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Welcome to the best of region Brabant The Due to its authentic, exuberant character, its renowned hospitality and its wide range of tourist attractions, Brabant is a unique piece of Europe.

So it only makes sense that , in the south of the Netherlands, is a popular tourist destination. In fact, it is one of the fastest growing destinations in the Netherlands.

In Brabant, Van Gogh’s homeland, you can literally VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT follow in Vincent’s footsteps. Here, you can see how he lived and worked, and visit the places that inspired him so much. Brabant also offers many charming historical surrounded by panoramic views and spectacular countryside. The vibrant cities full of Dutch Design, art, museums and some of the best amusement in the Netherlands complete the ’s offer for a large tourist target group.

Plus, Brabant is easily accessible. Located in the heart of Europe and in the centre of the , Brabant is closer to , and than you might think: only 60 minutes! That makes it the perfect destination for a day trip or weekend break. Brabant, the gateway to the Low Lands.

VisitBrabant is the marketing organisation for destination Brabant, in the south of the Netherlands. VisitBrabant TradeServices offers inspiration and services for the international travel trade market, enabling your guests to reach Brabant without hassle. Discover the wonders of our beautiful province in this VisitBrabant TradeServices Special.

Vincent’s Homeland Discover the unique packages, which we would love to tailor to your guests’ wishes. Be inspired by the many stories, images and videos. to help if you are looking for good visual and text material PAGE 03 PAGE and we would love to bring you into contact with the right people and networks. We are happy to help! Region Brabant Vincent’s Homeland

EUROPE Brabant is located at the heart of Europe and in the centre of Benelux. It’s closer to Amsterdam, Belgium and Germany than you might think: 60 minutes! This makes Brabant the ideal base to explore not only our region, but the whole Benelux. Specially with the big offer of quality accommodation for an attractive price. Brabant, gateway to the Low Lands!

Vincent van Gogh was born and raised in

Brabant. He created his first masterpiece Walk in Vincent van in Brabant. It is where Gogh’s footsteps he painted most of his paintings. Come and walk in the footsteps of Van Gogh! VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT

60 min. AMSTERDAM

THE NETHERLANDS A2 60 min. 30 min.

VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT OF BEST THE VISIT

ROTTERDAM 45 min. HET A16 ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH

BREDA 35 min. GERMANY WEEZE ETTEN-LEUR

ZUNDERT BEEKSE BERGEN 90 min. BRUGES E19 52 Van Gogh monument and Start of his career as DÜSSELDORF place of birth in a painter in Etten Leur 75 min.

ANTWERP A2 30 min.

GHENT A12 75 min. Unique Van Gogh cultural heritage Van Gogh monument in 60 min. at Van Gogh Village Nuenen Van Gogh Village Nuenen COLOGNE 90 min. Photo: Jean Paul Bardelot 60 min. BELGIUM

CHARLEROI 90 min. Fly direct into North-Brabant via . This airport in the heart of Brabant

serves over 80 destinations. 05 PAGE PAGE 04 ’s-Hertogenbosch Het Noordbrabants Museum

’s-Hertogenbosch is famed for its charm and With resplendent exhibitions, Het Noordbrabants hospitality and has many times been awarded Museum showcases the wealth of Brabant’s art, the title ‘Most welcoming city in the Netherlands’. history and culture. One of the largest cultural Award winning exhibition All highlights are near each other, making them 2016 attractions in the Netherlands. It is the only VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT easy to explore, from the biggest Dutch cathedral museum in the southern part of the Netherlands to the historical underneath the city. City of master painter to exhibit original works by . Hieronymus Bosch Photo: Karin Jonkers VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT OF BEST THE VISIT

Quiet location in the heart Great experience for all ages Historical centre of ’s-Hertogenbosch with great shopping

St. John’s Cathedral

Burgundian lifestyle with Sailing the city’s historical canals Van Gogh Pavilion with excellent restaurants Photo: Werner van Beusekom original Van Gogh paintings

The Story of Brabant gallery 07 PAGE PAGE 06 Fortified towns DAY 3 VAN GOGH VILLAGE in Van Gogh’s NUENEN & EINDHOVEN Homeland Museum Vincentre Experience how Van Gogh lived and how he created his first masterpiece The Potato Eaters. Guided walk Van Gogh Village DAY 1 Nuenen is an ‘outdoor museum’ with no fewer 11th century old Heeswijk HEESWIJK CASTLE than 23 locations that remind of Van Gogh. & FORTIFIED Opwetten Watermill OF HEUSDEN Enjoy lunch at this nostalgic watermill painted by Van Gogh. Guided tour Heeswijk Castle  walking tour through ‘the forbidden city’ Experience the rich history of an Guided tour past former Philips factories in the almost thousand year old castle. Strijp-S area, now the vibrant creative heart of the city. Walking tour Heusden Walk in Vincent’s footsteps A guide will show the must-sees of in Van Gogh Village Nuenen this beautiful fortified city. Worstenbroodje at Bakkertje Deeg You have to try this typical ‘sausage roll’ from Brabant, of course at the bakery called Bakkertje Deeg. The iconic little of Heusden Boattrip Heusden VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT Admire the typical Dutch landscape DAY 2 with windmills, , cows and Opwetten Watermill numerous water birds. BRABANT’S CAPITAL Photo: Van Gogh Brabant ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH TIP! TIP!

VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT OF BEST THE VISIT Historical city walk ‘s-Hertogenbosch Get to know Hieronymus Bosch, Try the famous sweet Guided walk past beautiful monuments like St. John’s the medieval painter from pastry ‘Bossche Bol’ and Cathedral and the typical Bosch backstreets. ’s-Hertogenbosch, at the Art Centre, recharge completely. Historical cruise on the Binnendieze with a special walk or canal cruise. Navigate along small waterways and underneath this fortified city in a ‘whisper boat’. The Korte Putstraat A street known across the for offering culinary treats from a variety of cuisines. Het Noordbrabants Museum with guide Dive into the rich artistic and cultural history of Brabant, with the masters Van Gogh and Bosch.

Heusden ’s-Hertogenbosch Mix & Match Heeswijk

The small streets of ‘s-Hertogenbosch Combine various components of the BRABANT program to your liking and make your own Nuenen custom program. We are happy to help

with more ideas and tailormade solutions. Eindhoven 09 PAGE Het Noordbrabants Museum is the

PAGE 08 largest museum in the south of the country Heusden

Breda, a contemporary city that is more than 750 years old. This lively town has centuries-old monuments, great restaurants, charming pavement cafes on the Market Place and bustling shopping streets. No wonder Breda has been named Best City Center of The Netherlands.

Cultural fortress town

Wander through the picturesque streets of this charming fortified town while your guide tells stories of centuries ago, and sail along the fortress walls. This historical setting is Nassau City home to galleries, speciality shops, friendly (big church), VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT Royal Academy restaurants and pavement cafes. and Begijnhof VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT OF BEST THE VISIT Picturesque inner town Members of the Dutch Royal Family with intimate restaurants Sailing along the city Part of the Southern defence wall are buried in the iconic ‘Grote Kerk’ walls and green parks

Beguinage Breda Harbour for boating Visit the classic windmills Historical city with many squares, and river cruises great restaurants and bars PAGE 11 PAGE PAGE 10 The roots of DAY 3 HISTORICAL the Low Lands & VIBRANT TILBURG

Guided walking tour Bergen op Zoom DAY 1 One of the Netherlands’ oldest cities with a rich and VAN GOGH ZUNDERT turbulent past that goes back 800 years. Markiezenhof Van Gogh wall in Etten-Leur & ETTEN-LEUR Taste the rich history of La Trappe Trappist with a self portrait of Vincent Visit the oldest city palace in the Netherlands where Van Gogh Zundert the lords and marquises of Bergen op Zoom lived. Get to know how Van Gogh grew up in the La Trappe Trappist Monastery Tilburg place where he was born. Visit the chapel and Guided tour through the brewery and a film about the life his brother’s grave with a guide. in the monastery concluded with a -tasting. Van Gogh Church Etten Leur Dwaalgebied Tilburg Take a look at the animated timeline of Van Gogh Wander around the charming streets with authentic in the church where his father preached. little shops and lovely restaurants. Biesbosch National Cruise Navigate through the lush green areas of one of the few freshwater tidal areas in the world. VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT

The old entrance gate of Bergen op Zoom Sail, walk or cycle through National Park Biesbosch TIP! TIP! DAY 2 Savour and experience the

VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT OF BEST THE VISIT taste of Trappist beers on People of Brabant love the good NASSAU CITY BREDA this unique cycle route which life… The many great restaurants takes you past 5 different and terraces prove that. Guided Nassau city walk Trappist abbeys in the region. Enjoy them during your stay! Discover the history of the Royal Family Nassau at the Castle of Breda, the Béguinage, and relax and enjoy the city’s Valkenberg park. Grote Kerk (Great Church) The forefathers of the Dutch Royal Family have been laid to rest in this Nassau Church, at the

Breda has centuries’ old monuments, water and countryside picturesque ‘Grote Markt’ square. Boat tour Breda This idyllic tour in a longboat showcases Breda’s history on and near the water.

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Etten Leur Breda Tilburg Combine various components of the BRABANT program to your liking and make your own Bergen op Zoom custom program. We are happy to help Zundert with more ideas and tailormade solutions. 13 PAGE

PAGE 12 Breda was voted “Best City Centre” numerous times Eindhoven Tilburg

City of Urban Events & Festivals

If you love design, shopping and going out, Always buzzing and in the forefront with countless Eindhoven is the place to be! This lively festivals, exhibitions and events throughout the year. creative city bursting with energy has Shopping in the Dwaalgebied, culinary discoveries in

been declared ‘the most inventive city of the Railway Zone or being inspired in galleries and VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT the world’. Come and feel the vibe! wonderful museums. Come and discover Tilburg! From Philips factory town to vibrant hub VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT OF BEST THE VISIT

Railway Zone: Rough, Design-themed walking Raw and Refined and cycle trails

‘The forbidden city’ Strijp-S Shopping in the Dwaalgebied

Famous La Trappe Beer Monastery Shopping paradise with various urban restaurants

Public sculpture Sky Mirror (for Hendrik) by Anish Kapoor

Capital of Dutch Design Photo: Marcel de Buck 15 PAGE PAGE 14 Urban life & DAY 3 ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH Dutch Design & BREDA

Museum quarter ’s-Hertogenbosch Discover in Het Noordbrabants Museum DAY 1 and the the DUTCH DESIGN many-faceted range of art from old masters CAPITAL EINDHOVEN such as Van Gogh, modern masters and an extensive collection of contemporary Social design at the Tramkade Design Tour Strijp-S area art and design. Guided tour through the old Philips industrial area, Strijp-S is the hotspot for design Social Label and Werkwarenhuis now the creative and cultural heart of Eindhoven. at Tramkade Piet Hein Eek at Strijp-R area Open designlab where makers, designers Visit the workplace, showroom and exhibition area of and products are given an exceptional stage. the internationally renowned designer Piet Hein Eek. Blind Walls Gallery Breda Eindhoven city centre Walk past all the artworks and wall paintings Stroll past the Blob and through the atmospheric at surprising locations in the city. narrow streets of the Bergen district with countless Stedelijk Museum Breda design boutiques. Where history and modern design meet.  art tour One of Europe’s leading contemporary art museums, including works by Picasso, Chagall, Learn all about how Philips started in Eindhoven VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT Beuys, Dumas, El Lissitzky and Appel. in the Philips Museum Restaurant Kazerne Be amazed by the many cool wall paintings Enjoy dinner in this hotspot where wine, fine dining, Photo: Marloes de Hooge - Travelvalley TIP! design, art and technology all combine. DAY 2 TIP! VIBRANT TILBURG Visit the Van Gogh Roosegaarde bicycle

VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT OF BEST THE VISIT path. Designed by Daan Roosegaarde Tilburg will be opening a gigantic labyrinth TextielLab tour TextielMuseum this path consists of thousands of tiny, ‘Doloris’ in the Spoorzone in 2019. 2 Get a glimpse inside the ‘design luminous stones and is inspired by the A 350 m work of art that you can get kitchen’ and manufacturing processes famous Van Gogh painting ‘Starry Night’. lost in… It was a big hit in Berlin before. of the textiles produced in the museum. Urban Spoorzone tour Discover the former home of the Dutch Railways that has now been turned into an inspiring hotspot area. De Pont museum Housed in a former -spinning mill, where contemporary art can be seen The Piushaven is full of restaurants and bars at its best. The Sky Mirror by designer Photo: Jostijn Ligtvoet Fotografie Anish Kapoor is a real eye-catcher. Piushaven This former industrial harbour is a wonderfully active place, packed with restaurants and lively waterside cafes. Mix & Match ’s-Hertogenbosch

Breda Tilburg Combine various components of the BRABANT program to your liking and make your own custom program. We are happy to help

with more ideas and tailormade solutions. Eindhoven 17 PAGE

PAGE 16 The ‘Spoorzone’ in Tilburg: the place to be Efteling Beekse Bergen

Efteling is a unique theme park Have an adventurous safari experience on with a fairytale atmosphere, natural , by , boat or drive your own car.

surroundings and a wide range of Europe’s biggest Spot cheetahs, tigers, elephants, rhinos More than 5 million safari park thrilling and enchanting attractions, visitors per year 125 acres and many more. Sleep in the luxury Safari making it ideal for the whole family. Resort and wake up the next day with the VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT This European top 3 theme park sound of a roaring lion… welcomes you 365 days a year. VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT OF BEST THE VISIT Sleep at Holiday Village Efteling Bosrijk or Loonsche Land or in a fairytale suite in Efteling Hotel

Europe’s largest water show Organised safaris 150 different species of wildlife

Sleep in luxurious Safari Safari on foot, by bus, The Lodges among the wildlife boat, or drive your own car is for all ages

Many thrilling rides 19 PAGE for daredevils PAGE 18 Fun with Family DAY 1

& Friends EFTELING THEME PARK DAY 4 – WORLD OF WONDERS HEESWIJK CASTLE &

Enjoy a full day in a world where fairy ’S-HERTOGENBOSCH tales come to life in one of Europe’s DAY 2 Heeswijk Castle most important theme parks surrounded Feel like a real princess or knight while FORTIFIED CITY by countryside. Enchanting attractions, you climb the tower and search for the Visit Heeswijk Castle and feel like a Knight or Princess OF HEUSDEN & thrilling rollercoasters and spectacular secret stairs. shows. Efteling offers plenty of adventure VIBRANT TILBURG Bosch walk ’s-Hertogenbosch for daredevils, for the whole family and The Bosch Experience takes you The Loon and Drunen Dunes even for the smallest children! In Efteling, along the curious and life-size figures Stroll with a nature guide through you will not be bored for a single moment! of The Garden of Earthly Delights. the dunes of this unique National Heaven and Hell boat tour Park, the ‘Sahara of Brabant’. Sail through and underneath the city Heusden Windmills of Hieronymus Bosch and discover the The miller will explain the curious figures of his masterpieces. importance of the mills in the history of this fortified town. Boat tour Heusden Take a magnificent boat tour on The Fairytale Tree can’t wait to surprise The Binnendieze is the collective name for the centuries-old system the Maas along the natural and you with one of his exciting new stories of all the waterways within the city walls of ‘s-Hertogenbosch VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT typical Dutch landscape. Photo: Karin Jonkers Nature Museum Tilburg Natuurmuseum Brabant is a family museum about the lives of TIP! TIP! plants and animals. A perfect trip CARO is the new show at the Sleep among the wildlife in out for the whole family.

VISIT THE BEST OF BRABANT OF BEST THE VISIT Efteling. A visual spectacle! Safari Resort Beekse Bergen. This fantastic show full of Or find yourself surrounded by humor, and acrobatics a fairytale world at the themed will amaze the whole family. Efteling holiday resorts. Experience the excitement of thrilling rollercoaster rides

DAY 3 SAFARIPARK The Loon and Drunen dunes: a sahara in Brabant BEEKSE BERGEN Photo: Irma de Potter

A full day of adventure in the largest safari park in Europe. A ranger will explain all about the big five during your bus safari. Continue your journey of exploration with a relaxed boat safari in the lush greenery. Enjoy your lunch while you Heusden ’s-Hertogenbosch Mix & Match Efteling spot rhinos and ring-tailed lemurs. The walking Heeswijk

safari brings you past lions, elephants and Tilburg Combine various components of the chimpanzees. Don’t miss the feeding sessions! BRABANT program to your liking and make your own custom program. We are happy to help Beekse Bergen

with more ideas and tailormade solutions. 21 PAGE

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