Volendam - Costumes

Volendam - the Roman Catholic counterpart to Marken - is famed for its traditional costumes. Not surprisingly, therefore, the tourist trade has become the principal source of income. The older inhabitants are still proud to wear the local costumes - for men baggy woolen trousers, for women a flowered dress, a striped pinafore, a coral necklace and, when appropriate to the weather, a blue and white striped scarf. On Sundays and holidays the women wear the famous winged lace cap, which during the week is often replaced by a simpler cotton cap. At the harbor visitors can have themselves photographed in local costume.