Fun things to do in Breda

The Beyerd is a beer cafe and a restaurant where they prepare the meals with beer.
In addition they now have their own brewery which makes this a special places for us beer lovers!!
Have a beer,a dinner and a view at the brewery here!!

Breda's prison is, in my opinion, the most beautiful bulding in the city. It's dom can be seen from far away, and the main gate is very impressive. Looks like not always it served as a prison, but maybe I'm wrong. For sure it was built a few centuries ago.

Breda is surround by beautiful nature.
I love to walk in those woods called "Mastbos"
Mastbos (570 ha) is one of the oldest pine forests of the Netherlands. Count Henry III of Nassau, orded to build the forest in the sixteenth century.
It takes its name from the many pine trees that used to "mast trees" were mentioned.
This venerable forest has over the centuries including wood supplied for the construction of the Castle of Breda and the Spanish fleet.
Now it is a special walking with ancient trees, impressive avenues and beautiful vistas.

Directions:
By car: from Utrecht A27, turn Breda/Bavel. Follow the sign Mastbos?de Klokkenberg.
After the tunnel you enter traffic lights, after the traffic lights turn Mastbos? de Klokkenberg.
Left down the turn, follow this road about 500m, continue this road to the woods.

From Rotterdam: A16, turn Breda/Rijsbergen, after that turn Mastbos/de klokkenberg.
to the right down at the turn, follow this road for 500m to the woods

The city heart of Breda is "De Grote Markt".
Next to the Great Church you will find this place where you can have a drink or dinner in one of the many pubs and restaurants here.
On Tuesday and Friday mornings you will find a very lively market here where you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables,fish,books,clothes and a lot more.
If you are into shopping this is a great place to start because all the surrounding streets are shopping streets.

Next to every old tombs of members of the Royal Family you will find a very old organ inside the Great Church of Breda.
It was build in 1534 and went to some rough periods like in 1566 when they saved the organs pipes in city hall because of the mutulation of statues all over The Netherlands.

Between the station and the centre of Breda, you can find the Valkenbergpark. It's a lovely place for walking. There's a fountain and a glass house for a cup of tea.

The park is next to the Castle of Breda and was initially the garden of the castle. There is still a lovely iron fence with gates around the park. Valkenberg means mount of falcons. Once, it was the place where the owner of the castle held his falcons.

The Grote Markt is a nice square in the centre of Breda full of bars and restaurants. As the square is car free, it is fun to spend some time on a terrace drinking an 'Orangeboom' beer and enjoying the lovely view of the Big Church and people passing by.

With around twenty different exhibitions each year dedicated to fine arts, design, fotography and architecture, this Centre for Fine Arts has carved a niche for itself in the national museum world. International figures have been seen here, including Miro, Chagall and Aldo Rossi.