The Château d’Orval was built on the old foundations of an earlier castle near the largest monastery in the country, the Orval Abbey. The castle was originally the home of the abbot.
The small castle is reflected in the pond where swans, ducks, and moorhens swim. It served as a reservoir that provided hydraulic power to the forge machinery located below. Despite …
The Citadel of Montmédy is a beautiful piece of military history that has been preserved. A fortress was built on top of this hill as early as the Middle Ages. …
During World War II, the castle housed the Queen Elisabeth House, which became a boys' school in 1942. Headmaster Marie Taquet and her husband, Émile Taquet, housed 87 Jewish children …
La Seigneurie de Villemont: From the Roman period to the French Revolution, Villemont (first its Roman villa, then its stately home) played an important role in the history of the surrounding villages.