Self-guided bicycle tour in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh
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Self-guided bicycle tour in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh

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£32.00
Free cancellation
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Language: English , Italian , French , Spanish , German , Dutch , Japanese , Chinese
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Mobile voucher accepted
duration
Duration: 7 hours
Do this because
  • Follow in the artists footsteps on a self-guided tour from Eindhoven to his parents in Nuenen
  • Visit locations that Van Gogh painted or sketched in real life
  • Get to know Vincent as a person in the Van Gogh Village Museum
  • See the Corn mill 'De Roosdonck', the Van Gogh church, Watermills of Opwetten and Coll
  • Experience the exact location of the Potato Eaters House
What to expect

See the locations where Vincent van Gogh created a quarter of his works on a self-guided bike tour via your smartphone. Travel along a route provided by web app that will provide you with information. In collaboration with the Van Gogh Village Museum in Nuenen, you'll follow in the artists footsteps from Eindhoven to the Van Gogh Village Museum in Nuenen, opposite his parents' house.

Start in the center of Eindhoven (also pick up point rental bike). Hop on your bike and proceed down the path that Vincent walked from the station in Eindhoven to his parents in Nuenen.

See the places where his painter friends lived and where he got his painting supplies. Cycle past the house of his friend and the Catharina church which Van Gogh sketched from his friends ' backyard, as well as the Tongelre district with the watermill of Coll and the Van Gogh-Roosegaarde cycle path.

Continue into Nuenen and drink coffee/tea with cake at the Opwetten watermill. Then head to the Clemenskerk, windmill de Roosdonck, the place where the potato eaters house stood and the Van Gogh church. Step inside the Van Gogh Village Museum and visit the museum including audio system and admire a number of works by his Eindhoven painter friends in real life.

See Nune ville, the Begemann factory, the Broek nature reserve before returning to Eindhoven. With 14 locations in Nuenen painted or sketched by Vincent van Gogh - there is no other place in the Netherlands where you can get so close to the painter.

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What's included
  • check Self-guided bicycle route via web app
  • check Entrance to the Vincentre Nuenen museum with audio guide
  • check Drink with a sweet treat at the Opwettense watermill, painted by Vincent van Gogh
  • check Bicycle rental (if Tour with bike rental is selected at checkout)
What's not included
  • x_not_included Bicycle rental (if Tour only is selected at checkout)
  • x_not_included Theft/damage insurance for bicycle
  • x_not_included Phone holder
  • x_not_included Smartphone
  • x_not_included Powerbank
Where

Gasfabriek 3, 5613 CP Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Meeting point:
Start outside the Cyklist wielercafé on the NRE terrain.
What to remember
  • Total biking distance: 29 kilometers (Eindhoven-Nuenen/Van Gogh Village Museum: 16 km) (Van Gogh Village Museum-Eindhoven: 13 km)
  • Guests must be at least 6 years old
  • During checkout, you will choose either (Tour only or Tour with bike rental)
  • Tour only : does not include a bike - you will need to bring your own bike
  • Bike rental shop is open from 9.00am to 6.00pm - bikes should be returned on the same day by 6.00pm
  • By law, phones must be placed in a phone holder on your handlebars. You can rent a phone holder for a deposit of € 5 to be paid directly at the bike rental shop
  • Recommended starting time between 10.00am and 10.30am
  • Web app tour is written in Dutch and automatically translated into English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Japanese
  • The route is available via web app on your smartphone (you do not need to download the app link in advance)
  • Web app link with password will be sent your password via email after booking
  • The route is delivered by a web app on your own smartphone that you do not need to download in advance
  • We book entrance for the Van Gogh Village Museum on the day of your tour
  • The Van Gogh Village Museum is open until 5pm (closed Mondays)
  • Audio guide at Van Gogh Village Museum in Nuenen museum is available in: English, Italian, French, English, German, Dutch, Japanese and Chinese
  • Restaurant Opwettense Watermolen is open from 11.00am
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Provider
City Tours Eindhoven
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

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