North Brabant
The convivial south where Burgundian culture thrives — carnival capital and birthplace of Van Gogh.
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Eindhoven
Design capital powered by innovation
Maastricht
The most un-Dutch Dutch city
Den Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch's fantastical hometown
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Browse Books in a Gothic Church at Boekhandel Dominicanen
Shop for books inside a 13th-century Dominican church — the world's most beautiful bookstore.
Marvel at St. John's Cathedral and Hieronymus Bosch
Explore the Gothic masterpiece that inspired the city's most fantastical painter.
Navigate the Underground Binnendieze River
Take a boat ride through the hidden medieval river system beneath the city streets.
Explore the Underground Tunnels of Fort Sint Pieter
Descend into 20,000 passages carved beneath Maastricht over centuries of siege.
Visit the Van Gogh Village in Nuenen
Walk the lanes where Van Gogh painted The Potato Eaters and found his artistic voice.
Eat a Bossche Bol at Jan de Groot
Sink your teeth into the giant chocolate-glazed cream puff that defines this city.
Savor Limburg Flan at a Sidewalk Cafe
Taste the custardy fruit flan that makes Limburg the dessert capital of the Netherlands.
Explore the Design Scene at Strijp-S
Wander through a former Philips factory complex reborn as a design and culture hub.
Cross the Medieval Sint Servaasbrug at Dusk
Walk across the oldest bridge in the Netherlands as the Maas River glows at sunset.
Feast on Brabantse Worstenbroodjes
Bite into the flaky sausage roll that's a point of regional pride in Brabant.