In the footsteps of Bruegel the Elder

With the Bruegel route you discover the places around Limburg Peer where the painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder found his inspiration. Along the way you can admire eight reproductions of his hand.

Limburg country
The route takes you through the Peer forests, fairytale stream valleys and past various beautiful old farms and farmsteads. During your ride through this rural setting you have picturesque views. Belgian Limburg is not only a cycling paradise: it was also a rich source of inspiration for Bruegel the Elder. The folk scenes of world-famous masterpieces such as the Peasant Dance, Children's Games and the Hay Harvest originated in the sixteenth-century surroundings of Peer.

Bruegel Museum
At Toerisme Peer you can get a brochure that shows the exact locations of the eight reproductions. Want to see more of Bruegel? In the Bruegel Museum on the market in Peer hang high-quality reproductions of his entire oeuvre. In the center of Peer you will also find many nice cafes and restaurants to end this wonderful day with a culinary treat.

The Brueg(h)el family of painters
Pieter Bruegel the Elder lived from about 1530 to 1569. He is a world-famous painter whose works hang in museums all over the world. Bruegel the Elder is the progenitor of a real family of painters that would continue until the end of the seventeenth century. He had two sons, Pieter Brueghel the Younger and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Both sons became painters. Jan Brueghel the Elder in turn had two painter sons, but also a daughter who married a painter and a grandson who devoted himself to painting.