In the footsteps of Gerrit Achterberg

Gerrit Achterberg was a writer with a shadowy edge. The poems that sprouted from his'great mind\\\' have been rewarded with various prizes. He lived in the highest literary circles where he was adored, but where his dark side was also covered with the cloak of love. Fate brought him to Neede where he spent eight relatively quiet years with his lover, Cathrien van Baak. In those eight years he wrote half of his total oeuvre. He wrote mostly about death and unattainable loves, but the poems he wrote about the village are almost sweet. Get off at Camping de Blanken for a cup of coffee! Lookout tower Needse Berg is also worth putting your brakes on.