The Castle of Modave

The territory formerly divided in two seigniories, Small and Large-Modave, was joined together in XVe century under the authority of the lord of Large-Modave. The castle, qualified fortress in 1469, was at that time property of the family of Modave, quoted as of XIIIe century. At the XVIIe century, Jean de Marchin acquires the field for his son, Jean-Gaspard-Ferdinand. Partially destroyed by a fire in 1651, the castle was rebuilt of 1655 to 1673 pennies the direction of the architects Lambert Duhontoir and Luc Faid' bleaches on grass, adopting the aspect that we know to him today. To the death of Jean-Gaspard-Ferdinand in 1673, the field passes to his/her son who, alive in France, sells it in 1682 to the Maximilien-Henri prince-bishop of Bavaria. This one yields it in its Guillaume-Egon turn, prince de Furstenberg in 1684. This last then undertakes an ambitious construction campaign the rise in one second large farm in the North-West of the main courtyard. This work largely involved in debt Furstenberg, in particular at Arnold de Ville which obtained the field by seizure in 1706. Passed by marriage with the family of Montmorency in 1730 until 1817, the castle is repurchased by the inter-commune Company of Brussels of water in 1941 and is arranged in museum.

The Room of the Guards

Isolated in the medium from a vast timbered park, castle of Modave celebrates it dominates the valley of Hoyoux which runs to 60 m downwards. Raised at the origin on a rock piton, then extended to the edge of the close plate, the whole of the field includes/understands the castle itself with its main courtyard decorated with a basin and partly bordered of dependences, like two large hardcore farms of limestone going essentially back to the XVIIe century. Various isolated constructions supplement the whole.

The Hercules Show

The principal frontage of the castle, high between 1655 and 1673, was restored at the beginning of the XVIIIe century. It is preceded by dry ditches and is bordered of a limestone balustrade spanned by a massive bridge restored in 1811. Two high towers dominate the unit, one circular in south-east, the other quadrangular one in the North-West. The interior court is bordered of the oldest constructions forming U open towards the North-West. Interior decoration is of a rare quality and will enchant you the frontage and the interior of the principal buildings will be illuminated at the time of the Days of the Inheritance as for the remarkable gardens, also enlightened for the occasion, they will invite you to very pleasant strolls.