The landscape surrounding Castel Pont-à-Lesse is a beautiful sight. The Lesse River has carved a deep valley into the Ardennes here.
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 Walzin Castle, 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 and added a third floor. He renamed the castle "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.
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