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Augustinian Abbey on the Meuse River, whose origins date back to 1075. The complex features an impressive corner tower, gateway, abbey church, dovecote, watermill, brewery, and other outbuildings. Later, it also housed a tax collection house and the abbot's palace. Today, it's a large school complex that can be very busy on a Wednesday afternoon.

One of Liège's most beautiful castles, originating in the 11th century, completely surrounded by a moat. Striking are the checkerboard facades in limestone and brown sandstone and the pepper-pot-like turrets. Various owners succeeded one another over the centuries. For two centuries (16th-17th century), it was owned by the powerful de Merode family, who gave the castle its current appearance. They sold it to the Van den Steen family in 1720. The last descendant of the family, Count Guy vanden Steen, bequeathed it to the province in 1999. He was a sculptor, among other things, and many of his bronze statues still adorn the gardens. He did, however, incorporate a distinctive symbolism, depicting nude female figures mating with beetles. The 22-hectare estate also features an Italian ornamental garden with water features and bronze statues, a 19th-century vegetable garden with orangeries, a 19th-century icehouse, and many listed trees. The castle also has its own church within the moat on a peninsula. Over the centuries, the owners have amassed numerous curiosities that can be seen in the castle, which is now a provincial property and open to visitors.

Since 1965, the Oteppe castle and its surrounding estate (65 ha) have been run as a holiday centre ("L'Hirondelle") with a hotel, campsite, holiday chalets and bungalows, swimming pools, playground and fishing ponds; as a result, the village's population has almost doubled during the summer months.

I didn't get any further because of new asphalt, probably two weeks after my post there is fantastic asphalt here!!

visible from the road

Visible from the road!

visible from the road (private property)

In 1428, the castle was confiscated by the Prince-Bishop of Wathieu Datin and passed successively to the Gossuin de Beine, de Towin and de Sart families. In 1537, Jehan Helman de Sart, married to Marguerite de la Falloise, inherited the property and undertook the construction of a new castle. In 1720, Lambert van den Steen acquired the castle. He was lord of the manor of Saive in Haspengouw and advisor to the Prince-Bishop. This family gave the building the splendor that we can admire today. Source: https://www.provincedeliege.be/de/node/10400