Van Gogh NP hiking trail Tilburg

Van Gogh NP hiking trail Tilburg

Explore the area in Tilburg where young Vincent received drawing lessons.

Welcome to Tilburg. This is where the young Van Gogh received his first drawing lessons from Master Huijsmans in 1866. When Van Gogh arrives in the city at the age of 13, Tilburg has about 18,500 inhabitants. The Tilburg-Breda railroad line and station are just three years old, and the most common occupations are weaver and factory worker. In the immediate vicinity of Tilburg, as then, lies the stream landscape of the Leij and the Voorste Stroom, with its small fields and characteristic pollard willows. Walk out of the city, into the green and discover the cozy Piushaven, observation tower De Nieuwe Herdgang and Landscape Park Moerenburg-Koningshoeven.