Hand-carved decorated wooden clogs (klompen)

A 700-year-old craft bought from the last people who still carve it — genuinely useful garden shoes, not shelf clutter, if you choose plain.

Price: 34.95 EUR (Wearable hand-finished decorated pair from a working clog workshop; plain wearable pairs from ~€25)

Where to buy: Clog-making demos at Zaanse Schans or Marken — buy where they carve, not from canal souvenir racks

Price checked 2026-07-03

• Tasteful version: plain sanded or single-color pairs as planters, doorstops or actual garden shoes — skip the airbrushed windmill kitsch
• Real workshops carve from fresh poplar/willow on-site; watch the 5-minute demo
• Wood is fine through US customs (finished product, no bark); bulky — clip them outside your pack