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Fairytale-like castle, perhaps the most beautiful in our small country.

The castle was built around 1800 by the Lord of Walzin, a district of Dinant. At that time, it was called "Château de la Lesse" and consisted of a main building and a two-story tower. Lady Marie-Anne Damsel de Colnet was the castle's first resident. It then passed into the possession of Ferdinand Louis de Villers-Masbourg, who passed it on to his three children in 1844. In 1868, the Villers-Masbourg family sold the castle to Marguerite Offerman, the wife of Frédéric Guillaume Brugmann. This Brussels banker had already become the owner of the famous Château de Walzin, perched on a rock above the Lesse River, in 1850. Castel Pont-à-Lesse subsequently fell into very poor condition, so his son, Alfred Maurice Brugmann, had it completely rebuilt over many years. In 1914, his grandson, Frédéric Brugmann de Walzin, extensively renovated the castle again, adding a third floor. He renamed it "Kasteel van Pont-à-Lesse." In 1948, the castle was sold and converted into a holiday resort. Since then, it has been a renowned three-star hotel. Source: https://casteldepontalesse.be/en/home/history

The Priory of Anseremme originated from a farm belonging to the Abbey of Saint-Hubert, founded in the early 9th century and remodeled in the 16th and 17th centuries. The buildings of Le Prieuré were used by the abbey. Today, the premises are available for rent for weddings and celebrations.

We were very rudely approached and chased off the property as we were leaving. The access situation was unclear to us; all the gates were wide open and inviting. It wasn't clear to us that it was private property; it felt very public. Under no circumstances should we enter. The owner is insulted and argues, and lacks empathy and humanity!

Not entirely privately owned, but it is rented out to wedding parties. Depending on the party, you'll be evicted from the premises in a more or less unfriendly manner.

Falaën is a village and submunicipality of the Belgian municipality of Onhaye. Located in the province of Namur, Falaën was an independent municipality until January 1, 1977. The village, with its castle farm as a protected monument, is included in the list of the most beautiful villages in Wallonia (Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie).

Ruins of Montaigle © Aurélie Ducroze Montaigle, an exceptional monumental site in Wallonia, is situated on a rocky spur in a romantic setting whose magic transports you back to the time of the knights. A visit to the ruins of this imposing fortress, once a count's residence (14th century), and to the archaeological museum will open a window onto an extraordinarily rich medieval world. In the 100 m² museum, the history of the site and the monument is told through a thematic and chronological exhibition of objects discovered on site (crossbow bolts, cannonballs, tools, pieces of crockery, medals, coins, stained glass, paving stones, slates, jewelry, etc.). The architecture of the fortress and the challenges of saving a threatened monument are also discussed.

Privately owned. Visitors are not permitted, nor are the gardens accessible.