8 Jun 2008

WEEKLY WINNERS - CHATEAU DE VEVES

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Thursday I visted the Chateau de Vêves, near Dinant, a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse in the Belgian province of Namur. It is a beautiful little town and sticks right away to rocks. See post below. The castle was constructed in the 15th century and looks like this :


Unfortunately the day was grey and without sunshine.



This bell hang at the big entrance door



copperplate prints at the wall



A poor deer's head was hanging in one of the rooms



displays of prints and coins



a nice and comfortable suit for shopping !



A huge fireplace with beautiful rough mosaic on the floor



The staircase






stone bullets



a place to play cards



The dining table



a little chapel



An old squeezing machine for cider



the kitchen with an open fire



and the blower

Today the owner's family still lives in there, but in a modernized part of the Castle of course.

16 comments:

  1. Lovely castle!

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  2. That looks like a wonderfully historic place!!

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  3. How beautiful - I love the bell, and the fireplace, and the stairs - they are gorgeous!

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  4. I really like that castle! :)

    And did you know that "gray" days are actually better for photography than bright, sunny days?

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  5. Oh, wow, I love the staircase and the fireplace. These are awesome shots!

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  6. Amazing historical pics! My fave is the dining table~very pretty :)

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  7. What a picturesque castle!

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  8. Those are all great! Thanks for sharing your travels with us!!

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  9. What a neat place! My favorite is the fireplace...it looks like a lovely place to sit and enjoy an evening (if you live in a castle).

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  10. I love castles and hope someday I can see one in person! Thanks for the great tour of this one!

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  11. Very cool castle. It would be nice to live near castles!!
    I believe that might be a moose head in your picture. :D

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  12. why is there in every castle i have been to there is always a poor deer's head? nice castle though :) i love the first picture, although the weather was grey, the picture was beautiful :)

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  13. I love anything old, churches, castles ... Great post!

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  14. Hello Gattina!
    I was so curious to look for the castle you spoke about! You make me think to the film Les Visiteurs! I would like one day to sleep a night in a such place!

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  15. Hello!

    Did you also saw 'Château de Noisy'? It is nestled in the woods. From a window of the Château de Vêves' can you see it!

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  16. Hello!

    Did you also saw 'Château de Noisy'? It is nestled in the woods. From a window of the Château de Vêves' can you see it!

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