Castles cycle route Peel and Maas

The Peel en Maas Castle Cycle Route runs through Baarlo and Kessel in North Limburg. The village of Baarlo on the Maas is a historic castle village and has no fewer than 4 castles. Kessel is one of the oldest villages on the Maas and has a nationally recognized historical, but above all cozy center. The cycle route shows you the castle villages of Baarlo and Kessel with all their special historical objects. The atmospheric village of Baarlo can boast a rich past. The cycle route takes you past Kasteel d\\\' Erp (now privately owned), Kasteel de Berckt (now a group accommodation) and Kasteel (Chateau) de Raay (now a design hotel-restaurant, where a delicious cup of coffee with Limburg pie is always ready!). Then you cycle along'Mooder Maas\\\' to Kessel where you can admire the beautiful Kasteel de Keverberg and you also pass Kasteeltje Oeverberg (now privately owned). One of the castles along the route is Kasteel d\\\'Erp, built in 1473. Once a year, at the old wash house de Sprunk, near the watermill, a washing demonstration is given by ladies in traditional costume. Kasteel De Keverberg forms the historic village centre of Kessel. During the Eighty Years' War, De Keverberg suffered greatly. In 1579, it was set on fire and after its reconstruction (1639) it was raided. As one of the few remaining moth castles in the Netherlands, the castle is well worth a visit.