The polder landscape near Jisp, Netherlands (© Frans Lemmens/Alamy)

【August 28 2015】Jutting out into the North Sea is North Holland, a province of the Netherlands. And like many other parts of this country, portions are below sea level, kept habitable by a series of dikes and levees to hold back the sea. This photo of meadows on reclaimed land separated by ditches was taken near the small town of Jisp, which hosts a cozy population of slightly more than 1,000 residents.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..