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Gouda Cheese Market
Goudse Kaasmarkt
Gouda, Netherlands
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Each week in summer, the market square of Gouda fills with great rounds of its famous cheese. Farmers and traders in traditional dress reenact the old trade with hand-slapping handjeklap bargaining, weighing the cheese in the historic Waag, in a celebration of a trade that gave the Dutch town worldwide fame.
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Gouda, Western Netherlands (Randstad), Netherlands
Gouda, Netherlands
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Gouda Cheese Market
Goudse Kaasmarkt
Gouda, Netherlands
Each week in summer, the market square of Gouda fills with great rounds of its famous cheese. Farmers and traders in traditional dress reenact the old trade with hand-slapping handjeklap bargaining, weighing the cheese in the historic Waag, in a celebration of a trade that gave the Dutch town worldwide fame.
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About Gouda Cheese Market
Traditional weekly cheese market on Gouda’s Markt (Market Square) where farmers and traders in traditional dress reenact the historical cheese trade with handjeklap bargaining; cheeses are brought to and weighed in the historic Goudse Waag, with crafts and demonstrations around the square. Season runs Thursdays in spring–summer.
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Traditional weekly cheese market on Gouda’s Markt (Market Square) where farmers and traders in traditional dress reenact the historical cheese trade with handjeklap bargaining; cheeses are brought to and weighed in the historic Goudse Waag, with crafts and demonstrations around the square. Season runs Thursdays in spring–summer.
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Gouda
Western Netherlands (Randstad)
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