Following the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh in the Borinage

Level 3 – 40 km

Starting point

VisitMons
Grand-Place 27
7000 Mons

Route description

From the Grand Place de Mons to Cuesmes via the former Marcasse colliery in Colfontaine, explore Mons-Borinage and the different locations where Vincent van Gogh use to live and work in the region. It was during his time in
the Borinage and Mons that Vincent van Gogh moved from a career as a preacher to an artist. It was here that he developed a preference for the motifs of the daily lives of farmers and labourers.

Cycle nodes

Useful information

Artothèque

Rue Claude de Bettignies 1,
7000 Mons
+32 (0) 65 40 53 80
polemuseal@ville.mons.be
www.artotheque.mons.be
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm
Prices : €6 / €4 / €3 / €2

Van Gogh’s House Wasmes

Rue Wilson, 221
7340 Wasmes
+32 (0) 65 88 74 88
Open every weekend
from 10 am to 4 pm
On reservation only
Price : €2

PASS, scientific Adventure Park

Rue de Mons , 3
7080 Frameries
+32 (0) 65 61 21 60
pass@pass.be
www.pass.be

Van Gogh’s House Cuesmes

Rue du Pavillon, 3
7000 Mons
+32 (0) 65 35 56 11
polemuseal@ville.mons.be
www.maisonvangogh.mons.be
Open Tuesday to Sunday
from 10 am to 4 pm
Prices: €4 / €3 / €1

Marcasse Site

Sentier de Saint-Ghislain, 7
7340 Colfontaine
Advance booking on +32 (0) 474 17 64 64

Van Gogh Pass

€8 for access to the following sites:

  • The Van Gogh Houses in both Cuesmes and Wasmes
  • The Marcasse site
  • Artothèque
  • Day bicycle hire at the start point at visitMons

Bicycle hire point & contact

visitMons

Grand-Place, 27
7000 Mons
Ouvert 7j/7
+32 (0)65 33 55 80
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€