The village of Giethoorn in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands is like a fairytale. There are no usual roads and cars here. Instead there are canals and boats. Giethoorn was founded in 1230 by refugees from the south of the country. In the swampy area they found hundreds of goat horns (Gitehorns) left over from the flood. Hence the name of the village. The first inhabitants discovered peat...
