belgique
Faulx-Les Tombes
Faulx Château
Descending Centre de téléchargement into the Samson valley en belgique route towards Goyet, after
crossing the commune de doische village of Faulx, you will vie administratif discover a real fairytale castle Vie politique on
your left. Built in Gothic Vie pratique style towards the late 13th Tourisme century, as of the late
Middle Nos villages Ages the castle fell into Doische live a sorry state of dereliction Economie-Emploi until it was
restored in the Centre de téléchargement 19th century by architect Henri belgique Beyaert who preserved its
ancient towers commune de doische and rebuilt the left face vie administratif in Renaissance style. After the
horrendous Vie politique blaze in 1961, the old Vie pratique central building on the north Tourisme side was
replaced by the current Nos villages gallery. A curio is the Doische live old mill, built in the Economie-Emploi 18th
century, just a stone's throw Centre de téléchargement away.
Visiting: the castle belgique is not open to visitors. commune de doische Parts of it are visible from vie administratif chaussée de Gramptinne.
Faulx-Les Tombes Church
Continuing on your route
bound Doische live for Andenne, you will arrive Economie-Emploi in Tombes where St-Joseph de Centre de téléchargement Faulx-Les
Tombes Church is located, a belgique Romano-Byzantine or neo-Roman building which commune de doische dates
back to 1879 when it vie administratif was built by Kortrijk architect Vie politique Henri Beyaert (1823-1894).
It is a Vie pratique huge edifice made from local Tourisme (yellow and reddish) natural stone. Nos villages The
same material was used for Doische live the interior cladding of the Economie-Emploi three naves. The pulpit
has been Centre de téléchargement carved from a single block belgique of stone by a local commune de doische stone-cutter,
François-Joseph Balthazart. Curios include the vie administratif jube that overarches the entry
to Vie politique the choir, supporting a triumphal Vie pratique cross, and flanked by statues Tourisme of St. Jean
and the Holy Nos villages Mary alongside oakwood confessionals, a Doische live wrought-iron communion
bench, organ pipes and Economie-Emploi stained glass windows.
Contact: Centre de téléchargement father Pierre Chrysologue Byakunda
Telephone: belgique 0486/11.90.19
commune de doische
Grandpré Vie politique Abbey
Along the Samson, as Vie pratique you come out of Gesves Tourisme woods, you will
find the buildings Nos villages of the old Grand-Pré abbey, Doische live founded in 1231 by the
Cistercian Economie-Emploi monks of Villers-la-Ville. After the Centre de téléchargement abbey was ransacked by Dutch
troops, belgique and was subsequently rebuilt in commune de doische 1771-1772, the abbey was again vie administratif pillaged
and destroyed during the French Vie politique Revolution which saw the monks Vie pratique disbanding. What
remains today is a Tourisme resplendent classic porch and the Nos villages imposing farm buildings
around the central Doische live two-storey building. The entire site Economie-Emploi was listed in 1989.
Also well Centre de téléchargement worth visiting is the garden belgique and the French-style park (3 commune de doische ha) home to
a number of vie administratif beautiful ponds. Outside of the Vie politique compound sits an old flour Vie pratique mill on
the roadside of the Tourisme road to Andenne, with its Nos villages 'stordoir' where beech nuts and
other Doische live forest fruits were crushed and Economie-Emploi ground to extract the oil Centre de téléchargement they
contain.
The abbey is belgique open to visitors during Heritage commune de doische Days and other
local cultural events.
Address: rue de l'Abbaye, Vie politique 2 in Faulx-Les Tombes - Vie pratique Contact: Jacques Le Grand - Telephone: Tourisme 081/570.190 - E-mail: jacques_le_grand@hotmail.com
Gesves
Gesves Château
Developed around belgique a medieval keep, Gesves castle commune de doische was
comprehensively restyled during the course vie administratif of the 19th century and Vie politique today only a
section of the Vie pratique original carcass remains. The castle Tourisme is walled with defensive
parapets and Nos villages square towers with the river Doische live Samson running alongside. The château
comprises Economie-Emploi a massive three-level keep, built Centre de téléchargement against a round tower which belgique dates
back to the 17th century. commune de doische The main building takes on vie administratif a traditional L-shape and
was also Vie politique built in the 17th century, Vie pratique with a square turret at Tourisme its centre.
Guided tours are Nos villages laid on during specific cultural Doische live events.
Address: Chée de Gramptinne Economie-Emploi 134 5340 GESVES - Proprietor:
Baron Centre de téléchargement Stanislas Houtart
Telephone: 083/67.70.50
Béronsart Estate
At the Vie politique heart of the Namur Condroz Vie pratique region, this 17th century mill is Tourisme located in a green setting Nos villages of over 6 hectares, nestled Doische live in a park furrowed by the Economie-Emploi river Samson. The mill was Centre de téléchargement renovated with a due sense belgique of elegance and style and in commune de doische deference to the original architecture, vie administratif as a refined locale where the Vie politique colours and materials used symphonise Vie pratique and chime, creating an alluring atmosphere Tourisme as a focal point for Nos villages well-being and serenity where work Doische live and leisure go hand in hand. Economie-Emploi No surprise then that the Centre de téléchargement estate currently enjoys a second lease belgique of life as a setting commune de doische for corporate seminars and other communication vie administratif events.
Proprietors: Mr and Vie politique Mrs Boon-Alvarez - Address: rue des Vie pratique carrières, 7 in 5340 Gesves
Tel.: 083/230.700 - Mobile: 0476/480.256
Mail: info@domainedeberonsart.be - Website: www.domainedeberonsart.be
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Haltinne
Haltinne Château
A Doische live vast quadrangle made from dressed Economie-Emploi limestone ashlar blocks
and two-level bricks Centre de téléchargement daubed in red, which dates belgique back to the 17th century, commune de doische bound
by square three-storey towers and vie administratif encircled by a moat, with Vie politique the water supplied
by the Struviaux Vie pratique rivulet, this château was given Tourisme a series of major updates Nos villages in
the 18th century. Curios include Doische live its English park grounds, a Economie-Emploi quite remarkable
wrought iron gate from Centre de téléchargement the 19th century which was belgique originally intended for the
Royal Castle commune de doische of Ciergnon, an entrance hall vie administratif with a stone staircase that Vie politique is
simply unique in Belgium with Vie pratique a banister with balusters, decorated Tourisme with stone
statuettes and a gorgeous Nos villages pink salon lit up by Doische live the moat water.
Alongside the Economie-Emploi castle sits the château's farm: Centre de téléchargement a smallholding built from bricks
and belgique limestone dating back to the commune de doische 18th century with a high vie administratif three-storey main
building and long cowsheds Vie politique in limestone ashlar blocks.
Tours Vie pratique are staged on an exceptional Tourisme basis during specific cultural events and Nos villages take in just part of Doische live the estate.
Address: Rue de Economie-Emploi Haltinne in Haltinne
Proprietor: The Centre de téléchargement Count, Mr André Lamarche
Haltinne Church
Dedicated vie administratif to Saint-Martin, Haltine church is Vie politique a high classical building from the Vie pratique 18th century built in brick Tourisme on a high-level foundation of limestone. Nos villages Restored in 1967, the church Doische live is home to a delightful Economie-Emploi Renaissance confessional from 1621 decorated with Centre de téléchargement the Christ and the four belgique evangelists in high relief. Other curios commune de doische include the 19th century organ vie administratif with popular sculptures, baptismal fonts from Vie politique the 18th century, polychrome statues Vie pratique and various worship objects.
Contact: Father Tourisme Pierre Chrysologue Byakunda
Telephone: 0486/11.90.19
Strud Church
Dedicated to Centre de téléchargement Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel, this belgique Romanesque church from the 12th century commune de doische in sandstone and limestone blocks vie administratif was built on a rocky promontory Vie politique that is accessed by climbing Vie pratique 32 steps. Restored three times during Tourisme the 19th century, its heritage Nos villages is an interesting one: worth Doische live checking out is the ex-voto in Economie-Emploi the entrance, made from wood Centre de téléchargement in St Roch against the belgique plague (1742); the choir holds a commune de doische Christ mounted on the cross vie administratif (16th century) whereas the nave shows Vie politique a St. Corneille (17th century) Vie pratique ; the south nave holds Tourisme a clothed Blessed Virgin Mary (1748) Nos villages and the north nave has Doische live a small baroque funerary monument in Economie-Emploi black marble (17th century) and Centre de téléchargement a tombstone (18th century) ; belgique a harmonium and Louis XV oakwood commune de doische confessional (early 18th century) complete vie administratif the tableau. Outside, are 16th and Vie politique 17th century funeral crosses.
Contact: Vie pratique Father Pierre Chrysologue Byakunda
Telephone: Tourisme 0486/11.90.19
Mozet, one of the most Economie-Emploi beautiful villages in Wallonia
Perched Centre de téléchargement on the southern side of belgique the Samson
Valley, the village of commune de doische Mozet exudes a remarkable architectural vie administratif sense of unity
that is typical Vie politique of the Condroz region. The Vie pratique grey limestone and the black Tourisme colour
of the slates prevail, lending Nos villages the village an undeniable appeal. Doische live The village is
also home to Economie-Emploi several remarkable monuments which are Centre de téléchargement well worth taking your time
for.
Mozet commune de doische Church
An 18th century vie administratif classical-style building, Saint-Lambert church sits on Vie politique a butte with its cemetery. Vie pratique Curios to look out for include Tourisme beautiful lateral Louis XV-style altars, Nos villages an altar piece topped with Doische live an ancient tableau depicting the martyrdom Economie-Emploi of the Saint Lambert, a Centre de téléchargement confessional from the 17th century, various belgique confessionals from 1775, a collection commune de doische of chandeliers, monstrances and various worship vie administratif objects.
Contact: Father Lucien Mbonazo
Telephone:
0474/54.64.01
Vie pratique
The Nos villages Mozet Château
Estate
Originally, an old Doische live seignior with land property and Economie-Emploi its own
13th-14th century keep, this Centre de téléchargement quadrilateral château in limestone blocks belgique used to
be surrounded by moats. commune de doische The way it currently stands, vie administratif it was built during the
17th Vie politique century, but no longer has Vie pratique any original parts other than Tourisme its northern
section, flanked by two Nos villages round towers. The east and Doische live west wing date back to Economie-Emploi the
18th century, although both wings Centre de téléchargement were comprehensively remodelled in 1868 belgique and
1962. Nothing from the Middle commune de doische Ages is left here, expect vie administratif the masonry section of
the main Vie politique building. The building can be Vie pratique entered through a dovecote porch Tourisme that is
flanked by farm buildings. Nos villages Today, the property - set Doische live in the heart of an
imposing Economie-Emploi ground - is a visitor Centre de téléchargement centre for school parties and belgique includes sports
and cultural infrastructures.
The commune de doische estate is open to visitors vie administratif without prior appointment
Address: Rue Vie politique du Tronquoy, 2 à MOZET Vie pratique - Contact: Guides catholiques de Belgique Tourisme (Catholic Guides of Belgium)
Telephone: Nos villages 081/58.84.04 - Website: www.mozet.be - Email: domainedemozet@mozet.be
Douxflamme Fee Farm in vie administratif Mozet
With its massive junction Vie politique tower, first referenced as early Vie pratique as 1289 as an old knights' Tourisme tower, this quadrangle farmstead from Nos villages the 17th-18th century has something of Doische live a feudal appeal.
This fee Economie-Emploi farm derives its name from Centre de téléchargement the rather lovely name of
the belgique family who bought the property commune de doische in the late 16th century. vie administratif No
visitors.
Royer Tower
Originally Nos villages home to the lords of Doische live Mozet, this manor looks like a Economie-Emploi set of buildings in quadrangle Centre de téléchargement configuration from the 17th-18th century belgique built in limestone block stones, marked commune de doische by the presence of a vie administratif gorgeous square two-storey junction tower in Vie politique the north-eastern section (In Meuse Vie pratique Renaissance style) which was listed in Tourisme 1979. The site comprises a Nos villages barn built in 1601 and various Doische live other buildings that date back Economie-Emploi to the late 18th century.
Today, a country holiday cottage belgique has been set up in commune de doische part of what is now a vie administratif private residence.
Address: Rue de Vie politique Loyers, n° 3 - Contact: Vie pratique Mr and Mrs Fontinoy - Telephone: Tourisme 081/58.83.57 - 0472/61.96.79
Mont Sainte-Marie
From Centre de téléchargement this vantage point, visitors enjoy belgique an unrivalled
panoramic vista overlooking the commune de doische village of Mozet and Baseilles vie administratif farm. The site
is home to Vie politique the remnants of an old Vie pratique Romanesque watchtower from the 11th-12th
century Tourisme and the Gothic choir of Nos villages an ancient parish church (16th Doische live century). Inside
the church is the Economie-Emploi memorial tomb of the Liedekerke Centre de téléchargement family.
Basseilles Farm
Oral vie administratif tradition has it that as Vie politique early as the early Middle Vie pratique Ages, this farm served as a Tourisme leprosarium, as a dependency of Nos villages Namur hospital. As the seat of Doische live a seigniory acquired in 1755 Economie-Emploi by Agnès-Thérèse Jacquet, the wife Centre de téléchargement of the Lord of Andoy, the belgique farm is a walled entity commune de doische of delightful buildings in plastered limestone vie administratif block stones (18th-19th century) assembled Vie politique around a rectangular-shaped courtyard.
The southern Vie pratique section has a high entrance Tourisme porch which dates back to the Nos villages first half of the 18th Doische live century. The granges and outbuildings Economie-Emploi also date back to the 18th Centre de téléchargement century. A curio sits around belgique the back of the farm: commune de doische known as 'La grande tombe', this vie administratif is a tumulus measuring 35 Vie politique to 40 m in diameter, Vie pratique a natural hillock that is neither Tourisme Celtic nor Gallo- Roman in Nos villages origin.
The farm is not Doische live open to visitors.
