Set Sail on Famous Waterways From Bruges to Amsterdam.
Take a visit to the landscapes that inspired some of history’s most gifted artists, from Vermeer to Van Gogh. Set sail on famous waterways from Bruges to Amsterdam aboard Magnifique III, a traditional Dutch-style riverboat. Join experts and curators to experience the windmill-dotted landscapes and iconic cultural monuments in some of the region’s most charming cities, including Ghent, Antwerp, Kinderdijk, and Dordrecht. Gain exclusive access to legendary works within centuries-old churches, including the breathtaking, 15th-century Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by the Van Eyck brothers. In Amsterdam, witness Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, and other Dutch art treasures with a private tour of the Rijksmuseum.
Highlights
- Cruise from Bruges to Amsterdam along Holland and Belgium’s famous waterways aboard Magnifique III, a traditional Dutch-style riverboat with 21 contemporary cabins
- Go behind the scenes at one of Europe’s oldest hospitals in Bruges for an expert-led tour of the Hans Memling Museum, home to influential 15th-century works that the Early Netherlandish painter created for this setting
- Discover the Groeninge Museum in Bruges, home to a celebrated collection of Flemish masterpieces by Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, and Hieronymus Bosch, on a private tour
- Marvel at Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child, the only sculpture by the Renaissance master to leave Italy during his lifetime, in Bruges’s Church of Our Lady, and learn about its dramatic history of plunder at the hands of Napoleon and Hitler
- Witness the Van Eycks’ 15th-century Ghent Altarpiece (The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), joining experts to see newly restored details of this monumental masterpiece in its original home, St. Bavo’s Cathedral
- Step inside Antwerp’s acclaimed yet little-known Museum Mayer van den Bergh, with experts introducing you to one of Belgium’s most storied art collections, including Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Mad Meg
- Celebrate Dutch tulip season with an expert-guided tour of Keukenhof Gardens, where millions of tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths burst into bloom each spring
- Stand in the presence of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch, Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, and other Dutch art treasures at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, where a guided tour will help you appreciate these masterpieces in a new light
