Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Breda (Netherlands). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Bouvigne Castle, Stedelijk Museum Breda, and Grote Kerk. Also, be sure to include Kasteel van Breda in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Breda (Noord-Brabant).
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Bouvigne Castle
Bouvigne Castle is a castle outside the Ginneken district in the Dutch province of North Brabant, near the Mastbos south of Breda. Behind it lies the Markdal.
It has been owned by the Brabantse Delta Water Board since 1972. After restoration between 1975 and 1977, it was reopened by Prince Claus on September 13, 1977.[1]
Address: 7W Bouvignelaan, Breda (Breda Zuid Oost)
Stedelijk Museum Breda
Also known as: Museum of the Image
Museum. The Stedelijk Museum Breda, formerly the Museum of the Image, is a national museum for visual culture in Breda in the Netherlands. The museum focuses on film, design, photography, fashion, visual arts, architecture, science, and gaming.
MOTI closed from 1 January 2017 with the intention of reopening the building in spring 2017 as Stedelijk Museum Breda, a merger with Breda's Museum.[2]
Address: Boschstraat 22, 4811 GH Breda (Breda Centrum)
Grote Kerk
Brabantine Gothic church with tall spire. The Grote Kerk or Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk is the most important monument and a landmark of Breda. The church is built in the Brabantine Gothic style. The tower of the church is 97 meters tall. The plan is in the shape of a Latin Cross.[3]
Address: Kerkplein 2, 4811 XT Breda (Breda Centrum)
Kasteel van Breda
Castle in Breda, Netherlands. Breda Castle is a castle in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands.[4]
Address: Kasteelplein 10, 4811 Breda (Breda Centrum)
Anneville
Anneville is an estate in Ulvenhout in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located just south of the city of Breda. It is a small country estate, best known for being the temporary residence of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands when she first returned to the Netherlands near the end of the Second World War.
Anneville lies in the municipality of Alphen-Chaam in southern Netherlands.[5]
St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral
Also known as: Sint-Antoniuskathedraal
Cathedral. The St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral or Cathedral of St. Anthony, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Breda, located in the city of Breda, in the Netherlands.
The church of Sint Antonius is called Waterstaatskerk, because its construction was paid largely by the government and conducted under the supervision of civil engineers. The church was built in 1837 by architect Peter Huijsers in neoclassical style, as is evident on the front façade, can be clearly distinguished from the bottom up Doric, Ionic and Corinthian elements, while the pediment under the bell tower resembles a Greek temple.
The church was elevated to the status of cathedral in 1853, in 1876 its official name became church of Saint Barbara, and in 1968 church of San Michael and finally from 1 January 2001, the church of St. Anthony, once again it has become the cathedral, at the request of bishop Muskens.[6]
Address: St. Janstraat 8, 4811 ZL Breda (Breda Centrum)
Breda's Museum
Breda's Museum was founded in 1902 as the Stedelijk Museum voor Geschiedenis en Oudheidkunde. As of January 1, 2017, the museum merged with MOTI to form Stedelijk Museum Breda. It was located on the Parade in the new district of Chassé Park in the district of Breda Centrum in Breda. Together with the City Archives of Breda, it had been located in the 100-year-old main building of the former Chassé Barracks since December 18, 1998.
Address: Parade 12-14, 4811 DZ Breda (Breda Centrum)
Bier Reclame Museum
The Beer Advertising Museum is a museum in the Princenhage district, on Haagweg in the west of the North Brabant city of Breda.
The museum has been in existence since December 4, 1990. The collection contains more than a thousand billboards of various brands of beer from Western Europe from the early 1900s through the 1960s. The museum also owns posters, (antique) bar cabinets, brewing machines, push carts and an old truck. Also on display are many old beer glasses, felts, labels, neons and lamps.
Address: Haagweg 375, 4813 XC Breda (Breda West)
MOTI
Museum
Address: Boschstraat 22, Breda, Breda (Breda Centrum)
Koepelgevangenis
The Koepelgevangenis is a former prison in Breda, Netherlands, constructed in 1886, best known as the prison where convicted World War II collaborators were held captive.[7]
Address: Nassausingel 26, Breda (Breda Centrum)
Stadsgalerij
Museum
Address: Oude Vest 34, Breda (Breda Centrum)