In the footsteps of Bruegel the Elder

With the Bruegel Route you will discover the places around Peer in Limburg where the painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder gained his inspiration. Along the way you can admire eight reproductions by his hand.

Limburg country
The route takes you through the Peerse forests, fairytale stream valleys and past several beautiful old farms and farms. During your drive through this rural setting you will 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 obtain a brochure indicating the precise locations of the eight reproductions. Want to see more of Bruegel? The Bruegel Museum on the market in Peer contains 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 delight.

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 around the world. Bruegel the Elder is the founder 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 painting sons, but also a daughter who married a painter and a grandson who devoted himself to painting.