Zaanse Schans: The picturesque Dutch village set to charge tourists an entry fee

Zaanse Schans, popular for its windmills, has a population of just 100 people - but more than two million tourists will have visited this year.

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Indeed, they are some of the most picturesque examples in the Netherlands, and easy to get to from Amsterdam.

Last year, 2.6 million people visited - a gigantic amount for a small place with a resident population of just 100.

It is far too many tourists, says the local council. And so, it has announced that from next spring it will charge every visitor from outside the area €17.50 ($20.50; £15) to enter, to try to control the numbers.

It's very rare for a community to take such a measure, but talking to Marieke Verweij, director of the village's museum, you can understand why they want to do this.