- Giethoorn is a car-free village in the Netherlands, about 75 miles away from Amsterdam.
- The main form of transportation is by bicycle or foot on the roughly 180 wooden foot arch bridges, or by boat on the over 55 miles of canals, according to Condé Nast Traveler.
- However, some residents have been complaining about the onslaught of tourists that have been damaging bridges and private property and causing traffic in the otherwise picturesque canals.
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Giethoorn is a picturesque, idyllic car-free village in the Netherlands that looks like its straight out of a storybook.
The village, about 75 miles away from Amsterdam, doesn't have any roads, which means tourists and its about 2,600 residents can only get around by bicycle, foot, or boat, according to National Geographic and World Atlas.
Visiting tourists have the option to rent boats and explore the waterways. However, locals of the "Venice of the Netherlands" have had complaints about the tourists and their behavior in the village. The residents even wrote a letter to the municipal council demanding immediate action against "nuisance perpetrators in the picturesque canals," regional publication RTV Oo st reported.
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The tourists have reportedly been sailing too fast, some under the influence of alcohol, and others without proper permits. Other boat renters have been too young or sailing in the wrong direction.
"Because water safety is at stake and because the municipality simply has a duty to act when someone breaks the rules," the residents wrote in the letter.
In May, the village started repairing the damaged bridges, RTV Oost reported, and all homeowners who owned bridges along the parts of the canals frequented by tourists were eligible for collision protection.
Take a look at the one peaceful, but now overcrowded, canals: