The Pheasant fountain (Andenne)
This fountain stands on the Place du Chapitre to the right of the Collegiate church. Pheasants strut about on the top of the fountain. Lower down, on the...Read more
The dungeon
This mighty rectangular building, encircled by an enormous moat, was the centre of a nobleman’s estate which was first associated with Liège and...Read more
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The castle of Leignon
The Château de Leignon was built between 1895 and 1900 by the architect Auguste Van Assche. It has a neo-Gothic appearance with some “military”...Read more
The church 'Notre-Dame'
The present early Gothic (13th century) building is in the form of a Latin cross, the chancel having an ambulatory but no apsidal chapels.
The castle of Walzin
High on a broad rocky promontory above a meander of the river Lesse, the Château de Walzin has always captured the imagination. It...Read more
The castle-farm of Fernelmont
Fernelmont castle-farm is a large quadrilateral surrounded by an imposing moat. The only remaining original mediaeval building is...Read more
The former abbey of Floreffe
The former abbey at Floreffe stands on a rocky spur overlooking the Sambre valley. In 1121, encouraged by St Norbert, a small community...Read more
The Château de Corroy
The Château de Corroy is a 13th-century mediaeval lowland fortress. It is a huge quadrilateral edifice with four corner towers and...Read more
The castle of Freÿr and its gardens
A quadrilateral 16th-century building, whose south wing was demolished in 1769, the Château de Freÿr has some interesting features, such as the...Read more
The castle of Deulin
Built between 1758 and 1786, outside the commons the château has a U-shaped floor-plan. The body of the main living-quarters has...Read more