From Boekel through Brabant villages

From Boekel, you can drive straight into rural Brabant. Here you'll find peace, space, and charming church villages like Erp, Lieshout, and Gemert. In these Brabant church villages, you'll see beautiful old (long-gabled) farmhouses. In Lieshout, you'll pass De Leest, a grain mill dating from 1899. In Beek en Donk, the Oude Toren (Old Tower), the remains of a church dating from 1400, looms at the end of Orchideestraat. In Boekel, you'll pass Molen Boekel, a grain mill dating from 1785. There's also plenty of natural beauty to be found. In the predominantly agricultural landscape, you'll occasionally pass through small wooded areas, such as the gently rolling Strijbosch west of the village of Handel. You'll also cycle through stream valleys and along roads lined with poplars. Everywhere you'll experience that characteristic Brabant tranquility.