Limestone cliff
White below.
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Walzin Castle is a Gothic Revival castle in the district of Dréhance in Dinant, southern Belgium. It stands on a steep rock above the right bank of the Lesse, about 5 km before it flows into the Meuse, and lies about 5 km in a straight line from central Dinant. A hill fort stood at this spot, once a ford, from the 11th and 12th centuries, and only its 11th-century keep survives. A 15th-century horseshoe tower still stands. In 1850 Baron Alfred Brugmann bought the ruins and in 1881 restored them in a Spanish-Flemish style. The long grey castle, with round towers and dark pointed roofs, sits on the edge of a sheer white limestone cliff that drops straight to the river and green meadows. Woods surround it, turning yellow and orange in autumn. The castle is private and not open to visitors, but the best view of it is from the river. Popular kayak routes on the Lesse pass directly below.
White below.
On the river.
In the woods.
Dréhance, Dinant, Namur Province, Belgium
No, it is private.
From the river by kayak.