Inge
When I was 19, I swapped my Limburg roots for student life in Breda – the city where I still enjoy living! You could say that North Brabant has stolen my heart. If I’m not working, you can find me dancing at a festival, drinking coffee in a trendy venue or looking for beautiful and new places in the cities of Brabant.
After having lived in Breda for almost eight years, you could call me a Breda expert! As a writer for visitbrabant.com, I really enjoy sharing the most fun events, hotspots and places to eat in Breda (and the other Brabant cities) with you!
My tips for your visit to North Brabant
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My ideal city break in Breda: - Historic heritage & creative hotspots
Day 1:
- Start your city break with an amazing (oatmeal) cappuccino at KAMU on Bosschstraat. A creative bicycle repair shop and a breakfast/lunch spot in one.
- Explore the best streets in the centre of Breda, like Veemarkt and Sint-Annastraat. There are shops like, for example: The Green Submarine, Saar Barbaars and Bonk.
- Enjoy a lunch at Sip First.
- Create your own perfume at Algorithmic Perfumery. Fill in a questionnaire and, with the use of AI, the machine creates your own personal scent.
- End the day with a High Wine, Beer or Gin, including dinner at the charming Boterhal.
- Stay overnight at Hotel Botanique, an oasis of green in former barracks.
Day 2:
- Wake refreshed and follow a Pilates or Yoga lesson at Studio Flow and then enjoy a brunch at Teds. All of this is located in Hotel Botanique.
- Ride your bicycle towards BAAI Breda and rent a boat there. Sail to the north and moor at Skatepark Pier15, where you can drink a speciality beer on the terrace while the skaters do their tricks.
- Cycle back towards the centre and enjoy a dinner at Ciao Belli, an Italian shared-dining concept at Grote Markt. Insider tip: don’t forget to visit the ‘disco WC’.
- And, of course, you can’t go home without having climbed Breda’s gem, the Grote Kerk (Church of Our Lady). Tip: in the evening, go and admire the sunset.
- And keep your eyes open while exploring the city. There are beautiful mural paintings (Blind Walls Gallery) throughout all of Breda that tell the city’s stories.
Fun festivals & events in Breda
Fun festivals & events in Breda
There is always a fun event scheduled in Breda. I will share several favourites with you:
- Ploegendienst: a two-day house-techno festival at the Galderse Meren recreational area.
- Duikboot: a colourful festival with house, techno and urban music at Asterdplas lake.
- Speciality beer festivals: at Pier15 speciality beer festivals where you can sample the local beers are organised all year round.
- Parkies: in July and August (on Tuesday evenings) there is a podium with live music in Valkenbergpark.
- Carnaval in 't Kielegat: five days of partying, dressing up and conga dancing, with the Grote Optocht (Grand Parade) on Monday.
