Vincent van Gogh cycle route Nuenen
You will be cycling through a Vincent van Gogh painting on this route, past a unique collection of buildings, monuments and landscapes.
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You will be cycling through a Vincent van Gogh painting on this route, past a unique collection of buildings, monuments and landscapes. You will cycle where Vincent once walked. Every now and again you can get off your bike right where he stood. See what he saw and painted. Unique!
This route starts at the Vincentre (Berg 29, Nuenen). The story is told inside and once you are back outside you can cycle past the places where Vincent lived, where he had his studio, where his lady friend lived, where he went to church and where ‘The Potato Eaters’ was painted. You can cycle alongside the Wilhelmina Canal to Lieshout (De Vogelenzang windmill, a Van Gogh Monument) with a nice detour towards Helmond, then via Stiphout and Gerwen back to Nuenen. Listen to the information columns along the route and get to know Vincent even better.
How does the Van Gogh cycle route work?
The Van Gogh c…
You will be cycling through a Vincent van Gogh painting on this route, past a unique collection of buildings, monuments and landscapes. You will cycle where Vincent once walked. Every now and again you can get off your bike right where he stood. See what he saw and painted. Unique!
This route starts at the Vincentre (Berg 29, Nuenen). The story is told inside and once you are back outside you can cycle past the places where Vincent lived, where he had his studio, where his lady friend lived, where he went to church and where ‘The Potato Eaters’ was painted. You can cycle alongside the Wilhelmina Canal to Lieshout (De Vogelenzang windmill, a Van Gogh Monument) with a nice detour towards Helmond, then via Stiphout and Gerwen back to Nuenen. Listen to the information columns along the route and get to know Vincent even better.
How does the Van Gogh cycle route work?
The Van Gogh cycle route forms part of the cycle route network in Brabant. There is a Van Gogh cycle route sign at every intersection. Follow the Van Gogh cycle route signs from one numbered intersection to the other. Follow the cycle route network signs between the intersections. Ten short routes in the form of loops have been marked out. The routes are joined together by linking sections.
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Sights on this route
Van Gogh Village Museum
Nuenen is an ‘outdoor museum’ with no fewer than 21 buildings and landscapes which have a direct relationship with Van Gogh in Nuenen. He produced a quarter of his total works in Nuenen, including his first masterpiece The Potato Eaters!
Starting point:
Berg 295671 CA Nuenen
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Werkplaats Theo de Vries
Voor de reeks kopstudies die Vincent in de winter van 1884-1885 vervaardigt, past hij hoogstwaarschijnlijk een perspectiefraam toe. Vermoedelijk laat hij het nieuw perspectiefraam maken door de plaatselijke aannemer en timmerman Theodorus de Vries.
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Berg 34Nuenen
Wevershuisje
In 1763 gebouwd als wevershuis. Later wordt het 'kostershuisje' genoemd omdat de eigenaar - koster/organist van de Hervormde Gemeente - hier tot 1967 woonde.
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Berg 405671CC Nuenen
Monument Hildo Krop
Ter gelegenheid van de veertigste sterfdag van Vincent van Gogh werd dit monument door Hildo Krop vervaardigd.
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thv Berg 445671 CA Nuenen
Van Goghkerkje Nuenen
In dit kerkje in Nuenen was de vader van Vincent van Gogh predikant.
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Papenvoort 25671 CR Nuenen
Textielfabriek en woning Louis Begemann
In Nuenen staan in de tweede helft van de negentiende eeuw vijf textielfabrieken, waaronder de linnenfabriek van Jacobus Lodewijk Louis Begemann aan de huidige Berg 65.
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Berg 65Nuenen
Molen De Roosdonck
Ten noorden van Nuenen staat deze molen in het open landschap. Vincent heeft de korenmolen getekend en geschilderd
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Gerwenseweg 25674 SG Nuenen
Woning de Aardappeleters
In de tijd van Vincent stond hier de boerderij van familie De Groot. In april en mei 1885 schilderde hij uiteindelijk wat hijzelf als zijn eerste volwaardige werk beschouwde: De aardappeleters.
Starting point:
Gerwenseweg 45674 SG Nuenen
Sint-Clemenskerk Gerwen
Vincent van Gogh tekende de Sint-Clemenskerk in Gerwen in december 1883.
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Heuvel 235674 RR Gerwen
Van Gogh Mural Helmond
Kunstenares Ilse Weisfelt heeft zich laten inspireren door de arbeiders in Van Goghs schilderijen.
Starting point:
5707 CC Nuenen
Korenmolen Vogelenzang/Bettmolen
De molen Vogelenzang of Bettmolen is een ronde stenen molen die zich bevindt aan de Molendreef in Lieshout.
Starting point:
Molendreef 65737 EP Lieshout
Populierenlaan Broekdijk
Vincent Van Gogh maakte van de boerderij De Schoteldonkse Hoeve en de laan die er naar toe liep, het schilderij 'Populierenlaan in de herfst' (F122) in 1884.
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Eikelkampen 3Nederwetten
Van Gogh-Roosegaarde fietspad
In Eindhoven, net buiten Nuenen, ligt een uniek fietspad geïnspireerd op The Starry Night van meesterschilder Vincent Van Gogh.
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Van Gogh-Roosegaarde FietspadEindhoven
De Watermolen van Opwetten
De Watermolen van Opwetten biedt iets werkelijk unieks, want waar ter wereld kun je ín een schilderij van Vincent van Gogh vertoeven?
Starting point:
Opwettenseweg 2035674 AC Nuenen
Oude toren en kerkhof
Dit is de oude toren die Vincent zag, met boerenkerkhof. Hij maakte er maar liefst 35 tekeningen en schilderijen van. Bij de restanten van deze oude toren is de graf van vader Theo Van Gogh.
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Tomakker5671 DT Nuenen
Heilige Clemenskerk in Nuenen
Vlakbij de Heilige Clemenskerk in Nuenen had Vincent van Gogh zijn eerste atelier.
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Park 535671 GC Nuenen
Woning koster Schafrat en Het Park
Vincent huurde vanaf mei 1884 twee kamers bij de katholieke koster Johannes Schafrat, wiens huis op deze plek stond.
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Park 515671 GC Nuenen
Salon Nune Ville
Treed in de letterlijke voetsporen van Vincent van Gogh en Margot Begemann, in Salon Nune Ville: het ouderlijk huis van Margo, de vrouw met wie Van Gogh een dramatische liefdesaffaire beleefde.
Starting point:
Berg 245671 CC Nuenen
Van Gogh Village Museum
Nuenen is an ‘outdoor museum’ with no fewer than 21 buildings and landscapes which have a direct relationship with Van Gogh in Nuenen. He produced a quarter of his total works in Nuenen, including his first masterpiece The Potato Eaters!
Starting point:
Berg 295671 CA Nuenen
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Story of the route
Van Gogh Village Museum
Nuenen is an ‘outdoor museum’ with no fewer than 21 buildings and landscapes which have a direct relationship with Van Gogh in Nuenen. He produced a quarter of his total works in Nuenen, including his first masterpiece The Potato Eaters!
Starting point:
Berg 295671 CA Nuenen
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- Vincentre
The Vincentre recounts Vincent’s time in Nuenen, using photos, reproductions of his paintings, drawings and letters. The creation of Van Gogh’s first masterpiece, the Potato Eaters, naturally takes pride of place. There are several locations that Vincent painted within 400 metres of the Vincentre
- The Rectory
This is where the Van Gogh family lived from 1882 to 1885. Vincent lived there himself from December 1883 until May 1885. His parents had moved from Etten because father Van Gogh had accepted a new job as a preacher in Nuenen. Vincent van Gogh’s first studio was in an outhouse behind the rectory. He drew and painted the front and back of the building, which dates from 1764.
- Salon Nune Ville
The Begemann family lived in the Nune Ville villa. When Vincent’s mother was recovering from a fracture, and he was looking after the house, Margot, one of the Begemann sisters, took over mother Van Gogh’s needlework lessons for a while. Vincent and Margot fell in love, but the families were opposed to the relationship. Margot was so upset by this that she swallowed some poison. Vincent wrote about it in his letters. The restored 19th century house can be visited on Saturday afternoons or by appointment.
- Verger’s House
Only one of the weavers’ houses that were so common in Nuenen in Van Gogh’s time, still exists. It was built in 1763 and is now a listed monument. It’s a perfect example of what the small cottages that the Nuenen weavers lived in looked like. Vincent was fascinated by the poor weavers. He drew and painted them working at their looms. The verger at the Van Gogh chapel lived in this house later on, which is how it got its other name ‘Verger’s House’. The house, which was restored in 2018, is now a bed & breakfast.
- Van Gogh chapel
Vincent’s father preached at this small church from August 1882 to 25 March 1885. The chapel was built in 1824 and inaugurated in 1826. The vestry was added in 1928. The font, the copper lectern, the current pulpit, some of the communion silver and a Bible are still inside the chapel. Vincent van Gogh painted this church, which can be visited for free.
- De Roosdonck Windmill
De Roosdonck windmill is still used for milling grain. The mill can be seen in the background of several of Van Gogh’s sketches and drawings. He made numerous drawings and paintings of windmills in his Brabant period.
- The Potato Eaters’ House
In Vincent’s time, the farmhouse belonging to the De Groot family stood here. Vincent made a painting of this farmhouse and the family modelled for countless studies of farmers’ heads and hands. In 1885 he completed the painting of the Potato Eaters. It shows the De Groot family eating their meal. Vincent considered the Potato Eaters to be his first fully-fledged work.
- The Vogelenzang Windmill
This windmill on the Molendreef in Lieshout was constructed in 1819 and operates as a flour mill. Vincent van Gogh made two drawings of the Vogelenzang in 1885. It shows the mill with a cornfield and sheaves in the foreground.
- Opwetten Watermill
The history of this mill goes back almost a thousand years. The mill has the largest mill-wheel in the Netherlands, with a diameter of more than 9 metres. This is one of three watermills that Vincent van Gogh captured on canvas. He worked beside the River Dommel with Anthon van Rappard, the artist he met in Brussels in 1880. The corn mill and sawmill are freely accessible the whole week. The Opwetten Watermill is an official Brabants Fietscafé; a Brabant Bicycle Café. In these bicycle cafés, cyclists are made to feel especially welcome! - Van Gogh-Roosegaarde cycling path
You can make a diversion from junction 35 to reach the Van Gogh-Roosegaarde cycle path. The unique cycling path is inspired by The Starry Night by the master painter Vincent van Gogh. After dark visitors will be amazed by a design of light and colour. A magical experience.
- Verger Schafrat’s house in the Park
From May 1884, Vincent rented two rooms from the Catholic verger Johannes Schafrat, whose house stood on this spot. Vincent had his studio here and this was where he painted his masterpiece, the Potato Eaters. The verger’s house was demolished in 1936. A picture of the artist with his painting easel in the front garden reminds us that Vincent had his studio here. Opposite this spot there is a group of statues depicting the Potato Eaters. Further to the north in the Park there is a statue of Vincent van Gogh.
- Van Gogh Mural Helmond
Tip: you can make a 1.5 km diversion from the route at junction 3 to see an unusual mural. Artists Ilse Weisfelt was inspired by the peasant workers in Van Gogh’s paintings. The mural can be seen in the Kasteellaan near Kanaaldijk Noord-West. Photos: Hans van Berkenmortel.
Van Gogh Village Museum
Nuenen is an ‘outdoor museum’ with no fewer than 21 buildings and landscapes which have a direct relationship with Van Gogh in Nuenen. He produced a quarter of his total works in Nuenen, including his first masterpiece The Potato Eaters!
Starting point:
Berg 295671 CA Nuenen
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