Discover Vincent's masterpieces and sources of inspiration
Amsterdam | Otterlo | Paris | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | Arles
Day 1
- Arrival in Amsterdam
- Guided city tour on a canal boat
- Option: Amsterdam design tour or a guided architecture tour on the KNSM Island
- Evening programme in Amsterdam and overnight stay
Day 2
- Excursion to Otterlo
- Guided visit to the Van Gogh collection at the Kröller-Müller Museum including the sculpture garden
- Taste of Van Gogh lunch at Monsieur Jacques Restaurant
- Time to discover De Hoge Veluwe National Park using the free white bikes
- Optional visit to a craft beer brewery in Ede
- Dinner and overnight stay in Amsterdam or the Veluwe region
Day 3
- In the morning, visit to the Van Gogh Museum with its collection of world famous masterpieces
- Individual lunch at the museum café Le Tambourin
- Direct train to Paris (Gare du Nord | 3.15 h)
- Free time for visits and excursions
- Dinner and overnight stay in Paris
Optional programme
- Direct flight from Amsterdam to Marseille as a starting point for excursions to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Arles
Day 4
- Guided tour of Montmartre in the footsteps of Van Gogh and the impressionist masters
- Visit of the Musee d´Orsay with its famous collection including 27 masterpieces of Van Gogh
- Individual lunch
- In the afternoon train to Avignon (Gare de Lyon | 2.40 hrs)
- Transfer by bus to Saint Rémy de Provence
Day 5
- Rémy including a visit in Saint Paul de Mausole and the Musée Estrine. Here, you will find the landscapes, colours and the original motives which inspired Van Gogh
- Lunch in a provençal-style restaurant
- Excursion to Les Baux-de-Provence in the Alpilles. These famous limestone mountains are found in many paintings of Van Gogh.
- Visit to the Carrières de Lumières
- Dinner and overnight stay in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Day 6
- In the morning transfer to Arles
- Guided city tour retracing the footsteps of Van Gogh through Arles to many authentic places immortalised in the masterpieces of Van Gogh
- Lunch in Arles
- Visit to the current exhibition at the Fondation Vincent van Gogh
- Option: Camargue boat tour from Saintes-Maries de la Mer (1.5 h)
- Transfer to Marseille
Day 7
- Guided tour of Marseille with a visit of the MUCem
- Departure