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366  SOUTHERN NE THERLANDS

Exploring ’s-Hertogenbosch
Along with a large number of historical buildings and interesting
museums, the town of ’s-Hertogenbosch offers a wide choice
of fine restaurants. The excellent Noordbrabants Museum has
an excellent exhibition of art from the Southern Netherlands
from 1500 to the present. The most striking building in Four putti (1731) by Walter Pompe,
’s-Hertogenbosch is the majestic Gothic church of Sint Jan. Noordbrabants Museum
The historic district of Uilenburg offers ample opportunities
to while away the time with a drink or a bite to eat in a café. E Noordbrabants Museum
Verwersstraat 41. Tel 073-6877877.
The splendid church of Sint Jan most of his life here. In the town’s Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun.
(see pp364–5) is Den Bosch’s historical district of Uilenburg, Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec. & 7 -
crowning glory. In the Markt beyond the Markt, are plenty of The excellent Noordbrabants
stand historical buildings such as good cafés and restaurants. The Museum displays art by
De Moriaan (parts of which date Binnen-Dieze, the city’s inner renowned artists such as Pieter
back to the 12th century) and canal, surfaces at this point; Brueghel and Teniers, as well as
the town hall, dating from 1670. houses here stand directly in its modern artists such as Van Gogh,
A statue of the great painter water. Right by Sint Jan is the Mondriaan and Sluyters. The
Hieronymus Bosch (c.1453– majestic Zwanenbroedershuis museum also features exhibits
1516) stands between the (see p363), as well as the Museum on the history of the province of
two grand buildings. Born in Slager, which showcases North Brabant, from prehistoric
’s-Hertogenbosch, Bosch spent paintings by the Slager family. times to the present.

2 Heusden here, save for the fact that fair), held each year at the end of
motor vehicles are allowed July, is the biggest fair in Holland.
Road Map C4. * 43,000. @ n
Pelsestraat 17 (0416-662100). ( Thu. into the fortress. The entire town puts all its energy
into the event, and people come
After a thorough refurbishment from far and near to attend.
that started in 1968 and lasted 3 Tilburg
for decades, the pic turesque Road Map C5. * 213,000. £ @ E Nederlands Textielmuseum
ancient fortified town of n Nieuwlandstraat 34 (0900- Goirkestraat 96. Tel 013-5367475.
Heusden on the River Maas has 2020815). ( Tue–Sat. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Fri, noon–5pm
been restored to its former Sat & Sun. Closed most public hols.
glory. That Heusden fell victim Tilburg, the sixth-largest town in & 7 8 by appointment.
to the redevelopment craze Holland, once had a flourishing - 0 =
of the 1960s matters little. textile industry. The interesting
Walls, houses, moats, the Nederlands Textielmuseum, Environs
Veerpoort (ferry gate) and which is housed in a former Kaatsheuvel is home to De
the Waterpoort have all been textile mill, illustrates the Efteling, the famous theme
restored in the old style. As history of the country’s textile park where all kinds of fairytale
advertising is banned in industry and explains how personalities come to life
Heusden, it is easy to imagine textiles were produced. (see p427).
that time has stood still The kermis van Tilburg (Tilburg
4 Breda
Road Map B5. * 182,100. £ @
n Willemstraat 17–19 (0900-
5222444). ( Tue & Fri am, Sat.
The Old Bastion of Breda was
built at the confluence of the
rivers Aa and Mark around the
Kasteel van Breda, where the
Koninklijke Militaire Academie
(royal military academy) is now
established. Breda was granted
its town charter in 1252.
A walk through the old centre
will take you to the Grote Kerk,
also known as the Onze Lieve
Mills on the bastion of the old fortified town of Heusden Vrouwe Kerk (Church of Our
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p401 and pp414–15

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