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| The East Friesan Milk Sheep - History and breed characteristics of this milk sheep, which produces wonderful cheese. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wetterhoun - A beautiful and distinctive Frisian dog. Another page by a wetterhoun breeder. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Friesian Horse - an absolutely gorgeous animal, favoured in history by kings and knights riding into battle - site of the Frisian Horse Society. Friesians4All - good advice on finding a Friesian horse and Witteveen Friesians - some of the most beautiful Frisians around by a couple in St George, Ontario, Canada - take a look at their photos! | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The Frisian Chicken - I absolutely loved these pages - lots of information on this distinctive poultry breed, presented with humour. |
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Traditional Craftsmanship |
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| Frisian Clocks - history and information on the pretty Frisian clocks by a 7th-generation clockmaker. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Island Goldsmiths - interesting site by one of the few remaining master goldsmiths to use traditional East Frisian filigree techniques - informative history section here. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frisian Silver - some pictures of the famous traditional Frisian silver collection from the museum in Leeuwarden. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch Cheese Making - There are around 70 million Friesian dairy cattle in The Netherlands, and the tiny country is the largest exporter of cheese, butter, and milk in the world! This site is not specifically Frisian, but shows the traditional art of cheesemaking. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tourism |
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| Dairy farm camping Sotterum - Why not see Friesland for yourself? The Tjeerdema family offer camping/bed and breakfast facilities on their farm between Makkum and the 'Afsluitdijk'. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Friesland Holland - Tourism Information Service - This site claims to have 1001 suggestions for things to do when visiting Friesland. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Wadlopen - An account of the peculiarly Frisian past-time of mud-walking, in which tens of thousands of tourists participate every year... basically walking across mud flats to the Frisian islands during low-tide.
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