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.
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 …
A highlight of any walk through Herbeumont is definitely Herbeumont Castle, a medieval ruin that towers high above the village. The castle dates back to the 12th century and was …