Smit's Paviljoen
Lakeside café pavilion jutting into open water, with a panorama terrace and boat rental harbour.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Smit's Paviljoen in Giethoorn starts with a simple question about the terrace you are standing on and the lake that surrounds it. It touches on more than ninety years of guests, the Bovenwijde's western shore, and Bert Haanstra's nineteen fifty-eight comedy Fanfare. Best heard from the railing, with the boats passing below.
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