Onion domes
Pointed towers.
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The Château de Modave, also known as the Château of the Counts of Marchin, stands near the village of Modave in Liège Province, Wallonia, southern Belgium, about 30 km southwest of Liège in a straight line. Its oldest part, the keep, was built on a strategic rock high above the valley of the river Hoyoux, and the oldest visible parts probably date from the 13th century. In the 16th century the castle and estate passed to the Haultepenne and de Saint-Fontaine families. In the 17th century Jean-Gaspard-Ferdinand de Marchin acquired it and turned it from a medieval fortress into a luxurious Baroque residence. The château's pale grey stone, tall dark roofs and towers with pointed onion domes rise behind formal French gardens, green lawns and a fountain. On its other side it looks out from the edge of a rocky cliff over the river valley. Visitors tour the château's rooms with their stucco decoration and old furniture and stroll the gardens and lawns around it. It is a quiet countryside spot, a trip from Liège or Namur, with gardens at their best in spring and summer.
Pointed towers.
Fountain and lawns.
Above the valley.
Modave, Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium
Yes, from Liège or Namur.
Spring and summer.