Vincent van Gogh was born in Zundert on 30 March 1853. He was not the first child born to Theodorus van Gogh (1822-1885) and Anna Cornelia Carbentus (1819-1907). Their first son (also named Vincent) died at birth one year earlier on exactly the same date.
This moving story is told in and around the Vincent van GoghHuis, the site where the old parsonage once stood. Vincent lived here with his parents, three sisters and two brothers until he was sixteen. The family often walked around Zundert and these walks formed the inspiration for Vincent’s love of the countryside and peasant life. This was a fascination that would feature later in his work.
This Van Gogh cycle route will …
Vincent van Gogh was born in Zundert on 30 March 1853. He was not the first child born to Theodorus van Gogh (1822-1885) and Anna Cornelia Carbentus (1819-1907). Their first son (also named Vincent) died at birth one year earlier on exactly the same date.
This moving story is told in and around the Vincent van GoghHuis, the site where the old parsonage once stood. Vincent lived here with his parents, three sisters and two brothers until he was sixteen. The family often walked around Zundert and these walks formed the inspiration for Vincent’s love of the countryside and peasant life. This was a fascination that would feature later in his work.
This Van Gogh cycle route will introduce you to the six Van Gogh Monuments in Zundert, the five Van Gogh Monuments in Etten-Leur and various places where Vincent walked, which he sketched and which he wrote about in his letters. Being a true romantic, Vincent had a close relationship with woodland and heathland, and he often wandered around here in his early years.
You will cycle from Zundert via the de ‘Pannenhoef’ nature reserve to Etten-Leur. This route also takes you via Hoeven and St. Willebrord, villages that Vincent visited on several occasions, and you will pass by locations with informative audio columns. Take your time and get off your bike from time to time. Be sure to visit the Vincent van GoghHuis in the centre of Zundert and the Van Gogh Church in the centre of Etten-Leur.
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.
