Anyone exploring North Brabant will sooner or later follow in the footsteps of local icons. These are sure to include the Philips brothers and Vincent van Gogh, the master painter.
During a city trip to Eindhoven, I allow myself to be surprised by local tips from Eindhoven residents. They show me what innovation means for them in museums, factory buildings, monasteries and city districts.
Would you like to wake up to a nature reserve in your front yard? Or go on a city trip with a city campsite as your homebase? A holiday or weekend away with your motorhome is never a problem in North Brabant.
Sandwiched between Zeeland and the Belgian border lies the Brabantse Wal or Brabant Ridge – an area where the higher sandy ground merges into polders of marine clay soil. Let's explore this area by bicycle starting in the historic city, Bergen op Zoom.
The most famous ‘son of ’s-Hertogenbosch’ has been immortalised on the Markt. This is where we begin this weekend in the Brabant capital and the start of a two-day visit full of art, culture and enjoyment of the good life.
During a two-day trip along the Zuiderwaterlinie, I wind my way by bike and car past five of the 11 Brabant fortified towns and cities and with plenty to see, do and taste along the way.