Dutch Cheesemaid’s in traditional costume at the Alkmaar Cheese Market, Holland "cheese girls' sells samples at the Alkmaar Cheese market

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here are five cheese markets operating in the Netherlands. Woerden is a modern working commercial cheese market. Four, Alkmaar, Gouda, Edam and Hoorn, are like traditional merchant cheese markets as operated in the post-medieval period, re-enacted during the summer months for tourists. The shows are today surrounded by stalls selling all things traditional to the Dutch culture, including cheese.

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Location: Alkmaar Cheese Market, Holland Netherlands
Photo credit: © Gary Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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