Fly from Nice to Eindhoven

Eindhoven is as great to visit as a couple as with your whole family. In either case, we promise you a fantastic holiday. Provided, of course, that you choose the right trip!
A romantic weekend getaway means shopping, culture, and design, and will have you seeing the more festive side of this Dutch city come nightfall. Good times are guaranteed! Squeeze out one or two extra days of leave and head north to see the charms of Breda and Bois-le-Duc.
However, should you decide to bring the kids along, forget the brown cafés and their delicious brews. You’re more likely to be heading to bed early. Especially as your days will be filled. With what? How about a bike ride on the Van Gogh cycle path, a bright path inspired by Starry Night, followed by time spent in the city discovering its ancient monuments and architectural wonders. Or perhaps visits to museums where you’ll see the genius of Van Gogh (in Van Gogh Village in Nuenen, 10 km from Eindhoven) and other big names in modern art or early technology. Or else roller coasters and rides, birds of prey and lemurs. Learning, laughing, and sharing: truly the makings of a perfect holiday!

• Take in the architectural wonders of the City of Light: Evoluon, a conference centre and concert hall that looks like a giant spaceship, and The Blob, a...blob...of glass right in the centre, behind which hides De Admirant, a huge shopping centre.
• Head to Strijp-S, the most whimsical area of Eindhoven. Built over 27 hectares, this former Philips production site saw factories transformed into apartments, offices, shops, and design and fashion workshops. Fertile soil for talent!
• Learn about the pasts of DAF and Philips. Each has its own museum. The first, The Netherlands' only car manufacturer, exhibits cars and lorries. The second, an electronics giant, tells the story of their innovations, from the light bulb to CD players.
• Visit the Van Abbemuseum, dedicated to contemporary art with one of the 10 greatest collections of its kind in the world. Nearly three thousand paintings, sculptures, and engravings await - some signed by Picasso, Chagall, Mondrian, and more.
• Search out street art on bridges, in tunnels, on the walls of working-class neighbourhoods, in the car park of a supermarket... Eindhoven is full of monumental works that are simply stunning. Find them at this website: https://eindhoven.streetartcities.com.
• Have a drink in a brown café (a cosy pub characteristic of Holland) on Wilhelmina square before wandering over to neighbouring Willemstraat where you’ll find numerous art galleries.
• Have an amazing night out on Stratumseind street which has, over more than 200 metres, a profusion of pubs, bars, and restaurants, all open until 4 am at weekends. It’s the most festive street in The Netherlands. It sets the standard!
• Dine in a restaurant unlike anywhere else: The Radio Royaal, where you’ll eat in an abandoned factory among the equally-abandoned enormous machine-tools of Phillips. Or else De Kazerne, a former fire station that today blends art exhibitions with trendy restaurants.
• Live a fairy tale with your family at Efteling Themepark. It’s as immense as it is delightful, and has something for everyone: rides for all ages, various shows, an aquatic show...the list goes on!
• Fill up on history, charm, and heritage in Eindhoven’s lovely neighbours: Breda and Bois-le-Duc, the adoptive city of Jérôme Bosch, the most creative painter of the Middle-Ages.