Following the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh in Colfontaine

Level 2 – 11,2 km

Starting point

Van Gogh’s House in Wasmes

Rue Wilson, 221

7340 Wasmes

Route description

Ride through nature and history in the heart of the region that turned Vincent van Gogh into an artist. Explore the rich mining past of the town of Colfontaine, which is a mix of former collieries and green spaces, and step inside Van Gogh’s House in Wasmes, where he lived among the miners of the region to better represent them in his art. This house in Colfontaine remains one of the few witnesses to his presence in the Borinage, the theme of his first ventures into drawing.

Cycle nodes

Useful information

Van Gogh’s House in Wasmes

Rue Wilson, 221
7340 Wasmes
+32 (0) 65 88 74 88
cccolfontaine@hotmail.com
https://cccolfontaine.com
Open every weekend from 10 am to 4 pm
Advance booking on +32 (0) 65 88 74 88
Price : €2

Grand-Hornu Site
MAC’S/CID

Rue Sainte-Louise, 82
7301 Hornu
+32 (0) 65 65 21 21
info@grand-hornu.eu
www.grand-hornu.eu

Bicycle hire point & contact

visitMons

Grand-Place, 27
7000 Mons
+32 (0) 65 33 55 80
Open 7 days/week
info.tourisme@ville.mons.be
www.visitmons.co.uk

Traditional bicycle
  • 2h = 5€
  • 4h = 8€
  • 24h = 10€
Electric bicycle
  • 2h = 10€
  • 4h = 16€
  • 24h = 20€
Kids bicycle
  • 2h = 4€
  • 4h = 6€
  • 24h = 8€