Van Gogh Church
Van Gogh Church
Location
Markt 4
4875 CE Etten-Leur
Located in the centre of Etten-Leur, the Van Gogh Church offers a fascinating glimpse into what is probably the least known period in Vincent van G...
Graves of grandparents and Oom Cent
Graves of grandparents and Oom Cent
Location
Haagweg 334
4813 XE Breda
Vincent van Gogh’s grandparents are buried in a Protestant graveyard.
De Roosdonck windmill
De Roosdonck windmill
Location
Gerwenseweg 2
5674 SG Nuenen
The windmill that takes its name from the area in which it was built is located in the open countryside just north of Nuenen.
St Catharina Church Eindhoven
St Catharina Church Eindhoven
Location
Catharinaplein 1
5611 DE Eindhoven
In February 1885 Van Gogh made an ink drawing which clearly shows a sketch of the St Catharina Church.
Villa Mertersem
Villa Mertersem
Location
Haagweg 389
4813 XC Breda
Villa Mertersem can be found in the neighbourhood Princehage in Breda. Vincent's uncle Cent lived here.
Mill De Vogelenzang
Mill De Vogelenzang
Location
Molendreef 8
5735 EP Lieshout
Mill De Vogelenzang, an old mill from 1819, was immortalized by Vincent in two drawings.
Weaver’s house
Weaver’s house
Location
Berg 40
5671 CC Nuenen
Just one of the many weavers’ houses that were in Nuenen in Van Gogh’s time has been preserved. It was built in 1763 and is now a national monument.
Stadspaleis Willem II | HBS
Stadspaleis Willem II | HBS
Location
Stadhuisplein 128
5038 TC Tilburg
Willem II’s City Palace | High School
In 1886 the HBS (Hogere Burger School or Higher Civic School) moved into Willem II’s former city palace.
Lambertus Church Etten-Leur
Lambertus Church Etten-Leur
Location
Markt 62
4875 CG Etten-Leur
Vincent van Gogh made various sketches and drawings which show the Lambertus Church.
Broekdijk Avenue of Poplars
Broekdijk Avenue of Poplars
Location
Eikelkampen 3
Nederwetten
In 1884 Vincent Van Gogh painted ‘Avenue of Poplars in Autumn’ (F122), a depiction of the Schoteldonkse Hoeve farmhouse and the road leading to it.
Site of the vicarage with Vincent’s first studio.
Site of the vicarage with Vincent’s first studio.
Location
Roosendaalseweg 4
4875 AA Etten-Leur
Vincent van Gogh had his first studio in the vicarage in Etten-Leur. The actual building is no longer there but a statue marks the spot
Sint Annaplein boarding house
Sint Annaplein boarding house
Location
Sint Annaplein 18
5038 TV Tilburg
The house of the Chief Commissioner for taxes Jan Hannik and his wife Adriana van der Griend stood on this spot at Korvel 57.
Old Tower and father Van Gogh’s grave
Old Tower and father Van Gogh’s grave
Location
Tomakker
5671 DT Nuenen
We now look over the fields, but here Vincent saw the old tower of 15th century church with cemetery. He loved the church and the cemetery. He made...
Verger’s House Zundert
Verger’s House Zundert
Location
Sint Elisabethlaan 1a
4881 DA Zundert
Next to the church where Vincent’s father Theodorus 'Dorus' van Gogh was the minister, there was an old house that was bought by the Dutch Reformed...
De Opwettense watermolen
De Opwettense watermolen
Location
Opwettenseweg 203
5674 AC Nuenen
This watermill is located next to the Kleine Dommel in Nuenen. Vincent van Gogh painted this mill in 1884.
Verger Schafrat’s house
Verger Schafrat’s house
Location
Park 51
5671 GC Nuenen
Vincent rented a studio from May 1884 from the Catholic verger Johannes Schafrat at what was then known as Heieind 540.
Aunts’ House, Markt 25 Zundert
Aunts’ House, Markt 25 Zundert
Location
Markt 25
4881 CN Zundert
The Van de Burgh sisters, Vincent van Gogh’s godmothers, lived at Markt 25.
Van Gogh Church Nuenen
Van Gogh Church Nuenen
Location
Papenvoort 2
5671 CR Nuenen
Vincent van Gogh’s father preached in this church in Nuenen.
Nune Ville
Nune Ville
Location
Berg 24
5671 CC Nuenen
The Begemann family lived in house Nune Ville. Here Vincent fell in love with Margot Begemann.
Protestant Church in Helvoirt
Protestant Church in Helvoirt
Location
Van Grevenbroeckstraat 2
5268 AN Helvoirt
The Protestant Church in Helvoirt is a gothic church in the shape of a cross.
Grave of Johannes van Gogh (1817-1885)
Grave of Johannes van Gogh (1817-1885)
Location
Vincent van Goghstraat
5268 AE Helvoirt
The graves of Vincent’s uncle Johannes van Gogh (1817-1885) and his aunts Dorothea van Gogh (1815-1882) and Antje van Gogh (1812-1883).
Helvoirt Vicarage
Helvoirt Vicarage
Location
Torenstraat 47
4268 AS Helvoirt
Vincent van Gogh’s father was the minister at the Reformed Church in Helvoirt from February 1871. Vincent never lived in Helvoirt, he had left his...
Van Gogh Monument by Hildo Krop
Van Gogh Monument by Hildo Krop
Location
thv Berg 44
5671 CA Nuenen
In December 1929 a committee was formed in Amsterdam whose aim was to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Vincent van Gogh’s death with a perma...
Jan Provily’s boarding school
Jan Provily’s boarding school
Location
Stationsstraat 16
4761 BS Zevenbergen
This building was formerly Jan Provily’s boarding school for boys. Vincent went to school there after the summer of 1864, when he was 11 years old.