Cycle through Vincent van Gogh’s world ‘s-HERTOGENBOSCH 335 km of cycling ETTEN-LEUR 's-Hertogenbosch enjoyment divided Zevenbergen into 5 unique routes Helvoirt Vught Breda The way of life and the Brabant countryside Boxtel formed the basis of Vincent van Gogh’s work Tilburg Etten-Leur Oisterwijk (1853-1890). His love of simple folk, the countryside and Goirle Lieshout the peasant farmland all started in this Son Breugel Best beautiful province. These essentially Brabant themes form a common thread throughout Zundert Helmond Vincent’s 800 paintings and 1100 drawings Eindhoven Nuenen which can nowadays be admired all over the world. Veldhoven TILBURG Geldrop ZUNDERT Vincent was born and grew up in Brabant, it was here that he found inspiration, made NUENEN his first sketches, developed into an artist LEGENDA / LEGEND and produced his first masterpiece. Discover Van Gogh fietsroute the Brabant countryside where Van Gogh Van Gogh cycle route lived and worked, the countryside that inspired 65 Fietsrouteknooppunt Amsterdam him and which found a place in his heart. Cycle junction NEDERLAND 2,0 Afstand in kilometer Cycle, listen to the stories and enjoy Distance in kilometer 4 Vincent van Gogh’s birthplace. Bezienswaardigheid Worth seeing Vincent’s Homeland. Startpunt fietsroute Starting point cycle route Self-portrait with grey felt hat 1887 – 1888 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam The Van Gogh Peasants planting potatoes, 1884 cycle route 1884 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo The Van Gogh cycle route takes you through “As regards the exhibition in Brussels, why it doesn’t five communities which have a unique bond leave me indifferent is because I’ll have a few paintings with Vincent van Gogh. You can enjoy the from here which, notwithstanding that they were made Brabant countryside at its best and visit the in a very different region, have remained completely locations that inspired Van Gogh. The Van and utterly as if they were painted in Zundert, say, or Gogh cycle route follows the national cycle Kalmthout, and I believe could also be understood by route network and can be identified by the people who don’t, as they say, know anything about Van Gogh route signs. The total length of the paintings. And so people could say that it would route is 335 kilometres, divided up into five perhaps have been simpler had I just stayed quietly in shorter sections. North Brabant - but that’s as it is, and what is a body to do about it?” How the Van Gogh cycle route is organised Leave your comment Vincent van Gogh, Letter 826, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, The Van Gogh cycle route is If there is something not quite 10 December 1889 incorporated into the existing right about the route signage, cycle route network. There is a if this leaflet is sending you in Van Gogh cycle route sign below the wrong direction or if a sign each network sign. has become almost illegible, please send us your comments Follow the Van Gogh cycle route or suggestions about the signage, signs from one numbered the paths, the route leaflet and intersection to the next. Between the www.routesinbrabant.nl intersections you should follow website. You can leave your 14 Vincent’s Art Room the cycle route network signs. comments at ‘Meldpunt Routes’ Stadhuisplein 128 Het Noordbrabants Museum 5038 TC Tilburg Verwersstraat 41 on the website and they will be 5211 HT ’s-Hertogenbosch The entire Van Gogh route is a very much appreciated. Van Gogh Church circular route of 335 km. Five shorter Markt 4 routes have also been marked out 4875 CE Etten-Leur around the five Van Gogh heritage REGIOREGIO MIDDEN-BRABANTMIDDEN-BBRABANT locations. Van GoghGogh Vincent van GoghHuis If you want to deviate from the Cycle route routeoute Vincentre Markt 26-27 network sign Berg 29 Van Gogh route you will find panels 4881 CN Zundert along the way giving a summary 5671 CA Nuenen of the route and including a map of the cycle route network in The Vincent Affair/Nune Ville each particular region. Berg 24 5671 CA Nuenen E311 A27 Danenberg 82 1,8 Hoog Balrouw De Bochten Hilleken Baarschot De Vijf Eiken 16 BREDA- 2,1 INTERNATIONAL Dorst Banken Attelaken 0,7 Vaareind NOORD HOOG- Rijen 8 AGRO BUSINESS EIND De Houwen Kruisstraat CENTRE Goorstraat 45 Liesbos 33 Achterboerken PRINCEVILLE 1,4 Breda 15 BREDA Lage 16 BREDA- BAVEL Hoeven WEST 82 78 1,4 Donk 4,9 4 Etten-leur 2,6 Tervoort Zundert Hoge Donk 5,8 Bremberg 1,9 Molenschot Vaartkant Dwarssoot 18 ETTEN Vincent van Gogh’s Rith VOSDONK LEUR 83 20 SINT 24 Bavel Bolberg Bosschenhoofd WILLEBRORD 1,8 't Hout De Bellen 15 BREDA De Gagel 19 VOSDONK E312 1,9 Ulvenhoutse 13 BAVEL A58 SEPPE Locht Vuchtschoot 25 Mark birthplace 1,6 84 Bos Lazerij Ganzenweide 3,1 Sint 6 2,4 2,6 RUCPHEN 23 Willebrord Effen Mastbos 36 De Scheel Luijenhoek Zandspui 21 0,5 38 SINT Koekoek Koekelenbergse ANNABOSCH Munnikenheide Kleine Meren Tiend Ulvenhout St Annabos Achterhoek Klappenberg Overa Raakeind Kozijnenhoek 37 Nieuw-bos Groote Meren Zwart Moerken 2,2 2,5 2,2 Zundert is of course the place where Oosteind ULVENHOUT Sprundel 14 Cauwelaer Geersbroek 4,0 Prinsebos Vincent van Gogh was born on 30 March 1,1 Het Bessemeind Rucphen 40 Chaamse Bos 89 39 Zwartlaag 1853 in a house on Markt 26, one year to Vervul GALDER Molenheide Heikant 2,2 Wildert E312 Rakens A27 A58 59 the day after his brother, who had also been Rondgors Klooster 3,7 Witgoor De Dood Kaarschot Galderse 1,0 named Vincent, was stillborn. It was a difficult 9 Daasdonkse Tiend Het Broek De Bak Meren 60 start to what would later prove to be a 1,3 Tiggeltscheberg Heerstaaien Meerven Bakkersmeer Aa of Weerijs Ossengoor Chaamse Bossen Scherpenberg Goudberg Rijsbergen Strijbeekse Heide turbulent life. De Lokker Pannenhoef Breedbroeken 2,1 Heikant 86 Dassemus De Fles Galder De Plas Tiggelt E19 Zwartven Zundert is also where Vincent spent his Nelleveld A16 2,6 44 61 2,0 Diunt 3,5 Klein- 43 childhood years. The residents of Zundert Hazenmeren Klein-zundertse Heide Oekel Strijbeek 70 Chaam Kraayenbos Zundertse Schijf 6 Tiggeltse Akkers Hazeldonk soon realised that Vincent was ‘different’. Schijf Abdij Maria Raamberg 14 INDUSTRIETERREIN 2,2 't Oekelbos HAZELDONK Groote Weide Toevlucht 88 45 He was a reticent and introvert boy. Veldekensberg HAZEL- Oekel DONK Het Schaan A protestant boy in a predominantly catholic Kievitspolder Meersel- Witte Moeren 2,1 Stuivezand 8,7 Dreef village. Someone who for years was educated Oude Zoek Grazen Het Goor Schalteven Luitert Oekelse Akkers Bleeke Heide 46 Dennegoor at home. He was also conspicuous by his red Moeren 8 7,8 Chaamse Heide Landgoed De Moeren hair. This is where Vincent van Gogh’s Laarse HeideDe Bunders Schouwbroeken S Starting point Vincent Van GoghHuis De Maaien character was to a large extent determined. Oude Buisse 2,2 Het Laar Heide Hulsdonk 2 Van GoghGalerie Catarinadal Diepven 9 Waaijenberg Kleine 3 VVV Tourist Information,Meerle documentation Landgoed Berk 3 E10-Put Maaijen 24 Kwaalburgse Heide Wallsteijn De Buis Biggelaar Zundert 10 HAZELDONK and brasserie with garden terrace Lijmbeek WEST 2,3 65 km De Huisvennen Wildert 4 Vincent van Gogh Plein Het Bos Maaijkant Lange Hondseind Geest Solberg 5 Van Gogh church (Vincent van Gogh Plein) De Gaard Gooren Buntkant Starting point Wernhout 4,7 6 Maria Toevlucht Abbey Ulicoten 23 79 Achtmaal 2,5 1,0 1,9 1 MEER 7 De Akkermolen mill Vincent van GoghHuis Ostaaien 80 Meer 8 De Moeren estate Cycle route network De Hel Weimerse Heide 47 De Withagen De Lent 9 Wallsteijn estate Ulicootse Heide 88-86-9-89-6-21-23-24-25-33-82-83-36-84 Nieuwe 10 De Oude Buisse Heide estate Oude Strumpt Reuth 38-39-40-44-43-70-3-47 and back in direction 88 De Groene Strumpt Hollandse Maalbergse Heide Bossen Goorkens Postel Hoogeind Wernhoutsburg Vogelenzang 't Schoor Castelre Kromme Hoek Witte Bergen Huts at sunset (Memories of Brabant) Vincent van GoghHuis 1890, Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam Zundert Exhibition Vincent van GoghHuis Vincent van Gogh’s Other places of interest in Zundert birthplace Maria Toevlucht Abbey Rucphenseweg 38, 4882 KC Klein Zundert The Vincent van GoghHuis stands on the site Tel: +31 (0)76-5974251 of his birthplace, where memories of Vincent’s youth are kept alive. It is a house full of tales De Akkermolen and experiences. Vincent himself will involve VVV Tourist Information, between the brothers Vincent Akkermolenweg 13, 4881 BL Zundert you in a visual enactment. documentation and brasserie and Theo van Gogh. +31 (0)76-5973889 with a garden terrace The garden was often a consolation Van Gogh Church for Vincent. It was his favourite (Vincent van Gogh Plein) Places of interest in the locality Opening times place to play with his brother Former Dutch Reformed Church Walking and cycling through ancient woods, Tuesday (April-September) Theo. Continuous exhibitions are (1805). Vincent was baptised in 10.00 to 17.00 frequently held here. this church and went there to heathland, meadows, pastures, fields, hedgerows, hear his father preach on Sundays. beautiful tree-lined avenues and stately homes. Wednesday to Friday from Vincent van Gogh Plein The grave of Vincent’s stillborn 10:00 to 17:00 Bronze monument by Ossip brother, also called Vincent, is in Zadkine. Unveiled by former the graveyard. De Moeren Estate Vincent’s birthplace Saturday and Sunday from Queen Juliana on 28 May 1964 > Access via the Rucphenseweg, www.demoeren1818.eu on the Markt in Zundert, 1900 12:00 to 17:00 in memory of the painter.