Tourist attractions Geertruidenberg

This museum has more than 200 cars tracing the history of the automobile from its very beginnings. It also has carriages and sleighs from the 18C, trophies, posters and automobile accessories. There are in particular the Dutch Spijker cars (1899-1925..

One of the big attractions in this park is the fairy tale wood ( sprookjesbos ). Here, animals sing, giant mushrooms broadcast harpsichord music and the dwarfs cry around Snow White's coffin. Further on, in front of an eastern palace, a fakir glides ..

This impressive Gothic Brabant church dates from the 15 and 16C Its high belfry (97 m) is surmounted by an onion-shaped dome with a carillon of 49 bells. Inside there are a number of tombs, the most impressive being a Renaissance tomb, in alabast..

The Biesbosch has four sections, three crisscrossed with roads and the fourth surrounded by water (Zuidwaard). The boat trip is a good way of viewing the region, providing some wonderful spectacles.

The present Protestant church (1460-1502) was built in the Brabant Gothic style. The massive, square tower , unfinished, is crowned by four clock faces. The carillon includes 49 bells. The interior is vast and imposing. The Renaissance (16 C) sta..

Banker Simon van Gijn (1836-1922), a great lover of art, bequeathed this beautiful house (1729) with all its contents to the city. An elegant 18 and 19 C decor, rich furniture, Flemish tapestries (reception room), paintings, silverware, glassware, ch..

This former hospice now accommodates the Centrum voor beeldende kunstques, a plastic arts centre, where you can see temporary exhibitions of international contemporary art, including ceramics, architecture design and photography.

This old fortified castle, remodelled in 1536 to the designs of Vincidor of Boulogne's, this castle was a favourite retreat of William the taciturn. It was given its current look between 1686 and 1695 under the stathouder William III of Orange to the..

The remaining fortifications named "the Spanish hole" is made up of two large towers topped with small onion-shaped domes which framed a waterport which used to be used to drain water around the castle.

Founded in 1267, the Beguine convent was moved here in 1531 It is comprised of 29 sober houses which border a courtyard containing a garden of medicinal plants and a chapel . The former chapel of the Beguine monks, which is now the Walloon Church (..

This museum brings together a large collection of shoes from the four corners of the world: Japan, India, North America, Africa. It also contains the reconstruction of a shoe factory (around 1930) and a tannery from 1870. Other showcases give an insi..

At the foot of Grande church, Havermarkt is a charming little square, once home to the haymarket. Today the square is filled by the customers of its many brasseries.

All the pedestrian streets converge upon this vast esplanade, which provides an attractive view over the River Grande. Church Opposite the town hall, at the corner of the Reigerstraat, this is an attractive house with a steeped gable. Also in the squ..

This building from the 17C was modified in 1767. The hall accommodates a copy of the Surrender of Breda by Velazquez, whose original is in the Prado (Madrid).

Set up in the main building of the old Chassé barracks, this museum gives it a historical and archaeological overview of the interesting history of the Breda barony. The history of the bishopric of Breda is also remembered by a large collection of re..

Near the 15C Gevangenpoort (prison-gate), you will see this old town hall, now a restaurant. It has a graceful Renaissance façade with a stepped gable, a flight of steps in front and is topped by two heraldic lions. In the same street, at no.37 you..

This vast shaded esplanade extends south of the Waterpport, a water gate that was torn down in 1894 to widen the road. There you'll find the pier for boat rides. This spot provides a pretty view of the Dalempoort, the mill and the river. To the south..

This castle stands in a clearing of the Mastbos , an attractive wood boasting pine and oak trees, crisscrossed with cycle tracks and bridle paths. The name of the castle comes from the word boeverije, meaning "lowland prairie". Built in 16..

Surrounded by water, this neighbourhood preserves the form of bastions and walls laid out as a walk. It is crossed by the Linge, which forms a picturesque harbour there: the Lingehaven .

This 15 C church is especially notable for its high Gothic tower ( St-Janstoren ) from the beginning of the 16 C, whose form is a bit concave: at the time it was constructed, it could be seen that the structure sagged and an attempt was made to strai..