Explore the city with a local
Free Walking Tour Eindhoven
From Philips and the city’s industrial past to bold design and everyday local life. Walk Eindhoven with a guide who loves sharing its stories.
English-language tour · Tip based · Reserve your place online
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No fixed tour price · Tip your guide after the tour · English language
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Available dates are updated in the booking calendar. Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour starts.
The tour
Get to know the real Eindhoven
Eindhoven is much more than a stop on the map. On this free walking tour, a local guide connects the city’s industrial heritage with its creative present, sharing stories and practical tips as you walk.
Expect city-centre landmarks, the Philips story, wartime history and the design culture that shapes Eindhoven today. The route and stories may vary with the guide and the day.
Philips & innovation
Hear how industry helped transform Eindhoven into a centre of technology.
Wartime stories
Learn about the city’s liberation in 1944 and the people behind the history.
City landmarks
See St. Catherine’s Church and discover the streets around the centre.
Design & local life
Find out how creativity and local culture give the city its character.
The Eindhoven experience
A city that keeps reinventing itself
Eindhoven’s best stories are easier to see when someone local connects the places, people and ideas behind them.
On this English-language walking tour, we start in the centre and use the streets around us to explore how Eindhoven grew from an industrial city into a place known for technology and design. The Philips story is part of that journey, but so are the people who lived and worked here, the effects of the Second World War and the creative energy you can see today.
Your guide shares the kind of details you might walk past on your own and gives you ideas for what to explore after the tour. Expect a relaxed pace, space to ask questions and a mix of history, local perspective and practical tips. The exact route and stories can vary with your guide and the day.
We meet at St. Catherine’s Church on Catharinaplein. The walk takes about two hours, is held outdoors and is tip based: at the end, you decide what the experience was worth to you.
Meeting point
Meet at St. Catherine’s Church
Come to St. Catherine’s Church on Catharinaplein in central Eindhoven. Look for the guide carrying a white umbrella with an orange logo. Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour starts.
Before you join
Good to know
Is the tour really free?
The tour is tip based. Reserve a place and decide at the end how much to give your guide based on your experience.
What language is the tour in?
The walking tour is in English. Check the available dates for the next departure.
Where does it start?
At St. Catherine’s Church on Catharinaplein in Eindhoven. Arrive a little early to meet your guide.
How long does it take?
Allow about two hours. The tour takes place outdoors, so dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.
More questions? Read the full FAQ or meet the guides.