Auvers-sur-Oise: Van Gogh Self guided walking tour with an APP

Rue de l'Église, with its quiet charm and sloping rooftops, echoes Van Gogh’s White House at Night, where a glowing window and starlit sky bring a simple village scene to emotional life.

5 min

Rue de l'Église and Rue Daubigny unfold like pages from Van Gogh’s sketchbooklined with quiet homes, slate rooftops, and soft façades that echo the mood.

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A quaint stone staircase winds left, echoing Van Gogh’s gaze. Climb upward toward the Church of Auvers, where each step brings you closer to the scene that inspired one of his final masterpieces.

5 min

Église Notre-Dame d'Auvers stands just as Van Gogh painted it weathered stone, soft light, and quiet paths capturing the timeless, rustic beauty that defined his final creative days.

15 min

This bronze statue of Daubigny, created in 1906, shows the artist in quiet reflection, holding his palette and brushes, gazing over Auvers the village that shaped his legacy in landscape art.

5 min

Turn right onto Rue du Général de Gaulle, where quiet charm and rustic façades echo Van Gogh’s brush strokes, step drawing you deeper into the painter’s vibrant vision of village life.

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Parc Van Gogh is a peaceful, tree-lined retreat in Auvers-sur-Oise, honouring Vincent’s arrival in 1890 as he sought calm after a year in the asylumserenity echoing through every shaded path.

5 min

Place de la Mairie is Auvers-sur-Oise’s civic heart, with a stately stone town hall, fluttering French flags, and timeless charm that reflect the village’s elegance and quiet pride.

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The Auberge Ravoux, Van Gogh’s final home, offers a moving glimpse into his last days. Visit Room No. 5 and dine in the restored inn where he once shared quiet meals.

15 min

L'Escalier d’Auvers, where Van Gogh painted daily village life in 1890, captures stone steps, red-roofed homes, and local figures in vivid brushstrokes beneath a bright blue sky.

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Square de la Résistance is a peaceful park in Auvers with a moving war memorial at its heart, honouring local lives lost in the World Wars amid greenery and quiet reflection.

5 min

Continue along D928 as it becomes Rue de Zunder, a gentle stretch lined with village homes and greenery, leading you toward the quieter edges of Auvers where Van Gogh once wandered in thought.

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Maison du Docteur Gachet is a peaceful, ivy-covered retreat where Van Gogh found brief solace, an intimate space of healing, art, and friendship nestled along a quiet, tree-lined lane.

15 min

The Château d’Auvers is a grand 17th-century estate overlooking Auvers, with terraced gardens and sweeping views that once inspired Van Gogh’s landscapes.

15 min

Stroll down Rue de Léry, a quiet, leafy lane lined with stone houses and climbing vinesechoing the same peaceful charm Van Gogh once experienced on his walks through the village.

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Walk along Rue Alphonse Callé and spot number 44 on your left the Musée de l’Absinthe, a small museum dedicated to the mysterious “green fairy” that once inspired and unsettled 19th-century artists.

5 min

Stroll past Atelier-Daubigny, home of landscape pioneer Charles-François Daubigny, whose plein air style helped shape Impressionism and deeply influenced artists like Monet and Van Gogh.

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Turn onto Sente du Montier, a narrow, rising path lined with wild grasses and blooms like stepping into a living painting brushed with soft strokes of green, gold, and violet.

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The Auvers-sur-Oise Cemetery is a peaceful, modest resting place where quiet rows of old headstones lead you to the ivy-covered graves of Vincent and Theo van Gogh.

15 min

As you near the train station, glimpse Van Gogh’s View of Auvers rooftops, orchards, and church rising gently the same timeless scene he painted in his final weeks.

10 min