Castle of Val-Duchesse — Attraction in Auderghem - Oudergem

I visited the Castle on Heritage Day. There was a tour guide. It was very nice although when we were there it rained heavily. I don't think the Castle opens for visit in normal day; the guide said only when there were special events (like the Heritage day) or we were invited then we could visit. The garden was large and beautiful with a big pine tree. The building was nice, it was not as big compared with scale of so called "castle" word in my opinion. It is more like a villa in a green venue. And there is a little stream in...

Ce site abrita un prieuré de religieuses dominicaines fondé en 1262 par la duchesse Aleyde de Brabant et définitivement supprimé en 1796. Les vestiges du domaine furent acquis en 1903 par CH. dietrich qui fit remanier et agrandir l'ancien logis de la prieure par l'architecte E DE VIGNE pour en faire le château actuel.. EN 1915, l'architecte A. Roosenboom fut chargé de la reconstruction pittoresque des dépendances et dressa les plans de la nouvelle galerie à colonnes en façade.. de nos jours, le complexe accueille régulirement des sommets politiques ainsi que des hôtes de marque du...

We joined an event with the light show and the legen stories. It was nice. The place is really huge. It was beautiful with all the...