, but all this can be “consumed” only on the spot - the export of drugs from the country is strictly prohibited.
Clothes and footwear
- Hemp clothing - raincoats, T-shirts, dresses, shorts, shoes, bags - not only in Dutch but also practical - hemp linen is abrasion resistant and wears well. Such things are sold in Amsterdam, in the Rudelaris hempfashion store on Haarlemstrasaat 71.
- Regarding the purchase of clothes, shoes, accessories - sales are held in January in all stores. In the cities there are boutiques of all world brands, but the prices are high. Locals, German neighbors and tourists visit an outlet in the south of the Netherlands - Roermond Designer Outlet, in the suburb of Roermond. In the stores, of which there are more than 100, you will find branded clothes and shoes from Ren Lezard and Streness, Adidas, Puma, Nike, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, Hugo Boss and other brands with 30-70% discounts.
