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Discover the beauty and special energy of today’s artists’ colonies

Artists always knew where to go. Follow their footsteps — these places still carry their magic.

Colonies / Villages

Great food, charming accommodation, inspiring museums — and the landscapes that once moved the greatest artists in Europe.

Domburg

Light and wind along the Dutch coast

Where painters chased the light

Where sea light and open skies shaped one of the Netherlands' most beloved artist colonies.

Sea, dunes and an ever- changing northern sky — and a remarkable little museum right on the coast.

The Netherlands

Worpswede

museums and mooreland

Moor meets the endless northern sky

Explore four museums in one of Europe’s most iconic artists’ colonies.

Explore four museums in one of Europe’s most iconic artist colony.

Northern Germany

Murnau

Art and landscape in Bavaria

Blue mountains, bold colours

Discover this artist colony shaped by mountains, lakes and open space.

The town that inspired Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter — and still takes your breath away today.

Barbizon

Where art meets the forest: Fontainebleau

The forest that changed painting forever

A village close to Paris shaped by nature, silence and artistic tradition.

A village close to Paris where nature, silence and a group of rebels gave birth to modern art.

Inspiration

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