![Amsterdam cycling holiday around the ijsselmeer zuiderzee](/.uc/i8f13bcbc010277a8f5001a54030259e34ffa7c6496280701c190012c0180/dag-02-amsterdam-5388985.jpg)
On the first cycling day, you will cycle along the wooded banks of the Gooi and pass through Naarden and Muiden, with its medieval Muiderslot castle. You then cycle to Amsterdam, where you ride through the city centre and cross the IJ by ferry. Just outside Amsterdam, you enter Waterland, with bird-rich peat meadows, ferries and ancient waterways. On the island village of Marken, time seems to have stood still. You can reach Volendam or Katwoude by boat or via Monnickendam.