Eindhoven
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21 places in Eindhoven
Van Piere
Centrum
The bookstore in Eindhoven, spacious and well-stocked, with staff that reads.
Piet Hein Eek
Tongelre
The factory, shop, and restaurant of the designer who makes furniture from reclaimed wood.
Sectie-C
Tongelre
An old factory site full of studios of artists, designers, and builders.
VANE Restaurant
Centrum
A bar on the top floor of a hotel, with a view over the entire city center of Eindhoven.
Stadswandelpark
Centrum
A park close to the center with old trees, statues, and a stream.
Kleine Berg
Centrum
The neighborhood with the small mountain streets, full of independent shops, studios, and eateries.
Genneper Parken
Gestel
A large green area on the south side with a watermill, an open-air museum, and woods.
Stratumseind
Centrum
The longest nightlife street in the Netherlands, with dozens of pubs in a row.
Sint-Catharinakerk
Centrum
The Neo-Gothic church with two unequal towers in the middle of the city center, built by Cuypers.
Philips Museum
Centrum
The museum in the building where Philips started with light bulbs in 1891.
Anne Frank Plantsoen
Centrum
A small park along the Dommel, close to the center, with benches along the water.
Woenselse Markt
Woensel
The big market of Eindhoven, several days a week, with everything from fish to fabric.
Dommelpad
Centrum
The Dommel flows straight through Eindhoven, and there is a path that follows it through almost the entire city.
Parktheater
Centrum
The city theatre on the edge of the Stadswandelpark, with theatre, cabaret, and dance in multiple halls.
Stroomhuis Neerkant
Strijp
A small bar on Strijp-S in an old transformer building, with a terrace that opens onto the square.
Klokgebouw
Strijp
The old Philips factory site, which is now filled with studios, bars, a skate hall, and homes in the former production halls.
Van Abbemuseum
Centrum
A museum for modern and contemporary art that constantly questions itself and shows it.
Radio Royaal
Strijp
A restaurant in an old factory hall with a bar made of machine parts and tables made of the same material.
Effenaar
Centrum
Eindhoven's music venue, born from a squat and still with a program that looks forward rather than back.
Natlab
Strijp
The Eindhoven Film House in the old Philips physics laboratory, where the light bulb and the CD were invented.
Down Town Gourmet Market
Centrum
A covered market hall with about ten kitchens side by side, in an old Philips building.
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