Private Tour

Innovative Eindhoven: Private Walking Tour with a Local Guide

Overview

Available languages

German

English

French

1 hour 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Discover Eindhoven on a private walking tour. With your own knowledgeable local guide, you explore the Netherlands’ most forward-looking city where industry, design, and technology come together.

Once an industrial hub and the birthplace of Philips, Eindhoven reinvented itself into the City of Light and the capital of Dutch innovation. During this private guided tour, your guide explains how creativity, modern architecture, and design culture shaped the city’s unique identity.

Depending on your interests, you can explore Strijp-S, the former Philips factory district turned creative hotspot, or walk through the city center with its bold post-war architecture and modern public spaces. Because this is a private walking tour, the route and focus can be adapted to you.

The private tour of Eindhoven normally lasts about 1.5 hours and takes place entirely on foot. The pace is flexible, making this guided walking tour ideal for travelers curious about modern Dutch culture and innovation.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

The 18 Septemberplein, named after the day Eindhoven was liberated in World War II. To keep the square as free as possible from cyclists, an underground bicycle parking was built, the 'Tube.' The unique entrances to the bike cellar, resembling tubes emerging from the ground, especially catch the attention. However, what many people may not know is that archaeological finds are on display in this bicycle cellar. These ruins came to light through excavation work, revealing parts of a 700-year-old gateway, for example.

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

De Blob

The Blob, where Blob is an abbreviation for 'Binary Large OBject.' In architecture, BLOB refers to a style where the exterior of a building has irregular shapes. On the other side of the 18 Septemberplein stands a similar structure, the Bubble. As the name suggests, it is a soap bubble, but made of glass and steel. The Bubble is often considered the little sister of the Blob. However, this structure was designed by a different architect, namely Tarra architecture and urban planning.

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable