Fries Scheepvaart Museum

Friesland


Sneek has been a nexus of Frisian waterways for centuries, and this museum elegantly illustrates many aspects of shipping and seafaring in the province. Pride of place is given to models of the skûtsjes and koffs that figured so largely in inland and overseas trade.


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