The city as a stage, Bart Van Loo as your guide
With the podwalk “In the footsteps of the Burgundians, with Bart Van Loo through Brussels” storyteller Bart Van Loo takes you on a historical walk through the heart of the capital. Starting at Place des Palais,
discover emblematic locations where the legacy of the Burgundian era can still be felt today.
Throughout the walk, Bart Van Loo immerses you in a captivating story of political power, court intrigues and banquets, religion, art, and daily life in Burgundian Brussels. In the footsteps of Philip the Good, Charles the Bold, and Emperor Charles V, a story unfolds of ambition, splendour, and intrigue.
VRT Podwalks
A podwalk means listening while you walk. Thanks to GPS localisation, the audio segments are triggered automatically at the right moment during your route.
Follow the link below or scan the QR code to download the route via the free VRT Podwalks app and set off to discover Brussels in the footsteps of the Brugundians.
Scan the QR code and
download the walk via
the free VRT Podwalks app.
In the footsteps of Bart Van Loo and the Burgundians at the KBR museum
Continue your journey through time at the KBR museum, located within the Royal Library of Belgium, home to the magnificent collection of illuminated manuscripts from the Dukes of Burgundy.
As guest curator, Bart Van Loo has selected some of the most evocative manuscripts from KBR’s rich collections,
bringing you even closer to the Burgundian court of the 15th and 16th centuries. Miniatures of extraordinary beauty bring the stories heard in the city to life, embodying history in parchment and pigment.
Visit the KBR museum and immerse yourself in the magical world of these centuries-old manuscripts, preserved in the very place where the precious ducal library has been kept for generations.
© Heirs of Jean-Léon Huens & Royal Museum of Mariemont.
The watercolors of Jean-Léon Huens, which Bart Van Loo admired as a teenager in the books of Nos Gloires, sparked his passion for history. Huens’ prints are now on display at the KBR museum, alongside manuscripts once handled by Philip the Good.
The selection by Bart Van Loo can be visited from March 21 to October 18, 2026.
About Bart Van Loo:
With his international best-seller The Burgundians, a Vanished Empire, Bart Van Loo brought the Burgundian epic to life for a wide audience.
With the support of the National Lottery
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